Adding your mobile number (SMS)
The University recommends that you add your mobile number to your University account as an alternate authentication method.
Step 1 - On your computer, open your browser to https://mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info, then click Add method
Step 2 - Select Phone from the drop-down menu, and click Add
Step 3 - On the next page, select Australia as the country and enter your mobile number, making sure the Text me a code radio button is selected. e.g. 0407123456 = 407123456
Step 4 - You will receive a text from Microsoft - Use verification code xxxxxx for Southern Cross University authentication. Enter this code in the next window, and click Next
Step 5 - Click on Done
Step 1 - On your computer, open your browser to https://mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info, then click Add method.
Step 2 - Select Phone from the drop-down menu, and click Add.
Step 3 - On the next page, select Australia as the country and enter your mobile number, making sure the Text me a code radio button is selected.
Please note you will need to leave out the leading zero (0) of your number, so if your phone number is 0123 456 789, you enter 123456789 (no spaces), then click Next.
Step 4 - You will receive a text from Microsoft - Use verification code xxxxxx for Southern Cross University authentication. Enter this code in the next window, and click Next.
You have now registered to use SMS as the second factor for MFA at SCU.
Other Methods
For setting up other methods, phone numbers and devices, very similar process Microsoft Support - Set up Security info from a sign-in page
Setting Default Method
https://mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info, on the Security info page select the Change link (next to the Default sign-in method information)
