The steps listed below will show you how to push your current FlashLine password into your MDE account on the server. If you are unsure if you have a MDE account, please check with your person.
Performing the steps below may be necessary if you are: new to the university, your computer was recently encrypted, or you are receiving a timeout error when attempting to login to MDE.
Pushing your FlashLine password into your MDE account
Step 1. Log into FlashLine from either http://www.kent.edu or .
Step 2.Click on profile photo to edit account profile
Step 3. Under McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE) Click on “Synchronize Password”.
*Once your FlashLine password has been pushed into your MDE account on the server; you should see the following message:
Synchronizing your Computer with the MDE Server
Once you have pushed your FlashLine password into your MDE account on the server, you will need to synchronize your computer to pull the password change back down to your computer.
Step 4. for instructions on how to “Synchronize your Computer with the MDE Server”.