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Change your password

Change your password

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You can change your password at any time while on campus or at home.

Please note the following prior to following password change instructions

  • If you change from home or use our web-based methods, your school issued computer will not acknowledge this until it is rebooted while connected to the school network.
    • If you use the web-based methods and are connected to the school network, you should reboot immediately and login with your new password
    • If you are away from campus and use the web-based methods, You will continue to login/unlock your computer with your previous password while your Google Services, Clever, Email, etc will use your new password. Once your computer returns to the school network, it is best to reboot it and login to sync everything back up.
  • If you change your password while connected to the campus network using a school-issued Macbook or Windows device using their native methods, your password will change immediately for your computer, Google Services, Clever, Email, etc.

We have provided access to the school network in the main parking lot at Benton High School. You can connect to the school network from within your vehicle.

Students: If you need assistance during or after following these instructions, please see your teacher.
Staff: If you need assistance during or after following these instructions, please submit a technology workorder.

Prior to changing your password, you may find it helpful to update your security questions/answers so that you can unlock your account or change your password again should you become locked out. To update your security questions/answers go to https://apps.bentonschools.org/password and choose Enroll or update security questions.

Password Requirements:

  • Must be at least 8 characters in length
  • Must contain at least 1 capital letter
  • Must contain at least 1 lowercase letter
  • Must contain at least 1 number and/or symbol
  • Cannot be a recently used password for your account
  • Cannot contain any part of your name, username, email and/or any part of “Benton School District”
  • Cannot contain a pattern such as 12345678, abcd1234, etc..
  • Cannot be an easy password such as MyPassword, LetMeInNow, Password1, etc..
  • Cannot be a dictionary word such as Football, Panther1, etc
  • Cannot be a known breached/exposed password P@ssw0rd!, etc. You can check here: https://haveibeenpwned.com/passwords
  • TIP: Using a punctuated phrase may be helpful such as (Don’t use this one) MyDogIsTheBest1!
  • TIP: The longer the password, the more secure your account will be

To Change your Password:(please see section below regarding mobile devices as well)

  • Using Windows:
    Note: Must be completed while on campus and connected to the campus network.
    1. Log into a school computer
    2. Hold down, CTRL, ALT, and tap DEL once.
    3. Click “Change Password”
    4. Enter your current password in the field “Old Password”
    5. Enter your new desired password in the field “New Password”
    6. Enter your new desired password again in the field “Confirm Password”
    7. Click OK and verify that you do not receive an error; if you do receive an error, see the password requirements above and try again.
  • Using a Mac:
    Note: Must be completed while on campus and connected to the campus network.
    1. Reboot your School Mac
    2. At the login screen, enter your username in the “Name” box.
    3. Wait for the Red Dot in the top right corner of the screen to disappear!
    4. Once the Red Dot is gone, enter your current password into the “Password” box, then hit enter.
    5. A new window will appear telling you that your password will expire soon.
    6. Click “Change Password” button
    7. Enter your current password in the field “Old password”
    8. Enter your new desired password in the field “New Password” and “Verify”
    9. Do not enter your password or any part of it in the “Password hint” field.
    10. Click “Change Password” and verify that you do not receive an error; if you do receive an error, see the password requirements above and try again.
    11. If prompted with the message “The system was unable to unlock your login keychain”, Click “Create New Keychain”.
  • Using any computer/device with a web browser (with known current or recently expired password):
    Note: If completed away from the school network, your school computer will not learn of the change until it is booted up while on the school network. Your email, Google Drive, etc will use the new password.
    1. Visit https://apps.bentonschools.org/password
    2. Click the last option: “Change current/temporary password”
    3. Enter your username
    4. Enter your current password (or temporary password if issued)
    5. Enter your new desired password
    6. Confirm your new desired password
    7. Click “Submit”
    8. Verify that the password change was successful.
  • Using any computer/device with a web browser (with security questions):
    Note: If completed away from the school network, your laptop will not learn of the change until it is booted up while on the school network. Your email, Google Drive, etc will use the new password.
    1. Visit https://apps.bentonschools.org/password
    2. Click “Reset your password”
    3. Enter your username
    4. Click “Continue”
    5. Answer the questions presented that you have previously selected and answered (answers are not case sensitive).
    6. Enter your new desired password
    7. Confirm your new desired password
    8. Click “Reset Password” and verify that you do not receive an error; if you do receive an error, verify that you are answering your questions correctly, see the password requirements above and try again.

IMPORTANT:
If you have linked any devices (mobile phone, tablet, home computer, etc) to your email account and/or the campus wireless, ensure that your password is updated within those service settings.

After changing your password, update your password on:

  • Apple iOS devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod):
    • EMAIL (**Email should not be setup on shared devices.)
      1. Go to “Settings”
      2. Choose “Mail, Contacts, Calendars”
      3. Choose your school email account, if not configured disregard this section.
      4. Press “Account …..”
      5. Press the Password field and erase the dots present
      6. Enter your new password in the Password field.
      7. Press Done
    • WIRELESS (District-owned devices only)
      Do not modify wireless passwords for iPad carts. These instructions are for iPads specifically assigned to specific users, solely for use by that user.

      Staff or student owned personal devices should not follow steps 5-11; They must connect to BPS-GuestNet instead.
      1. While on campus, Go to Settings
      2. Choose “Wi-Fi”
      3. If Wi-Fi is Off, slide to On
      4. Look for a circled ( i ) next to BPS-Staff and press it
      5. Choose “Forget this network”
      6. Press “BPS-Staff” in the list of available wireless networks.
      7. Enter your short username (ie: jdoe, not jdoe@bentonschools.org) in the field “Username”
      8. Enter your new password in the “Password” field
      9. Leave “Mode” set to “Automatic”
      10. Press “Join” (at the top right of the screen)
      11. You may be presented with a certificate from DST-DC1, DST-DC2 and/or MASTER04; it may state “Not Verified”, which is expected. Press “ACCEPT”