Setup Two Factor Authentication

Setup Two Factor Authentication

On this page

This article will show you how to enable Two Factor Authentication (2FA) on your Scouts SA Microsoft Office 365 account using the Microsoft Authenticator app.
If you have a preferred Authenticator application or do not wish to use the Microsoft authenticator app, please skip to Step 2:

Step 1: Install Microsoft Authenticator app on your phone

For Android Devices, search for Microsoft Authenticator in the Play store, install the app to your device.
For iOS Devices, search for Microsoft Authenticator in the App store, install the app to your device.

Once the app is installed, load the app to make sure you are able to add an account.

Step 2: Connect your Microsoft 365 account to your Authenticator App

  1. Once you have installed Microsoft Authenticator on your device (or your preferred authenticator app) you will need to log into Office 365 in your browser.
  2. Open your browser (e.g. Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari) and navigate to https://login.microsoftonline.com - sign in to your account using your account information.
  3. ​After entering your password and clicking Sign In, you should be prompted to provide more information:

  1. Click Next.
  2. You should get a registration page with an initial set-up process.

  1. If you already have your Multi-factor Authentication App already installed in any of your device, click "Next".
  1. Open the MFA App in your device, click the (+) sign either on your Google Authenticator App/ Microsoft Authenticator App.
  1. Follow the On-screen instructions to set up two (2) methods, including adding your phone number.
  1. Then select Receive notifications for verification.
Note you can opt to receive a SMS/text to your phone using the Authentication phone option. If you select Use verification code this will work via an authenticator app and you will need to enter a 6 digit code when logging in.
  1. Step 2 will prompt you to confirm authentication on your phone, by entering a confirmation code. You should see something similar to the image below:

  1. Now when you log into Microsoft 365 (browser, teams, Outlook, OneDrive etc) after entering your password you will be prompted to approve the sign in

  1. On your device, click approve on the notification to sign in.
If you have a SmartWatch and configure permissions to allow Microsoft Authenticator to send notification to your watch, you can approve sign in from your watch

Manual Activation of 2FA

  1. Once logged in, you should see the Welcome screen/dashboard. New feature now has Co-Pilot integrated into the welcome screen.

  1. Click on your name in the bottom left-hand corner and select "Settings".
                

  1. Click on "Privacy", when the page opens, click on "Manage privacy settings" as seen in the image below.
     
  1. This will launch you to the "My Account" page - you will need to click on Security info to proceed
                                        
  1. On the "Security Info" page, click Add Sign in method.


Select Microsoft Authenticator, then click Add.


This should take you through the step 2 process all over again.



    • Related Articles

    • Setup your Scouts SA email on your mobile device

      Setup your Scouts SA email on your mobile device This guide will assist you to add your Scouts SA email account to a mobile device using the free Microsoft Outlook app (available from the Play/App store). Please visit the app store to ...

    • Setting up your Scouts SA email on your PC/Mac using Outlook Desktop

      Steps for Outlook 2019 or 365 desktop apps Please note you can no longer connect to an Office 365 Email using Outlook 2016, 2007 or earlier due to its communication protocol reaching end of life support. For more information, please visit End of Life ...

    • How to access your Microsoft 365 account via the web

      Microsoft 365 is designed to allow you work entirely from your browser window. There are a few different ways you can access Microsoft 365 in your browser, and you can make use of any browser of your choice. Please note that if you are using a Mac, ...

    • Getting Started with Microsoft OneDrive

      If your PC currently runs on latest versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11, OneDrive would come preinstalled in your device, otherwise for older versions of Windows, you can install OneDrive by following the link: ...

    • Logging into MyScout with M365

      MyScout can be accessed through the the link on the Scouts SA website or directly to http://sa.myscout.com.au. With the implementation of Microsoft 365 across the Branch, we have now enabled the use of Single Sign On (SSO) as a secure way of ...