Your account gets locked for an hour if there have been 10 unsuccessful login attempts within an hour.

This is usually because you've changed your password recently, and the email or Wi-Fi on your phone/tablet/laptop is trying to use your old password.

Update your account settings on your phone, tablet or PC/laptop and wait an hour for the lock to clear (or contact us and we'll try to unlock it sooner).

Often the best way to do this is to remove the account settings, and set up your account again:

• Setup email
• Setup Wi-Fi

If this doesn’t work 

You can clear the stored Kent passwords from your Credential Manager (Windows) or Keychain (Mac): they will be listed as xxx.kent.ac.uk.

Whenever you change your password, update it immediately on your PC, laptop, phone or tablet – anywhere you access Kent email or Wi-Fi. Otherwise it might keep trying to use your old password.  

Your account might be compromised. Contact us: 

• 01227 824 888
• helpdesk@kent.ac.uk