All staff should setup a free LastPass account. Store all your passwords here. This will also be required to get access to Via online accounts.
Please use the LastPass Setup document to set up an account to use with your Via ministry account.
LastPass Account Setup
Browse to lastpass.com
Click Log In in the upper right hand corner
Click Create an Account Now
Enter your vianations email
Create a Strong master password that you will remember but have not used for other logins
Note: Make sure you give yourself a good hint/reminder that will remind you what your password is, if you forget your password there is no way to reset it.
Check the box at the bottom of the form and click Continue
You should be taken to your Vault
Once you have created your account follow the instructions below to install the LastPass browser tool
LastPass Browser Tool Install Instructions
Browse to lastpass.com/download
Click the Download button for your web browser
Click on the LastPass browser tool that you just installed
Sign in if needed
Click on Open My Vault
You can view all your passwords here
Already have a LastPass account?
In order for us to be able to share passwords or secure notes with you, your LastPass account will need to have your mobilization email as the email associated with your account.
If you already have a personal LastPass account you can choose to either change the email associated with the account to your new mobilization email or you can create a new account with your mobilization email and link them, you will find the instructions for both options below.
Changing the email associated with your account
Login to your LastPass Account
Click on your name in the upper right-hand corner of the page
Click on Account Settings
In the Account Email field change your personal email to your new mobilization email
Click on Update
You should see the box below pop up
Check your mobilization email for an email from LastPass
Copy the code that is in that email and then Paste it into the Code field
Click Confirm
You should then be prompted to enter your Master Password
Enter your LastPass password in the Password Field and click Confirm
Reload the page
If your name/email in the upper right-hand corner is still showing as your personal email you should sign out and sign back in using your mobilization email
Accepting a Shared Folder
Click the link in your email to accept the folder
If that does not work or if you did not get an email follow the steps below
Accepting the shared folder through your LastPass Vault
Open your LastPass Vault
Click on the Sharing Center menu item in the left hand menu
Click on the Shared with Me tab
Click on the Checkbox to select the Folder(s) that have been shared with you
Click on the Actions dropdown at the top of the page
Click Accept
Note: If there is not an option to Accept the folder and/or if the only option is to Stop Downloading folder then that means the folder has already been accepted and you should be able to view the items within the folder in the All Items area.
Click on the All Items menu item in the left hand menu
Search for the name of the shared folder
If you are looking for certain credentials you can search for those as well
If you do not see the folder or the credentials you are needing you can reach out to Tech and we'll help get it fixed for you.
Adding Site to a LastPass Shared Folder
Passwords that should be shared with others at the CMM should be stored in one of the folders named Shared-CMM-***. Do the following to add a site to one of these folders:
When you login to the site for the first time you should be prompted to save the password to LastPass
Ensure the name, url, username and password are correct
Then, select one of the Shared-CMM-** folders where the credentials should be saved.
Editing a Password
Open your Vault
Hover over the password you want to edit
Click on the button with the Wrench icon
Update fields as needed and/or add information in the Notes field
Moving a Site to a Lastpass Shared Folder
If you have already added a site to Lastpass and need to move it to CMM Shared Shared so you can share it with others at the CMM, then do the following:
Select Open My Vault by clicking on the Lastpass icon in your web browser
Locate the site using Search or browsing to find it.
Select the wrench icon to edit the site.
In the Folder box
Select one of the Shared-CMM-** folders where the credentials should be saved
Click Save in the bottom right corner of the box
Click OK when prompted
Sharing a Password that is Not in a Shared Folder
Open your Vault
Hover over the password you want to share
Click on the middle button with a picture of two heads
Enter the email of the person you would like to share the password with
If you would like the person to be able to view the password check the Allow Recipient to View Password checkbox
Click the Share button