# Logging in to {{FAIMS}}

## Supported Authentication services

**{{FAIMS}}** can be configured to support either local (username/password) login or a federated login such as Google, AAF or an institutional single sign-on provider.

## Login

To sign into **{{FAIMS}}**, choose your authentication provider from the **Login** screen:

```{screenshot} getting-started/app-login-mobile.png
:alt: Login Screen
:align: right
```

Check in with your **Team Manager** if you're not sure which authentication service to use.

If your account is recognised, you will be successfully signed in and see your login name and role:

<!-- ![sign in screen](/common-images/userscreen.png) -->

```{Note}
> Your login details will be recorded against all new records and any changes made to records while you are logged in. Always check you are correctly signed in.
```

## Logging in for the first time

If you don't already have an account on the {{FAIMS}} server, you will be able to register for an account at this point. You can either register with your email and password, or a supported authentication service (eg a Google account).

## Logging in with Multiple Accounts

You can login to **{{FAIMS}}** with multiple accounts and switch between users. This can be useful when in the field sharing devices between different members of a team, with different credentials.

## Troubleshooting

If you cannot see your {{Notebook}} on the Workspace:

- contact your **Team Manager** and check which account was authorised
- check you have logged in with the account that has been authorised
- check back again a few minutes if the **Team Manager** or **Team Administrator** has only just authorised your account
- sign out and sign in again