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PCCC recommends adding multiple methods of authentication to your account, with options including:

You must have access to one of these methods when you sign in.

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A pop-up window titled “Microsoft Authenticator” should come up. Through itthis, the next few steps will walk you through how to connect the Microsoft Authenticator app to your PCCC account. Please follow each step and then click Next after completing each one:

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If you don’t have the app downloaded on your mobile device, please do so first.

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Next, allow for notifications for the app if prompted.

  • Follow these steps if you’re opening the app for the first time:

    1. First, please “Accept” the privacy statement.

    2. Next, for “Help us improve Microsoft Authenticator”, just click “Continue”.

    3. Lastly, at “Secure Your Digital Life”, please press “Skip” at the top right of your screen.

You should be at the homepage of the Microsoft Authenticator app at this point. Press Add Account and then select Work or school account. Afterwards, select Scan QR code.

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For the last step, use the Microsoft Authenticator app to scan the QR Code in the pop-up window. After scanning the QR code, and your PCCC account appears on the homepage of your app

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, click Next in the pop-up window.

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  1. Finally, to make sure the app is connected to your PCCC account, please type the number shown on your settings screen into the space that pops up on your mobile device.

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Select your preferred method of authentication. To choose the Microsoft Authenticator app, please choose the option as shown in the picture below:

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You can check all of your Multifactor Authentication options by visiting https://aka.ms/mysecurityinfo

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Congratulations!

You are now set up with the Microsoft Authenticator app and can receive push notifications for multifactor authentication verification.

Thanks,

Passaic County Community College IT department