When you are hired at LDFC, you are given two credentials: your domain credentials, and your email address.
In this article, we will explain the difference between the two, and show you how to log in to the Microsoft Single Sign-On (SSO) portal.
Domain Credentials vs. Email Address:
What are my domain credentials?
Your domain credentials and email address are NOT the same, even if they appear similar
Your domain username is 8 characters maximum, and formatted as:
Usually, your first initial then first 7 characters of your last name, unless specified otherwise.
It is important to note that every username ends with @lyndendoor.com, regardless of the company you are hired under.
Your Domain Credentials are used to log in to things like:
- domain-joined computers,
- Microsoft 365,
- VAI,
- and Vanguard.
In some scenarios -- like signing into a PC, or into VAI -- the @lyndendoor.com can be omitted, and you only need to use fLast.
How is that different from my email?
Your email address is formatted as:
where everything after the @ symbol is specific to the company you work for.
For example, a Lynden Door employee would use first.last@lyndendoor.com, while a Victory Millwork employee would use first.last@victorymillwork.com.
You should not use your email in place of your username to log in to programs like Teams or SharePoint using Single Sign-On as results may vary/not work at all.
What does the SSO portal look like?
Below is a picture of our Single Sign-On (SSO) portal. You may see this appear when signing in to online Microsoft-based services like Sharepoint or Office 365. SSO enables us to use one standardized username and password for all Microsoft connected apps.
If you see this screen, you'll enter your domain username, then the same password as the one you use for your computer.
This also means if your computer password changes, this password will change to match it.