Biztech Onboarding Orientation Materials

Note: This guide is intended for new hires on day one. Access to your applications is prohibited until 12 AM of your start date. If you have access to this guide prior to day one, please wait until your first day to complete these steps.

Welcome to Samsara!

This guide will help you setup your computer and its applications on your first day at Samsara. Included is a link to videos that will walk you through. 

In order to view these videos, sign into Google Chrome with your Samsara profile on your work computer. The videos are only viewable with signed in Samsara accounts. You will use your Okta credentials to sign into Chrome. Your username is your full samsara email.  

If you are having trouble with your Okta password or need it reset, please email biztech@samsara.com

Steps to sign into Google Chrome

https://it.samsara.com/hc/en-us/articles/5845692090007-Setting-up-Chrome-at-Samsara

Once you complete the steps in the Google Chrome guide above, you can view our video onboarding presentation below. 

Video Onboarding Slides

The link below will take you to our video onboarding materials. You must be signed into Chrome with a Samsara account in order to view these videos.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RD7j0l6YVChRMYNVpPtwdPN1z5BSMSLsDJzu59s6Lvc/edit?usp=sharing

Guides with written out steps from the videos 

• Okta
• Google Drive
• Gmail
• Slack
• Google Calendar
• How to sign into Zoom

Recommended links for everyone

• Setting up 1Password for the first time.
• Zoom chrome extension installation link - install this to connect your Google cal to Zoom.
• Approved Apps List - See what apps are available for you to request. To get a new app added to this list, request it using Zip (found in your Okta). 

Optional: setting up your personal phone to use Slack

• Personal Phone Mobile Device Management FAQ
  • How to enroll your iPhone or iPad in Mobile Device Management (MDM) 
    • Note this is how you install Slack EMM on your phone. You will use an app called Slack EMM and not the regular Slack app from the app store. 
      • iPhone BYOD App Store

  • How to enroll your Android phone in Mobile Device Management (MDM)

     

Setup Checklist

Did you get everything set up? Use this checklist to confirm you have configured all recommended items:

IT Setup Checklist