How to Configure Microsoft Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on your Smart Device for VPN and VLabs

Summary

Multi-Factor Authentication works by sending a notification to your Microsoft Authenticator mobile app during login.

Step 1:
Enter your usual username and password.
Step 2:
Instantly, you receive a Microsoft Authenticator mobile app notification. Launch the app and press the Authenticate button.

This simple process provides two separate factors of authentication through two separate channels (your computer and your smart device).

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Follow the below steps to configure the Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA):

1. Access Google Play Store using your Android device or the App Store using your Apple device and download the Microsoft Authenticator Application

2. Access the Microsoft Authenticator Application and configure it:

  1. Add Account

  2. Choose Work or school account

 

3. Open https://mfa.aub.edu.lb/multifactorauth using Google chrome browser.

4. Login with your AD user name and password:

Login page

 

5. Select Mobile App and click on Generate Activation Code

*Note: Please try to configure your phone number as well.

 

6. Scan the barcode using the Microsoft Authenticator Application.

 

7. Click on Authenticate Me Now

8. You will receive a notification on your device, Approve it.

9. And fill the security questions

10. Submit

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Article ID: 66378
Created
Sun 2/3/19 9:01 AM
Modified
Thu 6/11/20 11:19 AM

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