Register your personal device on your work or school network (2024)

Register your personal device (typically a phone or tablet) on your organization's network. After your device is registered, it will be able to access your organization's restricted resources.

Note:This article uses a Windows device for demonstration purposes, but you can also register devices running iOS, Android, or macOS.

What happens when you register your device

While you're registering your device on your organization's network, the following actions will happen:

• Windows registers your device on your organization's network.

• Optionally, based on your organization's choices, you might be asked to set up two-step verification through eithertwo-factor authenticationorsecurity info.

• Optionally, based on your organization's choices, you might be automatically enrolled in mobile device management, such as Microsoft Intune. For more info about enrolling in Microsoft Intune, seeEnroll your device in Intune.

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• You'll go through the sign-in process, using the username and password for your work or school account.

To register your Windows device

Follow these steps to register your personal device on your network.

1. OpenSettings, and then selectAccounts.

   

2. SelectAccess work or school, and then selectConnectfrom theAccess work or schoolscreen.

   

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3. On theAdd a work or school accountscreen, type in your email address for your work or school account, and then selectNext. For example, alain@contoso.com.

4. Sign in to your work or school account, and then selectSign in.

5. Complete the rest of the registration process, including approving your identity verification request (if you use two-step verification) and setting up Windows Hello (if necessary).

To verify that you're registered

You can make sure that you're registered by looking at your settings.

1. OpenSettings, and then selectAccounts.

   

2. SelectAccess work or school, and make sure you see your work or school account.

   

Next steps

After you register your personal device to your organization's network, you should be able to access most of your resources.

• If your organization wants you to join your work device, seeJoin your work device to your organization's network.