How to Setup and Update Your Microsoft Entra-ID MFA

How to setup and update your Microsoft Entra-ID MFA via Authenticator app
How to setup and update your Microsoft Entra-ID MFA via phone number
How to add another Microsoft Entra-ID account or application to Authenticator app

What is Microsoft Entra-ID MFA?

Multifactor authentication (commonly called MFA) is a process in which users are prompted during the sign-in process for an additional form of identification, such as code on their cellphone or a fingerprint scan. In other words, it's a two-step verification solution that safeguards access to your organization's data and application while meeting user demand for a simple sign-in process.

# How to setup and update your Microsoft Entra-ID MFA via Authenticator app

Launch your preferred Web browser, and go to apps.hcz.org
Enter your Harlem Children's Zone or Promise Academy email address and click Next
Enter your email account password and click Sign in
Click Next
Launch the Microsoft Authenticator app on your mobile device, and click Next
On the Microsoft Authenticator app, review and accept the Microsoft Privacy Statement
Disable or uncheck data sharing and click Continue
Select 'Scan a QR code' option

Note:

The steps and images shown above apply to new installations of the Microsoft Authenticator app. For returning users adding another Microsoft Entra-ID account, refer to the instructions on: How to add another Microsoft Entra-ID account or application to Authenticator app
Click Next to set up your account
Use the Microsoft Authenticator app on your mobile device to scan the QR code on the computer screen and click Next

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Scan the QR code on the computer screen using the Microsoft Authenticator app on your mobile device.
Approve the notification on your mobile device by entering the number shown on the screen
Click Next
Your Microsoft Authenticator for MFA has been updated successfully, click Done

# How to setup and update your Microsoft Entra-ID MFA via phone number

Click the 'I want to set up a different method' link
Select 'Phone' option
Enter your mobile phone number and click Next
Enter the 6-digit code sent to your mobile device and click Next
Click Next
Your mobile phone number for MFA has been updated successfully, click Done

# How to add another Microsoft Entra-ID account or application to Authenticator app

On your Microsoft Authenticator app, select the plus '+' symbol
Select 'Work or school account' option
Select 'Sign in' option

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Optionally, select the 'Scan QR code' option and use your mobile device to scan the QR code on the computer screen.
Enter your Harlem Children's Zone or Promise Academy email address and click Next
Enter your work email account password and click Sign in
Click Continue to complete account setup on the Microsoft Authenticator app
(Go to How to Enable Passwordless Sign-in Requests with Microsoft Authenticator, to learn more)