CAP Google/Gmail Account Setup
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To prepare:
- Log into eServices (capnhq.gov). Your login name is your CAPID.
- Click on the gears in the upper right, and select "contacts." Make sure your contact email and phone number are current.
- Get the GMail app for your phone
In a browser (on phone or computer)
- Go to http://goo.gl/WkgkQe (Or go to the Alaska Wing CAP website, akwg.cap.gov, click on the "Members" tab then select "password reset."
- Enter your CAPID and where you want to receive your temporary password.
- Block-copy your temporary password.
- Go to www.gmail.com in a browser (Chrome probably works best). Login. Your login name is <YourCAPID>@akwg.cap.gov. Your password is the temporary password you received above.
- Change your password to something you'll remember.
On your phone:
- Install the GMail app
- Click on Circle picture in upper right
- Add another account, select "Google", enter your CAP email address (<YourCAPID>@akwg.cap.gov) and your new password you selected
In eServices:
- Click on the gears in the upper right, and select "contacts."
- Update your contact information to make your CAP GMail your primary email address
Good work!!
To do the following, email it@akwg.cap.gov. It may take several days for your request to be processed
- Change the rank that shows up in your email or Google Meet name (ie CADET Meaders to 1st Lt Meader)
- Create an alias that is easier for people to remember (ie karen.padgett@akwg.cap.gov will still go to 282238@akwg.cap.gov)
You now have access to the entire AKWG GSuite of products: GMail, Rooms/Spaces, Google Meet (including Breakout Rooms, Polls, and Whiteboards), Google Drive (including Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms that are great for surveys and tests), and assorted other Google products.