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Ayrshire College User Guides
Logging in for the First Time
This guide will direct you through logging in to your college account for the first time, setting a password and setting security questions.
Setting Security Questions
The first thing you should do when accessing your account for the first time is set up security questions. Setting questions that only you know the answers to will enable you to reset your password if you forget it or if it stops working.
Step 1:
Open an internet browser, such as Chrome or Edge. The icon for Chrome looks like: The icon for Edge looks like: This guide will use Chrome as an example.
Step 2:
In the browser window type www.office.com into the address bar at the top of the page.
Press the Enter on your keyboard. A log in page will open.
Step 3 :
On the log in page, type your college email address. This is your student number followed by @ayrshire.ac.uk, for example: A0123456@ayrshire.ac.uk. Click Sign In or Next.
Step 4 :
Type in your default password. This is your date of birth, followed by Abc, for example: 010903Abc. Do not include any dots or slashes and use only the last two numbers of the year, for example ‘03’, for ‘2003’. Don’t forget the *****! Click Sign in
Step 5:
You will be asked to provide more information to keep your account secure, click Next to set up your security questions.
Set Up Your Password
Now that you have set up your security questions you should change your password from the default to one only you know.
Step 1 :
In the browser window type http://selfservice.ayrshire.ac.uk/ into the address bar at the top of the page. Press the Enter on your keyboard.
Step 2 :
Click on Change Password
Step 4:
Enter your college email address. This is your student number, followed by @ayrshire.ac.uk, for example: A0012345@ayrshire.ac.uk. Click Next.
Step 5:
Type in your default password. This is your date of birth, followed by Abc, for example: 010903Abc. Do not include any dots or slashes and use only the last two numbers of the year, for example ‘03’, for ‘2003’. Don’t forget the *****! Click Sign in
Step 6:
Enter the default password again (date of birth, followed by Abc* ) into the Old password box. Enter a password of your choice into the Create new password box. This must:
- Be between 8-12 characters log
- Must include a number and a capital letter (it may also contain a symbol)
- It can’t be your own name or date of birth Type your new password in again to the Confirm new password box. Click Submit
