1Password - Linking a Family Account

Overview

Texas A&M University 1Password licenses include a free 1Password Family Account for personal use. Once you have set up your TAMU 1Password account, you can claim a family account to use for your personal login information (such as your family's Netflix account) that should not be kept in your TAMU 1Password account.

The 1Password Family account is paid for by the TAMU 1Password license while you are an employee of Texas A&M. If you cease employment, you can continue to use your 1Password family account by paying for a personal 1Password subscription.

1Password Family accounts are completely separate personal accounts and are not tied to your NetID. Texas A&M cannot provide support for 1Password Family account. For help with a 1Password Family account, you must contact 1Password support.

Claiming your free 1Password Family Account

You can only claim your free 1Password Family Account after you have set up your TAMU 1Password account.

If you do not already have a 1Password acount

1. Log into https://tamu.1password.com.
2. Click your name in the top right corner and select My Profile.
   
   
    
3. Click Redeem Now in the section marked "Claim your free family account."
   
   
    
4. If you do not already have a 1Password Family account, click Sign Up.
   
   
    
5. Enter your Name and your Email Address, then click Next. You can use a personal, non-TAMU email address (such as a gmail.com or yahoo.com address) for this email address. This is a personal account that you can retain after you leave TAMU.
   
   
   
    
6. Verify your email address by entering the 6-digit code that will be sent to the email address you entered then click Next. If you entered a personal email address, you will need to check your personal email account for this code.
   
   
    
7. If you entered your TAMU email address in step 5, you be greeted with a Welcome Back window. Clicking on the Texas A&M University entry will take you to your TAMU 1Password account. Clicking on the Create a new account button will proceed to create your personal 1Password Family account using your TAMU address.
   
   
    
8. Click Next on the "1Password's security is uniquely strong" window. This window will appear immediately after you verify a non-TAMU email address or after you click Create a new account if you used your TAMU address.
   
   
    
9. Enter a unique password for your personal 1Password family account then click Create Account. DO NOT use your NetID password or a password you use for anything else. You can review our tips for creating passwords if you need help creating a strong password.
   
   
    
10. Click Generate Secret Key. This is a unique key that is used to secure your account and it cannot be recovered.
    
    
     
11. Click Save PDF to download a PDF document containing your personal 1Password family account's secret key. Keep this PDF, or a print out of it, in a safe place in case you need to recover your 1Password account.
    
    
     
12. Click Next.
    
    
     
13. Enter the email addresses of family members you would like to also use your 1Password family account with, such as spouses, partners, or children. This is entirely optional. If you do not wish to invite anyone to your 1Password family account at this time, click Skip For Now.
    
    

Your personal 1Password Family Account is now claimed and set up. The additional screens explain how to install and use the 1Password browser extension to allow you to click and save login information on webpages.

If you already have a 1Password account.

1. Log into https://tamu.1password.com.
2. Click your name in the top right corner and select My Profile.
   
   
    
3. Click Redeem Now in the section marked "Claim your free family account."
   
   
    
4. If you do not already have a 1Password Family account, click Sign Up.
   
   
    
5. Click Add Existing Account.
6. Log into your personal 1Password account using your personal 1Password account's password.You will see a billing summary of your personal 1Password account including any account credit for a pre-paid subscription.
7. Click Redeem free family account to claim the free family account.
   
   
    
8. Your free 1Password Family Account will now be active. You will see a screen showing that the subscription is active a well as how many family members are currently active in the family plan that you've linked.