Setting up MFA for the First Time

Created by Ashton Reynolds, Modified on Thu, Jun 9, 2022 at 9:09 AM by Ashton Reynolds

  1. Sign in at portal.office.com or at outlook.com
  2. You'll be prompted to set up your MFA
  3. By default, Microsoft will ask you to download an app for MFA. If you would rather receive a code texted to you, press I want to set up a different method
  4. Choose Phone and press continue 
  5. Choose if you want a call or text and enter your phone number 
  6. Enter the code texted to your phone. Press Next 
  7. Press Next 
  8. Press Done 
  9. Enter your old Password, then create your new password. Press Sign In 
    1. Your new password must contain the following:
      1. An Uppercase letter
      2. A Lowercase letter
      3. A Number
      4. A symbol

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