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m78:workspace2fa [2026/09/15 17:00] โ€“ created media78admm78:workspace2fa [2026/09/15 17:18] (current) โ€“ [Common questions] media78adm
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   * Prefer to click through? Go to ''%%myaccount.google.com%%'', choose **Security & sign-in** in the left menu, and find the **How you sign in to Google** section.   * Prefer to click through? Go to ''%%myaccount.google.com%%'', choose **Security & sign-in** in the left menu, and find the **How you sign in to Google** section.
  
-{{it:2sv:2sv-account-page.svg?640|(1) Security & sign-in in the left menu. (2) The 2-Step Verification row under How you sign in to Google. It reads Off until you finish these steps.}}+{{m78:2sv-account-page.svg?640|(1) Security & sign-in in the left menu. (2) The 2-Step Verification row under How you sign in to Google. It reads Off until you finish these steps.}}
  
 //(1) Security & sign-in in the left menu. (2) The 2-Step Verification row under How you sign in to Google. It reads Off until you finish these steps.// //(1) Security & sign-in in the left menu. (2) The 2-Step Verification row under How you sign in to Google. It reads Off until you finish these steps.//
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 > **If the button already says "Turn off",** you're done here. Jump to step 5 and check you still have backup codes saved. > **If the button already says "Turn off",** you're done here. Jump to step 5 and check you still have backup codes saved.
  
-{{it:2sv:2sv-start-setup.svg?640|(1) The button that starts the wizard. (2) The password prompt. Expected, not a sign anything has gone wrong.}}+{{m78:2sv-start-setup.svg?640|(1) The button that starts the wizard. (2) The password prompt. Expected, not a sign anything has gone wrong.}}
  
 //(1) The button that starts the wizard. (2) The password prompt. Expected, not a sign anything has gone wrong.// //(1) The button that starts the wizard. (2) The password prompt. Expected, not a sign anything has gone wrong.//
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   - A confirmation screen appears. Click **Turn on**. This is the click that actually switches 2-Step Verification on, and it lands you back on the sign-in options page for step 5.   - A confirmation screen appears. Click **Turn on**. This is the click that actually switches 2-Step Verification on, and it lands you back on the sign-in options page for step 5.
  
-{{it:2sv:2sv-scan-qr.svg?640|(1) In the app, tap +, then Scan a QR code. (2) Point the phone at the square on your computer screen. (3) Type the 6 digits the app shows into this box and click Verify.}}+{{m78:2sv-scan-qr.svg?640|(1) In the app, tap +, then Scan a QR code. (2) Point the phone at the square on your computer screen. (3) Type the 6 digits the app shows into this box and click Verify.}}
  
 //(1) In the app, tap +, then Scan a QR code. (2) Point the phone at the square on your computer screen. (3) Type the 6 digits the app shows into this box and click Verify.// //(1) In the app, tap +, then Scan a QR code. (2) Point the phone at the square on your computer screen. (3) Type the 6 digits the app shows into this box and click Verify.//
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   * Each code works once. Cross one off as you use it, and generate a fresh set when you're running low.   * Each code works once. Cross one off as you use it, and generate a fresh set when you're running low.
  
-{{it:2sv:2sv-backup-codes.svg?640|(1) Get backup codes generates the set. (2) Download saves a text file; Print gives you a page. Use one, then put the result somewhere locked.}}+{{m78:2sv-backup-codes.svg?640|(1) Get backup codes generates the set. (2) Download saves a text file; Print gives you a page. Use one, then put the result somewhere locked.}}
  
 //(1) Get backup codes generates the set. (2) Download saves a text file; Print gives you a page. Use one, then put the result somewhere locked.// //(1) Get backup codes generates the set. (2) Download saves a text file; Print gives you a page. Use one, then put the result somewhere locked.//
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   - You should be asked for a code. Open the authenticator app, enter the current 6 digits, and you're in.   - You should be asked for a code. Open the authenticator app, enter the current 6 digits, and you're in.
  
-{{it:2sv:2sv-confirm.svg?640|Left: what the page looks like when you're finished. Right: the prompt on your next sign-in. (1) Tick this only on a computer nobody else uses.}}+{{m78:2sv-confirm.svg?640|Left: what the page looks like when you're finished. Right: the prompt on your next sign-in. (1) Tick this only on a computer nobody else uses.}}
  
 //Left: what the page looks like when you're finished. Right: the prompt on your next sign-in. (1) Tick this only on a computer nobody else uses.// //Left: what the page looks like when you're finished. Right: the prompt on your next sign-in. (1) Tick this only on a computer nobody else uses.//
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 Steps verified against Google Account and Google Workspace help documentation, September 2026. The diagrams are sketches of each screen rather than screenshots, because Google reshuffles its layout from time to time. Match the button names, not the exact arrangement. Stuck at any step, or seeing something this page doesn't cover? Contact your IT administrator rather than hunting for a workaround. Steps verified against Google Account and Google Workspace help documentation, September 2026. The diagrams are sketches of each screen rather than screenshots, because Google reshuffles its layout from time to time. Match the button names, not the exact arrangement. Stuck at any step, or seeing something this page doesn't cover? Contact your IT administrator rather than hunting for a workaround.
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 +** References **
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 +[[https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/security/protect-your-business-with-2-step-verification|Protect your business with 2-Step Verification โ€” Workspace Admin]]
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 +[[https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/7026266|Sign in with Google prompts]]
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 +[[https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1066447|Get verification codes with Google Authenticator]]
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 +[[https://security.googleblog.com/2023/04/google-authenticator-now-supports.html|Google Authenticator now supports Google Account synchronization]]
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