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Log in with a guest account

This page contains information for users who log in with a guest account or organizational account of the University of Amsterdam in the Microsoft 365 environment of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. Do you work at the Amsterdam UMC or at ACTA? If so, follow the steps in the instructions for guests / external colleagues.

To be able to sign in to the Microsoft 365 environment, a registered guest account is required. If you were added to a team in Microsoft Teams or by an administrator, you’ve received an invitation to activate your account.

When using a guest account, you need to add an additional authentication method. To do this, use the Microsoft Authenticator app. Other authentication methods will not work. Setting up this authentication method is explained in the instruction card 'Use Microsoft Teams as a guest'.

The instruction card below explains the steps you need to go through to be able to use Microsoft Teams as a guest / external colleague, including setting up the Microsoft Authenticator app.

Note: in the example in the instruction card, G-mail is used by an external colleague. For most mail accounts the same steps apply, but it may look different.

Instruction card 'Use Miscrosoft Teams as a guest'

The instruction card below explains how to open a file shared with you from the OneDrive or SharePoint environment from the AUAS if you are not using an AUAS email account.

Note: in the example in the instruction card, G-mail is used by an external colleague. For most mail accounts the same steps apply, but it may look different.

Instruction card 'Open files as a guest / external colleague'

By default, UvA employees not working for the shared service departments do not have access to the AUAS environment. To gain access you will need to be invited by an AUAS employee or administrator.

Employees of Shared Service Units

In most cases, employees of Shared Service Units (Administrative Centre, Facility Services, ICT Services, Student Affairs, Library, and the Innovation Exchange Amsterdam) employed by the UvA already have a guest account at the AUAS. These employees can use their UvA e-mail address to sign in.

If, as an employee of the Shared Service Units, you do not have access to the environment and should have it, you can contact the Service Desk ICT Services via:

Published by  ICT Services 22 February 2022

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