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1. Plug your laptop into an electrical outlet. 2. If possible, attach to a wired network. (You will need a USB-C to Ethernet adapter for most laptops). 3. Power on your new laptop. 4. Select your language and country. 5.  The Accessibility dialog will appear. 6.  Click on the Not Now button and revisit later if needed. 7. Select Your Wi-Fi Network.     - If you are on campus, choose SaxaNet and log in with your NetID and GU password (the long, secure one generated for you). Verify the Certificate and select Continue.  - If you are NOT on campus, select your home network and make sure you have a strong signal during this configuration process. Select Continue  - If you do not have access to a wireless network, you will need to connect to a wired network connection with access to the internet. 10. The Georgetown Remote Management dialog will appear.     11.  Click on the Continue button. 12.  The remote setup process will begin installing its needed components. 13.  The Data and Privacy dialog will appear.   14. Click on the Continue button. 15. The Migration Assistant dialog will appear.   16. Click on the Not Now link. (If you do plan to migrate your apps and profile from another machine or backup, you can run the Migration Assistant later). 17. You’ll be prompted to create a new user account.   Enter your first and last name in the Full name field. Enter your NetID in the Account name field. Click on the profile image to customize if desired. (Note that the default image is randomly assigned.) Enter your chosen password in the Password field and the Verify field. Click on the Continue button. The computer account creation process can take 5 minutes. 18. You will be prompted to select your time zone. Do so and click on the Continue button. 19. You may be prompted to authenticate to SaxaNet again. Click on the Continue button. 20. You may be prompted to allow changes to your certificate trust settings.   21.  If prompted, login with your full name and chosen password. 22.  Click on the Update Settings button to change your certificate trust settings. 23.  You will be prompted to select your department. (If your department is not listed, select Unassigned (this is the default setting))   24. After selecting your department, you’ll receive a notice that the laptop is being configured. (This takes about 20 minutes.).    25. Once the configuration is complete, you will receive a prompt to restart the computer. Wait for a few minutes; your machine will automatically be rebooted. 26. Login with your NetID (account name) or your Name and Chosen password. 27.  A FileVault (disk encryption) dialog will appear. 28.  Click on the Enable Now button. 29.  Once FileVault has been enabled, close any open windows. 30.  Click on the Apple icon, choose System Preferences>>Update option. 31.  Agree to the licensing terms. 32.  Once the update(s) is complete, the Your Mac is Up-to-Date dialog will appear. 33.  Close the dialog. 34.  Open Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Powerpoint. 35.  Click on the Check for Updates option and then click on the Update button.  (You only see updates for apps you have opened in step 34 so be sure to open all Microsoft Office apps before.) 36.  Quit Word, Excel, and Powerpoint (the Microsoft Office updates will not run otherwise). 37.  Install Zoom and other apps as needed.    Note: You can change your computer login password at any time by going to the Apple menu>System Preferences, Users & Groups, and Change Password.