Managing Two-factor Authentication For End-Users

This article explains the functionality of Two-factor authentication policy. Two-factor Authentication (2FA) is an additional layer of security, which requires end-users to respond to a second authentication challenge when logging into UNIVERGE BLUE™ CONNECT, UNIVERGE BLUE™ MEET, UNIVERGE BLUE™ ENGAGE or UNIVERGE BLUE™ SHARE

Enabling 2FA for all users

Enabling 2FA for individual users

Enabling 2FA for all users

To enable 2FA policy for all users, log into Control Panel > Account > Security Polices > Two-factor authentication (2FA).

1. Check the Activate 2FA for users box. Two-factor Authentication will be enabled for all existing users by default. 
2. Select Frequency. Frequency tab allows you to set how often users with 2FA enabled will be challenged for extra authentication. The possible options are: on every login, daily, weekly, monthly, when logging from a new device.
3. Click Save changes.
4. After saving changes you can Manage 2FA users to either keep 2FA for all users on the account or deselect users to then manually enable it for specific users only.

Enabling 2FA for individual users

You can enable/disable 2FA per user in user's settings. Navigate to Users > click on the Display Name of the user > User Info > Edit 2FA settings

To enable Two-factor authentication for the user, check the Enable two-factor authentication for this user box. Under How to authenticate section choose UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT app Push notification, SMS text message, Voice call or UNIVERGE BLUE™ PROTECT app One-time passcode. 

Add a phone number and click Save changes.