Set up multi-factor authentication – Xero Central

It enables you to have a single mobile app for all your MFA accounts and you can sync them across multiple devices, even accessing them on the desktop. Important: If any sites prompt you to use Google Authenticator for multi-factor authentication, note that you can always substitute the Authy MFA app instead. Although they work in similar ways, Authy is more feature-rich and allows for multi-device syncing, cloud-backups, and easier account recovery should you change or lose your phone or device.

Read more information on the features of Authy here. Log into Xero with your username and password. Before you can go any further, you need to download the Authy desktop app to your desktop. Click the link to the authy.

Scroll down to the desktop section and select your operating system from the options listed. Once the Authy authenticator app has downloaded, open it. After installing the authenticator app, you can login to Xero and change the device linked to your Xero account.

Use a backup method to authenticate, if you don’t have access to your current authentication device. If you lose your phone, or the device which has your authenticator app on it, we recommend you change your Xero login password before setting up MFA on your new device.

Click your initials or profile image, then select Account. If you’re using a smartphone, tap the menu icon at the top right of the screen to find your initials or profile image, then select Account. Ask our community of customers, accountants and bookkeepers. Share your ideas and feedback to help us improve our products. Skip to main content Search icon Search Xero Central. Overview Reinstall an authenticator app, if you want to use a new phone or device to authenticate your Xero login.

Set up MFA on your new device. Log in to Xero using a web browser. Under Additional Security , click Change in the Connected device section. On your new device, install the authenticator app of your choice.

Change the device you use for MFA – Xero Central

 
Setting Up Authenticator on a New Phone · 1. Login to Xero as normal · 2. On the authentication screen click on “Use Another authentication method. At Xero, protecting your data is fundamental to everything we do. Just one easily guessed password can stop your business in its tracks. So Xero has put an. Go to the Xero login screen. · Enter your email address and password, then click Log in. · Click Set up multi-factor authentication. · Choose.

Manage multi-factor authentication – Xero Central – Our products

 
You need to turn off MFA, then set it up again and choose a different backup method.