Install OTP Manager for Windows
Purpose
Installing the OTP Manager allows someone to use software on the computer instead using the app on the phone. Below are the instructions for accomplishing this task.
Instructions
1. Locate the OTP Manager App by going to the Microsoft App Store:
https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/otp-manager/9NBLGGH6HNGN?hl=en-us&gl=us
2. Click on “Download" and then Install the application from the download location.
3. Go to this link and sign in with your CBU Credentials (same as InsideCBU, Lancermail, & Blackboard)
https://mysignins.microsoft.com/security-info
4. Click on “Add sign-in method”:
5. Click on the Drop Down, select “Microsoft Authenticator” and click “Add” to continue.
6. You are going to install a “different authenticator app” (click on this – don’t click “Next”)
7. You are going to click “Next” on this screen
8. At this screen, select "Can't scan image?" and it will show you the “Secret Key” to enter into the OTP Manager (Windows OS) App. Stay on this page to copy the Account name and Secret key into the OTP Manager.
9. Open the OTP Manager Application to the main screen and click “Add manually”
10. Enter the following information and then Save:
- Label: Account Name (from My Sign-Ins Page in step 8)
- Secret: Secret Key (from My Sign-Ins Page in step 8)
11. The OTP Manager is now running on your Windows OS desktop, laptop, or tablet
12. On the browser, you will enter the 6-digit code from the OTP Manager
Into the "Enter Code" field and hit next
13. And you should see the success message in Green (in the upper right corner):
14. Now you have the OTP Manager (Windows OS) App configured on your laptop, desktop, or tablet.
Note
If you have both the Microsoft Authenticator setup and OTP Manager, you will need to select "I can't use my Microsoft Authenticator app right now" and it will let you put in the OTP Code from OTP Manager.
Select "Use a verification code" to use the OTP Manager Code.
Precautions
Since it is not the best security practice to install the MFA method on a device you’re using that requiresMFA, we urge that you do not leave the OTP Manager App running – only open it when you need to log in.
Then, when asked for a 6-digit code at log in, you can use the digits generated on the OTP Manager App from your Windows OS desktop, laptop, or tablet.