Using First Class Email Remotely
Option 1:
You can access your First Class email at home by going to www.fortworthisd.org or the it.ftworth.isd.tenet.edu sites. Both of these sites contain Employee Access Email links. When you click on these links, you will be prompted to enter your username and password.
Option 2:
If you would
like your home computer to run First Class like your computer at work, you will
need to download the First Class client.
Go to the link
below to download the client.
1. http://www.centrinity.com/clientdownloads/
2. You will need
a Windows Pentium or Mac Power PC
3. Your User
Name (Usually your first initial plus the first four letters of your last name
or your first initial plus your entire last name.)
Example: jsmit
or jsmith (for Jim Smith)
4. Your
password, which is initially the same as your user name.
- Start
by clicking the link above or by typing it in your browser address box.
- Choose
“Mac” if you have a Mac and “Windows” if you have
Windows machine.
- Double
click the "Install First Class Client Icon" (Mac) or
FC7008US.exe (Windows) after the download is complete.
- After
the splash screen, click "Next" and then “yes” to
agree to the license.
- Click
"Next “ three more times to accept the default installation.
Click Finish to finish the installation process.
- Once
you have installed the software, you should be at the login screen. (If
not, double-click the First Class shortcut.)
- Click
the “Setup” button.
-
On the server line, type the numbers, with the periods, as follows:
207.64.86.3
-
Next click "save" or hit "return".
- The
login screen will appear.
- Type
your login and your password. Caution: Do not save your login or password
in the login window unless you will be the only person using the machine.
- Click
"Login". You should see your First Class Desktop. If you have
mail, there will be a red flag noting this in your mailbox.
- To change your password, use the "Connection" menu. Choose "change password". Type your old password, followed by the new one in the second and third box. Click "OK" and your password is changed. Don't lose your password.
- Note: Since this is for “At Home” use, you will need to dialup your Internet account before starting First Class.