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Please use the following instructions to set up Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) (also called Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)) for your NCSSM Google account:

Instructions

1. Log into your NCSSM Google account via http://mail.ncssm.edu or directly from http://www.google.com.

2. Click on the menu button at the top-right and click on Account.

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3. Select Security. If the browser's window is small enough, this menu may be horizontally oriented across the top of the page.

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4. Scroll down, and under "Password & sign-in method", select 2-Step Verification.

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5. Click Get Started.

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6. You may then be prompted to sign in once again.

7. Select the phone to use for authentication. This may require you to install Google Authenticator on your phone.

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8. You will see an indication that a prompt has been sent to your phone. At this point, you should receive a confirmation request on your phone. Select YES.

9. Back in the browser, select a USE ANOTHER BACKUP OPTION.

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10. Record the backup codes shown in some way. After that is done, select NEXT.

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11. Click Turn On.

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12. You have enabled

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1. Multi-Factor Authentication (

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1. MFA) in Google.

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The Google Authenticator app is a mobile app that you can install on Android or iPhone/iOS which will allow you to get a secure 2FA MFA code without using either a SMS text message or call. This is not only more secure than texts or calls, but also quite a bit more convenient.

Please download the app and set up using these instructions from Google.

Optional instructions for other methods of

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MFA

There are a number of other options available from the next screen for TwoMulti-Factor Authentication (2FAMFA) in Google:

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