Click on add an account and then click scan a QR code. Find and open the Microsoft Authenticator application that you installed previously.We will need this later.Ĭonfiguring Microsoft Authenticator Mobile app Click next through the options until you see a QR code to scan.

Once here, click on the ‘+ Add method’ button and select Authenticator app.ģ. You should now have a menu down the left-hand side of the screen.

Once logged in, please click your initials in the top right corner, and click on ‘View account’Ģ.

Sign into your account by going to and logging in with your usual details. Once done we need to setup the Authenticator app within Office. Brute force login attacks are on the increase and having a strong password is just not enough these days.įirst of all, you need to download the Microsoft Authenticator App to your mobile device and you can find instructions from the following link: We are strongly advising our clients to move over to Multi Form Factor authentication (MFA) to secure their Microsoft 365 services.

Setup the Microsoft Authenticator App with Microsoft 365

Microsoft authenticator