# How do I enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)?

### **Step 1**

Install the free Google Authenticator App on your phone. You can install it through Apple's App Store or Google Play. 

{% embed url="<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-authenticator/id388497605>" %}

{% embed url="<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?gl=US&hl=en_US&id=com.google.android.apps.authenticator2>" %}

### **Step 2**

Navigate to Settings Dashboard, select <mark style="color:blue;">**Profile**</mark> on the Side Navigation Menu, and click the <mark style="color:blue;">**Login**</mark> tab.

&#x20;Expand the <mark style="color:blue;">**Two Factor Authentication**</mark> card.&#x20;

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Enter a recovery email and click <mark style="color:blue;">**Next**</mark>.

{% hint style="info" %}
Apptiflo will send an access code to your recovery email if you lose or change your phone before updating your 2FA configuration. This will prevent any accidental lockouts. This recovery email must not be in use.&#x20;
{% endhint %}

### **Step 3**

{% hint style="warning" %}
You must delete any existing Apptiflo Authenticator connections on the Google Authenticator app on your phone before scanning the new QR code. &#x20;
{% endhint %}

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Open the Google Authenticator App on your phone and scan the new barcode.&#x20;

Enter the code from the Authenticator App and click <mark style="color:blue;">**Verify**</mark>. Once enabled, you will need to provide the 2FA code from the Google Authenticator App every time you log in.


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