Okta Dashboard

What is the Okta Dashboard?

The Okta Dashboard is part of the Okta multifactor authentication service that Goshen College uses. The Okta Dashboard gives you quick access to the various cloud applications and cloud services that are offered at Goshen College. Eg. Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Moodle, MyGC, GCOnline, KnowBe4, etc. It is also where you will make changes to the authentication methods that you use with Okta. 

Accessing the Okta Dashboard

1. Go to https://login.goshen.edu/ 
2. Enter in your GC username and click Next. 
3. Enter in your GC password and click Verify. 
4. When prompted, provide your multifactor authentication. 

Why would I use the Okta Dashboard?

The Okta Dashboard is a convenient place to go to so that you can easily access all of the cloud applications and cloud services that your Goshen College account has access to. The Okta Dashboard is also where you will go to make changes to the authentication methods that you use with Okta. For example, if you want to switch from using the Google Authenticator app to using the Okta Verify app on your device, you would go to the Okta Dashboard to make that change. 

Adding to or changing your multifactor authentication methods

If you want to make changes to your multifactor authentication methods, use the following instructions. For example, you want to switch from using the Google Authenticator app to using the Okta Verify app on your device. Or, you want to add a secondary method of MFA to your GC account. 

1. Go to https://login.goshen.edu/ 
2. Enter in your GC username and click Next. 
3. Enter in your GC password and click Verify. 
4. When prompted, provide your multifactor authentication. 
5. Click on your name in the upper right corner.
6. Click on Settings.
7. Scroll down to Security Methods and make your desired changes.

Organizing the Okta Dashboard

The apps and services that you have access to are by default placed in the Work section of the dashboard. You can organize your apps into sections by Adding a section and then moving the app into that section. For example, you may want to organize all of your Google and Microsoft applications into a new section called “Productivity Apps.” You can have up to four sections. 

1. Click Add section.
2. Give the section a name.
3. Drag applications from the Work section to the new section that you created.  

Deleting a section that you have created

In order to delete a section that you have created, you must move all applications out of that section by moving them to a different section. Once all apps are moved out of that section, the section will automatically delete.

Change the order or your apps on the Okta Dashboard

Click and hold an app icon, then drag and drop the app to the location of your choice. You can also move applications to another section. Note that you can’t drag and drop apps from the Recently Used section.

Find apps on the Okta Dashboard

If you can’t remember where a specific app is located, use the Search your apps field to find and access the app. You can find newly assigned apps in the My Apps section of your the dashboard.

Find Recently Used Apps

You can access recently used apps from the Recently Used section of the dashboard. The Recently Used section will display up to 6 recently accessed apps.  If the Recently Used section is not visible, click on your name in the upper right corner, then click Preferences, and then toggle on the Recently used option. 

Adding Apps to Your Dashboard

We have made every effort to add to the Okta Dashboard all Goshen College cloud applications and cloud services. The applications that have been made available on the Okta Dashboard are managed by the ITS Department. At this time you do not have the ability to add applications to the Okta Dashboard.