Set up Institution Google/Microsoft Azure Sign-in

If your institution uses Google/Microsoft Azure services and each of your members has an institution account, you could set up the Institution Single Sign-On to make the user account creation and user sign-in process easier. There are only two simple steps. 

STEP1: email CN staff or helpdesk@thecn.com. Inform them that you would like to set up Google/Microsoft sign-in for your institution. Please provide your Google/Microsoft Domain (the part after @ in your institution email address, for example, abc.edu or coursenetworking.com). 

STEP2: after CN staff informs you that your Domain(s) has been successfully set up in CN, access CN Channel. Go to Integration>Authentication>Associated Domains, and check the Automatically Add Users option. Remember to SAVE your setting. 

Now, everything is all set on your end. When your institution users Sign In with Google (Sign in with the Microsoft Azure AD works the same) using their institution email, they will be automatically added to your CN Channel as an "Active" member. 

Note: This SSO only adds users to your institution's CN Channel and primary Network. You will still need to add them to courses. You can add members to institution courses through one of the following approaches:

1. CSV import courses, and then CSV import course-user relationship.

2. You create institution courses. Let instructors invite course members through email requests or course PINs. 

3. Instructors create personal courses. You convert them to institutional courses. Instructors invite course members through email requests or course PINs.