Activate your Buffalo State Network login

Welcome to Buffalo State! Before you can sign-in to the systems listed below, you will need to follow the steps in this article to activate your Network login and setup multi-factor authentication (MFA)

 * Students will be able to access within 24 hours of registering.
** Students will be able to access within 24 hours of paying tuition deposit.

Step 1: Visit the Self-Service Password Reset site

 

The first step is to visit the Self-Service Password Reset page and enter your Buffalo State e-mail address.

  1. Go to: passwordreset.buffalostate.edu
  2. Enter your Buffalo State email address, the characters in the captcha and click Next.

Enter your username followed by @buffalostate.edu

Note: You should have received your Buffalo State email address when you got accepted. If you don't know what this address is, you can contact the IT Help Desk at 716-878-4357 or open a Login Assistance ticket.

Step 2: Choose a contact method

Choose one of the available contact methods to complete the verification.  

  1. Select Email my alternate email and click Email

Email my alternate email

  1. Enter the verification code that was sent to your personal email address and click Next.

Step 3: Create a 15+ character password

When the choose a new password screen appears, enter a 15+ character password or passphrase and click Finished when done.

Choose a new password

Step 4: Set up multi-factor authentication

The final step is to set up multi-factor authentication for your account. MFA is an extra "check-in" used to verify sign-in attempts. This helps protect you from phishing scams. Follow the link below for instructions.

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