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Select “Receive notifications for verification.”
“Receive notifications for verification” means your phone will pop up with a push notification to tap a button to approve future sign-ins.
“Use verification code” means you’ll be prompted to enter a 6-digit code from your phone to approve the device.
We recommend “Receive notifications for verification” as it is simpler and has less time constraint for users to enter the code before a new code is generated every 30 seconds.
Hit Next and a pop up will appear with more instructions.
Follow the pop-up instructions or look below for the same instructions in detail.
You must download the Microsoft Authenticator App on your phone for iPhone or Android.
Android example:
After opening the app, follow the introduction or select ‘skip’.
Select the ‘+’ icon to add your account and choose work or school account.”
Select ‘Allow’ when prompted to let the app open the camera.
Scan the QR code or enter the code and URL seen on your computer.
If the Microsoft Authenticator App displays a six-digit code, as seen in the example below, MFA has been correctly set up on your mobile application.
Click Next on your computer screen circled below.
Your computer screen will look like this after hitting Next.
A pop-up push notification will display on your phone screen. Select Approve to complete the verification process. (This is what will be seen each time you authenticate MFA)
You’ll be asked to provide your cell phone number in case you’re unable to use the Authenticator app. Enter your cell phone number with the area code and click Next.
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