Prerequisite
You have been sent an email from CSNSW with your CSSA Exams login details.
The email includes your username and temporary password.
If you have not received the email in your regular Inbox, check your Junk or Spam folder.
See the image below for an example.
Procedures
Open your web browser using GUEST profile.
If you are using Google Chrome, click your profile in the top-right corner and then select Guest.
b. If you are using Microsoft Edge, click your profile in the top-left corner, select Other profile and then select Browse as guest.
Copy https://teams.microsoft.com, paste it on the address bar and then press enter.
It will take you to the Microsoft Teams sign in page that looks like below.
Please make sure you are using guest profile on your web browser when accessing the Microsoft Teams sign in page.
Enter your CSSA username (this was sent to you via email from Microsoft - refer to Prerequisite) and then select Next.
Your CSSA username is in a format of your firstname.lastname@cssaexams.nsw.edu.au
Enter your CSSA temporary password and then select Sign In.
It will prompt you to update your password.
Current password is your temporary CSSA password.
Create your own password under the New password and then type it again under Confirm password.
Select Sign in.
Your own password must not contain your user ID, and need to be at least 8 characters long, with uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
It will prompt you More information required. This is the process where you have to setup multifactor authentication.
Select Next to start setting up your authentication method.
You are required to setup two (2) methods of authentication - via Phone and via Email.
Select I want to set up a different method.
Choose a method. Select Phone and then Confirm.
Change the country code to Australia and then enter your mobile number and then select Next. See the image below for an example.
Check your mobile phone and enter the code that was sent to you by Microsoft via SMS. Select Next.
Once the verification is completed, it will prompt you that your phone has been register.
Click Next to setup the second Authentication method.
Select I want to set up a different method.
Choose a method. Select Email and then Confirm.
Enter your preferred email address where you will receive the code from Microsoft and the select Next.
Check your email and enter the code that was sent to you by Microsoft via email and the select Next.
Once two methods of authentication has been successfully completed, it will prompt you with the success page, click Done.
After you click Done, it will take you to verify your identity using the Phone authentication.
Select Text.
Enter the code that we sent to your mobile number and then select Verify.
You will be prompted asking you to Stay signed in?, select No.
It will take you in to Microsoft Teams.
On the top right corner, click your profile to check your are logged in using your CSSA account.
On the left menu, click Teams to see the subject that your are registered with.
For further assistance, please contact our Service Desk via service@csnsw.catholic.edu.au