If you use Office 365, you can easily add your WCM alumni account. You only need to follow these instructions once in order to set up your account. Please note that you will need to follow the instructions to set up multi-factor authentication to your alumni account first before attempting the below instructions.
1. Log into your alumni email by going to portal.office.com. Ensure you are signed out of any other Office 365 accounts).
a. Click on your account
b. Select View Account.
2. Under My Account, look for security info.
a. Click on Update Info.
b. Click on Add Method.
3. You will be presented with different options to setup multi-factor authentication.
a. From the drop-down menu select Authenticator App and click Add.
4. Follow the instructions on the pop-up screen.
a. On your phone, install the Microsoft authenticator app.
b. After you install the Microsoft Authenticator app on your device choose Next.
c. If prompted, allow notifications. Then add an account and select Work or School.
d. Use the Microsoft Authenticator app to scan the QR code. This will connect the Microsoft Authenticator app with your account.
i. After you scan the QR Code, choose Next.
e. A notification will be sent to your phone in the Microsoft Authenticator app to approve the request. Approve the request.
f. Once the account is verified click on Next.
g. On the Security Info page, change the Default sign-in method to Microsoft Authenticator if this is not the default.
5. Select Add method, to add an additional MFA method in case you lose access to the Microsoft Authenticator app.
a. Select Alternate phone, and click Add.
b. Type in the phone number where Microsoft can reach you to verify your identity and click Next.
c. You will receive a call. Answer, and press the # key to verify.
d. Once complete, your phone will be registered as a backup in case you lose access to Microsoft Authenticator app, you can use phone call verification.