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Two-factor authentication Apple Mail on private Mac

If you use a Mac owned and managed by UiO, please follow this guide to activate two-factor authentication for Apple Mail and Calendar.

Step-by-Step guide

  1. Go to System Settings... and Internet Accounts.
  2. Delete your Exchange account for UiO.
  3. Click Add Account... .
     
  4. Choose Microsoft Exchange and click Continue.
    Screenshot: Choose Microsoft Exchange
  5. Enter your full name and your email address in the form username@uio.no. Then click Sign in.
    Screenshot: Enter your name and email address
  6. Click Sign in to your Exchange account to let Microsoft discover your Exchange account setup information.
    Screenshot: Click sign in to activate Microsoft autodiscover
     
  7. Enter your UiO password and click Sign in again.
    Screenshot: Enter UiO password and sign in
  8. You will now be asked to do a so-called number matching if you use Microsoft Authenticator, or enter a six-digit code if you do two-factor authentication in another way.
    Screenshot of number matching with Microsoft Authenticator
  9. Click Done. Apple Mail and Calendar will then download email and calendar data before the programs are completely ready to use.
    Screenshot of setup completed - choose what services you want to use
Published Dec. 2, 2022 10:13 PM - Last modified Jan. 2, 2023 9:45 AM