Claiming and Activating your Student Account

Claim your Tarleton account. Information for new students

Below you will find steps to claiming and activating your Tarleton issued account. Your Tarleton account, also knowns as your NTNET account, is your key to access Tarleton’s technology resources. You can use it to log in to a lab or library computer, connect to Wi-Fi, or accessing services such as Canvas and Office365.

An email from our system was sent to the personal email address on file with instructions for claiming and activating your NTNET account.

NOTE: if you received the email and have already completed the User Claim steps below, you may skip ahead in this article. 

1. Visit Tarleton's UserClaim page
2. Provide the following infromation:
   1. University ID (UID) - EX: 000987654
      • Tip: If you don't remember your UID, visit  https://www.tarleton.edu/uidlookup
   2. Date of Birth - in MM/DD/YYYY format 
3. Click Submit
4. Finish setting up your account:
   • Mobile Phone Number - used with resetting your password and performing multi-factor authentication
   • Password - please follow the requirements on the page
   • Six-digit Verification PIN - specific for you to remember to assist with verifying your identity when calling our Service Desk for support.
5. Click Submit
6. Once finished processing, please write down, screenshot, or take a picture of your NTNET Username and Tarleton email address.

Please wait at least 5-10 minutes before completing the next section if you just claimed your account.

Once you have claimed your account:

1. Go to Microsoft Accounts and sign in with your new information. 
2. You should be prompted to setup multifactor authentication using Microsoft Authenticator.