Activation with
Students, staff and members of partner organizations should activate their new user account via netbank identifiers or a mobile certificate.
If neither of the proposed ways are possible, use our alternative online password activation system
User ID activation
1) Start a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.
2) Type in the browser's address bar: activation.metropolia.fi
3) Press the Return key on the keyboard.
4) In the browser window you may see the message "Secure connection failed" or some other security-related alert. If that happens you have to accept the certificate. Accepting the web browser certificate warning.
5) After accepting the certificate, you will see the text "Metropolia Account Activation" on the screen. Below the text are fields for username and password.
6) If you are a new student, you have received an accountpaper from the Student Affairs Office. If you are a new staff member, you have received an accountpaper from your department personnel secretary. In the accountpaper you can find your own username and password. Look for the entries "Username" and "Password".
7) Type your username in the "User ID" field.
8) Type your password in the "Password" field.
9) Click on the "Login" button.
10) After logging in you must accept the rules and regulations.
Read the two rules. First click on blue pdf link next to the text "General policy on the use of information systems". The rules will open in an Acrobat Reader window, which you can close after reading the document. Use the same procedure in the "Regulations for handling e-mail" case. Read carefully both documents, because by clicking the "I agree" button, you agree to abide by the rules.
11) Next, create a password which you will remember in future. This password will be used to log in to Metropolia workstations and all services. The password must be at least 8 characters long.
Password can contains only characters
!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}|{~
Once you've chosen a password, type it in the fields "New password" and "Confirm new password". Then click on the "Change Password" button.
12) Your account is now activated. Exit by clicking on the "Exit" link in the upper right corner.
- Created by Petri Silmälä, last modified by Unknown User (tarjak) on 7.10.2016
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