Office 365 - MFA Setup
Please make sure to have the below ready:
• Please make sure you are logged into the Office 365 portal. Clicking here, this will direct you to your Office 365 profile.
• Download the Microsoft Authenticator APP from you APP store and install on your smart device.
o Google Play Store - Microsoft Authenticator
1: Sign in to your work account and then go to your My Account portal.
2: Select Security info in the left menu or by using the link in the Security info pane. If you have already registered, you'll be prompted for two-factor verification. Then, select Add method in the Security info pane.
3: On the Add a method page, select Authenticator app from the list, and then select Add.
4: On the Start by getting the app page, select Download now if you haven’t already installed the Microsoft Authenticator app on your mobile device, otherwise then select Next.
• If you want to use an authenticator app other than the Microsoft Authenticator app, select I want to use a different authenticator app
• If you want to use an authenticator app other than the Microsoft Authenticator app, select I want to use a different authenticator app
5: Remain on the Set up your account page while you set up the Microsoft Authenticator app on your mobile device.
6: Open the Microsoft Authenticator app, select to allow notifications (if prompted), select Add account from the Customize and control icon on the upper-right, and then select Work or school account.
Note: The first time you set up the Microsoft Authenticator app, you might receive a prompt asking whether to allow the app to access your camera (iOS) or to allow the app to take pictures and record video (Android). You must select Allow so the authenticator app can access your camera to take a picture of the QR code in the next step. If you don't allow the camera, you can still set up the authenticator app, but you'll need to add the code information manually. For information about how to add the code manually, see Manually add an account to the app.
7: Return to the Set up your account page on your computer, and then select Next. The Scan the QR code page appears.
8: Scan the provided code with the Microsoft Authenticator app QR code reader, which appeared on your mobile device after you created your work or school account in Step 6.
9: The authenticator app should successfully add your work account without requiring any additional information from you. However, if the QR code reader can't read the code, you can select Can't scan the QR code and manually enter the code and URL into the Microsoft Authenticator app. For more information about manually adding a code.
10: Select Next on the Scan the QR code page on your computer. A notification is sent to the Microsoft Authenticator app on your mobile device, to test your account.
11: Approve the notification in the Microsoft Authenticator app, and then select Next. Your security info is updated to use the Microsoft Authenticator app by default to verify your identity when using two-step verification or password reset.
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