Setting up Microsoft Authenticator App

Step 1 - On your computer, go to https://email.scu.edu.au in a web browser and enter your credentials. After doing that, click Sign in

Step 2 - Once you receive this prompt and you are ready to register for MFA, Click Next to continue

Step 3 - On your mobile device, open the App Store or Play Store on your device, search for Microsoft Authenticator and install it

For more information on the Microsoft Authenticator app, visit the Microsoft Authenticator page on the Apple App store, or Google Play store.

Step 4 - On the Start by getting the app page, ensure you have installed the Authenticator app on your mobile device, and then select Next

Step 5 - On your computer, remain on the Set up your account page while you set up the Microsoft Authenticator app on your mobile device

Step 6 - On your mobile device, open the Microsoft Authenticator app, select allow notifications (if prompted). If this is the first time you’ve open the app, Select Scan a QR code, then click OK to allow the Authenticator App to scan a QR Code

If you have already opened the app previously, Select Add account, select Work or school account and click Scan a QR code

Step 7 - On your computer, return to the Set up your account page on your computer and select Next. Use your Mobile Device to scan the QR code page that appears on your computer. On the computer, select Next

Step 8 - A notification is sent to the Microsoft Authenticator app on your mobile device to enter the number shown below. Note - this image is just one example, you will receive a different number

Step 9 - On your mobile device, enter the number in the notification in the Microsoft Authenticator app, and then select Yes

Step 10 - The next time you try to log into email.scu.edu.au on your computer, the Authenticator App on your mobile phone will prompt you with Approve sign-in? Enter the number and click Yes (Step 9), and you will be logged into your email. 

Note that you may need to use your mobile devices’ finger or face recognition to open the Authenticator; this provides an extra layer of biometric protection that makes this system extremely secure!

The next screen on your computer will be your SCU email Inbox. You can elect to stay signed in if you check the Don’t show this again checkbox and click Yes. Please, only tick this on your work computer as it allows the computer to store your password, which is a potential security weakness on a shared or publicly accessed computer.