{"id":3298,"date":"2026-08-31T12:38:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T05:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/setup-google-2fa-account-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T08:00:00","slug":"setup-google-2fa-account-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/setup-google-2fa-account-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Setup Guide for 2FA of Google"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Google 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an extra layer of security. When logging in, a notification (Google Prompt) will pop up on your smartphone asking, &#8220;Is this you?&#8221; Simply tap &#8220;Yes&#8221; to log in immediately\u2014the most secure and convenient method.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What You Need<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your smartphone (with the Gmail app installed and logged in to your @bu.ac.th account)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A computer (or a second phone) to access the settings page<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Setup Guide (4 Steps)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 1: Go to Settings<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open your computer browser and go to myaccount.google.com (log in with your @bu.ac.th email).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the <\/span><b>Security<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> menu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scroll down to <\/span><b>2-Step Verification<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and click it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Get Started<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the system will ask you to re-enter your password).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Step 2: Select Google Prompt<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your computer screen will display your registered smartphone name. Click <\/span><b>Continue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Test the system: A prompt will pop up on your smartphone. Tap <\/span><b>Yes, it&#8217;s me<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Step 3: Add a Backup Phone Number<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter your mobile phone number (to receive a verification code via SMS if you have no internet access).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the 6-digit code received via SMS on your computer, then click <\/span><b>Turn On<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Step 4: Save Your &#8220;Backup Codes&#8221; (Crucial Step!)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the same page, scroll down to <\/span><b>Backup codes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Get backup codes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, then download or take a photo of them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use these codes if your phone is lost or if you are locked out of your account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Common Issues &amp; Quick Solutions<\/b><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0; width: 100%; background-color: #f5f6f7; border: 1px solid #d9dde2; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #333;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; padding: 14px 16px; background-color: #e4e7eb; border-bottom: 1px solid #d9dde2; border-right: 1px solid #d9dde2; font-weight: bold; color: #333; line-height: 1.5;\"><b>Issue<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; padding: 14px 16px; background-color: #e4e7eb; border-bottom: 1px solid #d9dde2; font-weight: bold; color: #333; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong><b>Solution<\/b><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; padding: 16px; background-color: #f8f9fa; border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e4e8; border-right: 1px solid #e1e4e8; vertical-align: top; line-height: 1.6;\"><b>1. No prompt pops up on your phone<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; padding: 16px; background-color: #f8f9fa; border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e4e8; vertical-align: top; line-height: 1.6;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the Gmail app on your smartphone, and the prompt should appear immediately.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; padding: 16px; background-color: #f8f9fa; border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e4e8; border-right: 1px solid #e1e4e8; vertical-align: top; line-height: 1.6;\"><b>2. A prompt pops up when you didn&#8217;t try to log in<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; padding: 16px; background-color: #f8f9fa; border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e4e8; vertical-align: top; line-height: 1.6;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap <\/span><b>No<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> immediately! This means someone knows your password. Change your password right away.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; padding: 16px; background-color: #f8f9fa; border-right: 1px solid #e1e4e8; vertical-align: top; line-height: 1.6;\"><b>3. Phone is lost \/ No internet \/ Locked out<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; padding: 16px; background-color: #f8f9fa; vertical-align: top; line-height: 1.6;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the login screen, click <\/span><b>Try another way to sign in<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and enter one of your saved <\/span><b>Backup codes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>In short:<\/strong> Having the Gmail app on your phone and saving your backup codes ensures your @bu.ac.th account remains completely secure!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication) is an extra layer of security. When logging in, a notification (Google Prompt) will pop up on your smartphone asking, &#8220;Is this you?&#8221; Simply tap &#8220;Yes&#8221; to log in immediately\u2014the most secure and convenient method. What You Need Your smartphone (with the Gmail app installed and logged in to your @bu.ac.th [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[70,64,16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3298"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3298"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3307,"href":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3298\/revisions\/3307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}