Enrolling and Managing devices in Duo Everywhere


Yale University ITS recommends everyone have at least two options set up for DUO Multifactor Authentication (DUO-MFA). You can link multiple devices to your account, use your mobile phone, a landline, or tablet as your second factor device. 

See Available options for authentication in DUO Everywhere (MFA-DUO) for a full list of supported devices and authentication methods for MFA.

Enrolling your first device

  1. When you are initially enrolled in Multifactor Authentication (Duo-MFA), you will be able to set up a device and download the app for Duo at mfa.its.yale.edu
  2. Log in with your NetID and password. It will detect you have no enrolled devices and begin the enrollment process exactly as in the enrollment email. Just follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.

Enrolling additional devices

  1. Navigate to: mfa.its.yale.edu
  2. Enter your NetID & NetID password
  3. Complete Multifactor Authentication
  4. Click Add a device
  5. Choose an authentication device to configure
  6. Follow the enrollment wizard selecting the options you wish for the device type you are adding

Change the name of a device

  1. Navigate to: mfa.its.yale.edu
  2. Enter your NetID & NetID password
  3. Complete Multifactor Authentication
  4. Click Edit on the Device you would like to rename
  5. Click Rename
  6. Enter the new device name
  7. Click Rename

For more information on managing devices please visit: guide.duo.com/manage-devices