Need assistance signing up or have questions about MFA? Come join our MFA Microsoft Teams Chat and our friendly UTS staff will be happy to assist Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm.

See the Getting Started page for instructions of how to get yourself setup! MFA does not prevent hackers from stealing your password, but it does make it much more difficult for them to access your account.Īll McMaster staff, faculty, professors emeriti are required to use MFA on their McMaster Microsoft account effective immediately. This helps prevents hackers from gaining access to your account because of the extra layer of protection. In addition to your password, your account will be protected by “something you have,” such as a smart phone, mobile phone or a hardware token. It may take a few minutes for your email to load.MFA works by requiring something else, beyond just a password, to prove that you are who you say you are.

Your Inbox will display on the following screen.

On the Add Another Account screen select Maybe Later.

Follow the on screen prompts for your verification method.

Verify your account using the method you previously setup.

Enter your password when prompted and select Sign In.On the following page enter your email address in the filed provided and select Continue.Uncheck the boxes to the right of any personal accounts and click Continue. If your work account already exists on your device, you will want to remove it first in order to prevent any issues. Outlook may identify additional accounts already in use on your device.

Enter your email address in the field provided and select Add Account.

Once installation completes launch Outlook from the Play Store or from the home screen.

Search for Microsoft Outlook and select Install.

Select the Google Play Store from the home screen.

If you do not want to use the native mail app, you can use the Outlook Client for Android. Once you are enrolled with Multi-Factor Authentication, you will need to authenticate your Android Mail Client.

Outlook authenticator