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Authenticator App

Authenticator App

Follow the steps below to install, configure, and use the Microsoft Authenticator Smartphone App as our recommended method for 2-step verification security.

  • To get started, visit either the Google Play Store, or the iPhone App Store, and download Microsoft Authenticator app by searching for it.

    IPHONE APP STORE

    The Microsoft Authenticator app icon, featuring a blue lock and person silhouette.

    GOOGLE PLAY STORE

    Screenshot of the Microsoft Authenticator app page with an install button.

    Once you've successfully installed the app, proceed to Step #2.

  • Login to your Tabernacle Schools Gmail account (www.gmail.com).

    Click your name in the top right, and choose Manage your Google Account:

    Screenshot of a Google account management screen, with a profile icon and options.

    Click on SECURITY on the left, and then scroll down to 2-Step Verification and click on the row:

    Screenshot of a Google account security page, highlighting 2-Step Verification.

    Choose GET STARTED, and when prompted, enter your password again.

    To verify your identity, choose to receive a text message or phone call on your phone to complete the setup:

    Screenshot of a 2-Step Verification setup screen, prompting for a phone number.

    Enter the code sent to your phone and click Next:

    A dialog box prompts the user to select their phone type: Android or iPhone.​​​​​​​

    Click TURN ON in the bottom right.

    You have now enabled 2-step verification on your account!

  • Once you've followed the steps above, in your account settings, use Security once again on the left hand side and click on the 2-Step Verification row once again:

    Screenshot of a Google Account security settings page, highlighting 2-Step Verification.

    Enter your password again. Once inside the 2-step verification options, choose Authenticator app and click on SET UP:

    Text explaining the Authenticator app for generating offline verification codes, with a prominent "SET UP" button highlighted.

    Choose your type of phone, and click NEXT:

    A dialog box prompts the user to select their phone type: Android or iPhone.

    Open up the Authenticator App on your Phone. Press the plus sign in the top right:

    A mobile screen displays options for adding an account, including personal, work, and other.

    Choose Scan a QR code and hold your phone up to you computer screen displaying the code.

    Your setup is now complete! Your authenticator code will continually refresh a new code every 60 seconds within this phone application. You now will open up this app and refer to the code whenever prompted upon signing into your Tabernacle G-Suite account.