Multi-factor authentication (MFA) helps protect your organization from hacking and account compromise. It requires users to log in with more than just an ID and password, to verify that they’re authorized visitors to an Evercast session.
This can be useful when you have external guests invited to your room who are not employees of your organization, or when you have a confidential project and want to carefully control who has access.
When activated, your guests will have to use MFA each time they access the room, using an authentication app (such as Google Authenticator for iOS or Android) or a hardware device (such as YubiKey).
Here's how to set it up.
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Download and install an authentication app from the App Store.
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Log in to Evercast using your email address and password.
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You will be prompted to set up MFA. Click Turn on MFA.
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You will receive an email with a verification link. Click the link to return to the Evercast setup screen. Select the Next button.
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Enter the code on the Evercast setup screen, and click Verify.
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You will see a “Success!” message. Click on Proceed to room.
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To enter the room, you will be prompted to enter another code from your authentication app.
Enter the code on the Evercast screen and click Verify.
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You will now be in the room lobby. Notice your account ID shows on the top right of your screen. This is useful if you have multiple Evercast accounts and want to make sure you are logged in with the right one.
Once you have completed the first-time setup, it’s a shorter process to access an Evercast MFA room. Here’s how to do it.
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In your Evercast Dashboard, click on the tile of the room you wish to enter. Or click the Join with room link button and paste in a link.
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You will be prompted to enter a code from your authentication app. Type it and click Verify.
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You will now be in the room lobby and can enter the room.