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Create Your Account🔗

Before you can use any TAK.NZ client, you need an account. Your account, your team membership, and your device enrolments are all managed through TAK Team Manager, TAK.NZ's account portal.

Step 1 — Request access🔗

If you don't already have an account, go to https://team.tak.nz/request-access in your browser. This page, along with the rest of Team Manager and CloudTAK, works fine in a mobile browser — you don't need a desktop or laptop for any of these steps.

  1. Enter your email address. If your team gave you a sign-up code (an 8-character code shaped like XXXX-XXXX), enter that too — it pre-selects your team so you don't have to find it in a list. You may also need to complete a quick, invisible spam check.
  2. Check your email. You'll receive a verification link confirming the address is really yours — you haven't been approved for a team yet at this point.
  3. Click the link and fill in your details. You'll land back on the Request Access page with your name fields and a team dropdown (already locked in if you used a sign-up code). Add a short reason for requesting access, and accept the terms of service if shown.
  4. Wait for approval. You'll see a "Request Submitted" confirmation. A team admin now needs to review and approve your request — there's no live status page, so watch your inbox for a welcome email.

Email domain doesn't match a team?

If your email's domain doesn't match any existing team, you'll be offered an "Organisation Interest" form instead. This tells TAK.NZ that someone from your organisation wants access, even though no team exists for you yet.

If you already have an account, just go to https://team.tak.nz/ and log in directly — see Step 2 below.

Step 2 — Sign in🔗

Once your account is approved, log in at https://team.tak.nz/. Clicking the login button redirects you to Authentik (TAK.NZ's identity provider) to sign in, then brings you back to your Team Manager Dashboard automatically. You have two ways to sign in there:

  • Create a password — click Forgot username or password? to set a password for your account.
  • Sign in with an existing account — use Google or Apple if your work email is linked to one of those providers. This is often the faster option and means one less password to manage.

Tip

TAK.NZ's account system is designed so you don't need to create yet another password to remember. Where possible, sign in with an existing account (Google, Apple, or RealMe in future) instead of a new TAK.NZ-specific password. You can also set up a passkey for a faster, more secure sign-in — see Account Management.

Step 3 — Choose your interface🔗

Once you're logged in, your Team Manager Dashboard is home base. From here you have two paths:

Option What it is Best for
Device Enrollment Enrols your Android (ATAK), iPhone (TAK Aware/iTAK), or Windows (WinTAK) client Field operators who need TAK on a device
CloudTAK Browser-based TAK interface, no install required Quick exploration, desktop users, evaluators

New to TAK? Start here

If you're not sure where to start, use CloudTAK first. It requires no app installation and runs directly in your browser, so you can get a feel for channels, the map, and the basics before installing a mobile client. Once your account is set up, you can go straight to https://map.tak.nz/ to open it directly, instead of going through Team Manager each time.

Next steps🔗