Microsoft MFA: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for Office 365
Microsoft MFA: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for Office 365
Method Studio uses Multi-Factor Authentication for all Microsoft Office products. As an employee is onboarded, their accounts will be protected by MFA and must go through the following steps. Or if you get a new phone, you must speak with IT to have MFA set back up.
Instructions for setting up MFA for Office 365
You will need both your computer and cell phone for this. Your computer cannot be on the Method network. Cannot be connected by wired connection, on the Method PF Wi-Fi or the Method Guest Wi-Fi. If you are in the office, you must create a hotspot on your phone and connect your computer to it. Alternatively, you can set this up outside of the office. Or you can use two cell phones but both must be on cellular data and not on Method Wi-Fi.
Below are instructions used between both the computer and mobile device. Each section will state which device you will be performing each task on.
Mobile Device: Install the Microsoft Authenticator app from your mobile device’s respective app store (Google Play or Apple Store). Use the QR codes below for links to the apps in the app stores.
- Computer: When MFA has been turned on, your Office apps may require you to sign in. However, you can navigate to login.microsoftonline.com on a web browser and sign in. You will enter your email credentials (different than your computer/network credentials).
- After entering your password the screen will have a dialogue box that requires more information. Click Next.
- On the Start by getting the app page (provided you have already installed the authenticator app on your mobile device), select Next.
- On the Set up your account page, click Next while you set up the Microsoft Authenticator app on your mobile device.
- Mobile Device: Open the Microsoft Authenticator app, select to allow notifications (if prompted), select Add account or tap the + on the upper-right, and then select Work or school account. Tap Scan a QR code.
- Computer: Return to your computer and 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.
- Mobile Device: The authenticator app should successfully add your account. It should look similar to the image below:
- Computer: On your Scan the QR code screen, select Next.
- On the Let's try it out screen, tap Next. A notification will be sent to the Microsoft Authenticator app on your mobile device to test your account.
- Your computer screen will have a dialogue box providing a number (Time-based One Time Password) to enter into your mobile device's authentication app. If prompted, checkmark Don't ask again for 60 days.
- Mobile Device: The notification area will indicate that your authenticator is seeking Sign-in Approval for your Microsoft app.
- Enter the number on your computer screen (as seen in Step 11) and tap Yes.
Computer: You will see on your screen that the notification was approved. Click
Next.
You will see a message stating Success! Click
Done
Note: Every 60 Days your Microsoft account will prompt for Authenticator approval.