# Changing an EMS Account Password

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# Changing an EMS Account Password
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### Changing your EMS Account Password

From the <a href="https://element.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Element</a> homepage, click `Sign In` then `Admin Dashboard` to be taken to the EMS Control Panel. If you aren't logged in already, you will be presented with the login screen - sign in using your details to be taken to the EMS Control Panel.

[![element_io_navigation_sign_in](https://ems-docs.element.io/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/scaled-1680-/image-1691053542763.png)](https://ems-docs.element.io/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/image-1691053542763.png)

[![ems_sign_in](https://ems-docs.element.io/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/scaled-1680-/image-1691055581048.png)](https://ems-docs.element.io/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/image-1691055581048.png)

Click `Your Account`, found in the top right, then select `Account`, or goes directly there from this link, <a href="https://ems.element.io/user/account" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Account Page</a>.

[![your_account](https://ems-docs.element.io/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/scaled-1680-/image-1691055644130.png)](https://ems-docs.element.io/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/image-1691055644130.png)

This page contains details about your account, to change your password, you will need to click `Authentication Settings` found at the bottom of the `Edit your profile` section.

[![your_account_settings](https://ems-docs.element.io/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/scaled-1680-/image-1691055793853.png)](https://ems-docs.element.io/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/image-1691055793853.png)

This will take you to your Account Console, where you can manage your account security settings. Click `Signing In` under `Account Security`, then from the `Basic authentication` section click the `Update` button.

[![element_account_management](https://ems-docs.element.io/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/scaled-1680-/image-1691055925565.png)](https://ems-docs.element.io/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/image-1691055925565.png)

[![basic_authentication_settings](https://ems-docs.element.io/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/scaled-1680-/image-1691056709130.png)](https://ems-docs.element.io/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/image-1691056709130.png)

You will need to reauthenticate to confirm your identity, then follow the steps provided to setup a mobile authenticator.

[![identity_confirmation](https://ems-docs.element.io/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/scaled-1680-/image-1691055997291.png)](https://ems-docs.element.io/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/image-1691055997291.png)

Finally, you will be presented with the screen to update your password. Confirm it and then click `Submit` to change your account password.

[![password_update](https://ems-docs.element.io/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/scaled-1680-/image-1691056774523.png)](https://ems-docs.element.io/uploads/images/gallery/2023-08/image-1691056774523.png)