Use your cell phone or office phone to receive notifications – either through text or call – to verify your identity when prompted for Multifactor Authentication.

Instructions

Step 1. Choose a Phone Method to Add

On your desktop, visit https://aka.ms/mysecurityinfo to access the “Security info” settings for your PCCC account.

Click Add sign-in method.

In the “Add a method” pop-up window, click the down arrow and select one of these options (You can add the other phone methods one at a time):

1. Phone: Choose if you are adding your primary phone number (ex. personal cell phone).

2. Alternate phone: Choose if you are adding a secondary phone number (ex. home phone).

3. Office phone: Choose if you are adding a work phone.

Step 2. Enter your Phone Number

Enter your phone number in the blank space next to the country code.

Choose one of the two options of phone authentication to choose from:

1. Receive a code: Choose this to get texted a code that you would use to authenticate.

2. Call me: Choose this to get a phone call from your phone that tells you the code.

When you are done, click Next.

Step 3. Verify your Phone

“Receive a code” Option

If you chose “Receive a code”, you will be texted a 6-digit code within the following message:

“Use verification code (6-digit code) for Microsoft authentication.”

Please type that code into the space labeled “Enter code”, and then click Next.

“Call me” Option

If you have chosen call me, you will receive a call from 973-684-6464. Answer the phone and push # to verify when prompted

Step 4 Set your default sign-in method

To ensure that you are prompted to sign-in using your authentication of choice click the change link next to Default sign-in method

Select your preferred method of authentication

Congratulations! You are now setup with the Multifactor Authentication

Thanks,

Passaic County Community College IT department