Microsoft Authenticator Application for Multi鈥慒actor Authentication (MFA)

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鈥嬧€嬧€嬧€嬧€嬧€嬧€�1. On your computer, on the , under聽Security Info聽click聽+Add method.

2. From the Choose a Method drop-down list, select聽Authenticator App鈥痑nd then select鈥� Add.听

3. Install the free Microsoft Authenticator app on your phone by downloading it from the App Store or Google Play.听After you install the Microsoft Authenticator app, return to your computer and choose Next.听

4. On your phone, open the Microsoft Authenticator App; if prompted, allow notifications.听Then, add an account, select Work or School, and scan the QR code. Return to your computer and select Next.

5.听On your phone, hold the phone up to the screen to scan the QR code. Select Next on the computer.

Note:聽If this is the first time you are setting 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鈥� Allow, so the authenticator app can access your camera to take a picture of the QR code in the next step. If you do not allow the camera, you can still set up the authenticator app, but you will need to add the code information manually.听

6.听Microsoft Authenticator will send a notification as a test to your Microsoft Authenticator app on your mobile device. Then, Select聽Approve.听聽

7. On your phone, once you approve the notification, return to your computer, and you will see the message Notification Approved and click Next.听聽

8. On the鈥�, under Security Info, you will see the Microsoft Authenticator listed as a method to be used to sign into your account.