This is only used as a backup but it’s very useful if you change your phone or lose the app. An example of what you will see is below.įinally, enter your mobile number and be sure to select United Kingdom. Watch out for the notification and approve it. It will now ask you to verify your app, click Next again and it will send a test approval to your mobile phone, for you to approve it in the Microsoft Authenticator app. Once the app displays a six-digit code, click Next. Select (+) in the upper right corner or touch the Add account button Select Work or school account. Choose the verification method you want to use. An example of the QR code you will see is below, but ensure you scan your own QR code on your screen and NOT the one in this article. Set up the Authenticator app Open the Authenticator app. Follow these steps to set up multi-factor authentication on your Microsoft account using aka.ms/mfasetup: Go to aka.ms/mfasetup. If the App asks for camera permission please grant this. Open the Microsoft Authenticator app on your mobile phone, add a “Work or school account” and with your phone camera scan the QR code that you will see on your screen.

You can choose SMS if you wish and enter your mobile number but we recommend using the Microsoft Authenticator app, especially if you are already using it for MFA to login to your office workstations remotely. You will need to choose to use the “Mobile app” and “Receive notifications for verification” to receive the 2-Step verification requests.

On your computer browser visit aka.ms/MFASetup and sign in with your Office 365 work email address and password.

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