{"id":3301,"date":"2026-08-31T12:39:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T05:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/manual-setup-microsoft-2fa-account-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T15:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T08:00:09","slug":"manual-setup-microsoft-2fa-account-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/manual-setup-microsoft-2fa-account-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Setup Guide for 2FA of Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>What is Microsoft 2FA?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an extra layer of security. When you log in, a notification will pop up on your mobile app asking, &#8220;Approve sign-in request?&#8221; Simply tap <\/span><b>Approve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to log in immediately without typing a code.<\/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 mobile phone (with the free <\/span><b>Microsoft Authenticator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> app installed)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A computer to access the settings page and scan the QR code<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Setup Guide (4 Steps)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 1: Go to Settings on Your Computer<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open your browser and go to: mysignins.microsoft.com, then log in with your Microsoft account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>Security info<\/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>+ Add sign-in method<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select <\/span><b>Authenticator app<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and click <\/span><b>Add<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Step 2: Connect to Your Phone<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A QR code will appear on your computer screen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the <\/span><b>Microsoft Authenticator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> app on your phone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap the <\/span><b>+<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> icon in the top right corner -&gt; Select <\/span><b>Work or school account<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (or <\/span><b>Personal account<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) -&gt; Tap <\/span><b>Scan a QR code<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scan the QR code displayed on your computer screen with your phone.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Step 3: Test the Setup<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your computer screen will prompt a test, such as displaying a random 2-digit number.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A notification will pop up on your phone. Enter that number on your phone and tap <\/span><b>Approve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your computer will display &#8220;Approved&#8221;\u2014setup complete!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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;\"><strong><b>1. No notification pops up on your phone<\/b><\/strong><\/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 <\/span><b>Microsoft Authenticator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> app manually on your phone, and the prompt will 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. An approval 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>Deny<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> immediately! This means someone else 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. Changed phone \/ Phone lost<\/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 computer login screen, click <\/span><b>Sign in another way<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to receive a code via SMS or a backup email instead.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>In short:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Keep the Microsoft Authenticator app on your phone, and when you log in, just tap &#8220;Approve&#8221; on your mobile screen\u2014the most convenient and secure method!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Microsoft 2FA? It is an extra layer of security. When you log in, a notification will pop up on your mobile app asking, &#8220;Approve sign-in request?&#8221; Simply tap Approve to log in immediately without typing a code. What You Need Your mobile phone (with the free Microsoft Authenticator app installed) A computer to [&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\/3301"}],"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=3301"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3308,"href":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3301\/revisions\/3308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faq.bu.ac.th\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}