Set up MFA using Microsoft Authenticator on your iPhone

This article explains how to set up MFA (multi-factor authentication). You’ll need an Attend Anywhere account on your computer and an Apple iPhone.

When setting up MFA for Attend Anywhere, you need to do the following:

1. Install Microsoft Authenticator on your iPhone.

2. Turn on MFA in Attend Anywhere.

3. Add Attend Anywhere to Microsoft Authenticator.

4. Complete MFA in Attend Anywhere.

You'll switch between your computer and phone as you work through each step.

Install Microsoft Authenticator on your iPhone

Follow these steps on your iPhone:

1. Open the App Store app.

2. Search for Microsoft Authenticator.

3. Tap Get.

When the app is installed, do the following:

1. Open Microsoft Authenticator.

2. In the privacy screen, tap Accept.

3. In the help-us-improve screen, tap Continue.

4. In the secure-your-digital-life screen, tap Scan a QR code.

Turn on MFA in Attend Anywhere

On your computer, follow these steps:

1. Open Attend Anywhere. You might need to sign in.

2. From the main menu, click your initials to open the Profile menu, and then click MFA Settings…

3. Click Turn on MFA.

4. The Set up MFA in 3 steps panel appears. Leave the panel open on your computer so that you can see the QR code (the checkered pattern of squares).

Add Attend Anywhere to Microsoft Authenticator

On your iPhone, do the following in the Microsoft AuthenticatorMicrosoft Authenticator app:

1. If the camera is not ready to scan a QR code, tap Add account.
   If you cannot see the button (because you've already added an account for another service), tap the circular blue QR code button.

2. Tap Other (Google, Facebook, etc.) and allow access to the camera if asked.

3. Point your phone at the QR code on your computer screen. Position the code inside the scan box.

4. Microsoft Authenticator adds a new account for Attend Anywhere.

The app shows a 6-digit security code which is only valid for 30 seconds. Every 30 seconds Microsoft Authenticator generates a new code. Each time you sign in (and in the next step), you’ll use a code.

Complete MFA in Attend Anywhere

On your computer, follow these steps:

1. Enter a security code into Enter the 6-digit code.
   If the code will expire in the next few seconds, wait for a new code to be generated.

2. Click Continue.

3. Click Download codes and keep the backup codes somewhere safe.
   You can use the backup codes when you can’t access your iPhone. It’s important that you keep the codes somewhere safe (that you’ll remember, when you need them). Do not share the backup codes with other people.

4. Click Done.

Your next sign-in

When you next sign in, Attend Anywhere will ask you to enter a security code from your Microsoft Authenticator app.