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2. Technical Support with MFA enrollment
For technical support with MFA enrollment or login, please send an email to WES.MFASupport@strongschools.nyc with your WES username, a
description of the issue and a screenshot of the error message, if any (make sure to include your entire computer or phone screen in the
screenshot, including the web address bar). To take a screenshot on a PC, press on the PrtSc key (or Fn + PrtSc) to open the screenshot tool.
3. Authentication Method Options
You must choose between 2 authentication methods when enrolling in MFA:
- App authentication method: under this method, you will have to approve a push notification from the Microsoft Authenticator
application on a smartphone every time you attempt to sign in to WES, after entering your login credentials.
- Robocall authentication method: under this method, your will have to respond to a phone call and enter the “#” key every time you
attempt to sign in to WES, after entering your login credentials.
Note that you can modify your authentication method after enrolling (see instructions for modifying the authentication method in the last
section of this document).
4. Enrolling in MFA: step-by-step instructions
To enroll in MFA, you will need a computer connected to the Internet. If you choose the App authentication method, you will also need a
smartphone with the Microsoft Authenticator App (available for free on all smartphone apps stores). If you choose the Robocall authentication
method, you will also need a phone that you can answer every time you sign in to WES.
Step 1: Sign in to the MFA enrollment site
1. On your computer, close all your active web browsers and open a new browser.
2. In the new web browser, open an “incognito” or “private” window as follows: