Activating your Piedmont Account

Your Email and Username

All current employees must log in to their SSO before using other Piedmont sites and services.

Your email address is made up of the first initial of your first name followed by your complete last name and @piedmont.edu at the end.

Your Piedmont username is the local part of your email address. That is the part that precedes the @piedmont.edu.

Example:
The user jdoe@piedmont.edu has the username jdoe.

Your Password

Passwords are now synced with Faculty and Staff domain user account passwords — that is, the password used to log in to your office computer.

If you are a new user, your initial password has been set to the last four digits of your SSN, with 'Piedmont' at the end. The 'P' in 'Piedmont' is capitalized.

Example:
If the last four digits of your SSN are 1234, your password is 1234Piedmont

You will be required to change your password upon logging in for the first time.

Password Requirements
Must be at least 12 characters long.
Must have at least one capital letter.
Must have at least one lower case letter.
Must have at least one number.
Special characters are optional. (Example - !, @, #, $, %, ^)
Must have a minimum age of 1 day before it can be changed.
Users cannot use the last 24 passwords they have used.
Passwords are non-expiring.

Logging Into Your Piedmont Device For the First Time (Faculty/Staff)

1. Open your Laptop and Select Other User
2. If you are a Student Worker or Adjunct Professor, and did not receive a Piedmont-issued laptop, please visit office.com to log in
3. Enter your Piedmont Username into the username field
4. Enter your Initial Password and select Login
5. If you don't have an SSN or your password isn't working, please contact the IT Helpdesk
6. You will be prompted to Update your Password
7. Follow through the on-screen prompts to create your own password
8. Once signed in, visit: https://myaccount.microsoft.com/ in a web browser
9. Enter your full Piedmont email address and sign in with your new password
10. You will be prompted that More information is required
11. Select Next and follow through the on-screen prompts to set up Microsoft Authenticator

💬 Support Contact Info
For any issues or questions regarding account activation, please contact IT support by submitting a ticket through our helpdesk system.
📞 (706) 894-4205
✉️ ithelpdesk@piedmont.edu
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