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Overview

Follow the instructions below if you have one of your currently Duo enrolled devices with you, such as your old smartphone, or if your new smartphone has the same phone number as your old smartphone.

If you do not have one of your currently enrolled devices with you or your QR code has expired, you may have problems completing these instructions. If so, call IT Express at (530) 754–4357, and they will remove your previous device. Then enroll your smartphone in Duo.

 

NOTE: You will need your Apple App Store or Android Play Store password to complete Step 2.

STEP 1: Begin Duo Enrollment from Your Computer

Note: These steps must be completed on a laptop or desktop computer.

a) Open a web browser to https://computingaccounts.ucdavis.edu.

b) Select Duo Multifactor Device Manager from the main menu.

c) Log into CAS.

e) Once you are in the device management page, click Add a device.

f) Select Duo Mobile.

g) Enter your phone number, then click Continue. Confirm that you have entered the correct number, then click Yes it's correct.

STEP 2: Install the Duo Mobile App on Your Smartphone

NOTE: You will need your App Store or Play Store password to complete installation.

a) Go to the App Store or Play Store on your smartphone.

b) Search for Duo Mobile.

c) Install the app on your smartphone. There is no fee to install the app. 

STEP 3:  Complete Enrollment Using Your Computer and Your Smartphone

a) After completing the installation of the app on the smartphone, open the Duo Mobile app.

b) With the Activate Duo Mobile screen displaying on the computer, click I have existing accounts.

c) Enter or select your UC Davis account information.

d) After authenticating with Duo, you should see a screen that states you have an existing backup. Click Next

e) If you have your old phone with you, click Yes, continue setup.
If you do not have your old phone, you will need to contact IT Express to complete this portion.

f) Open the Duo Mobile app on your old phone and click the hamburger icon to the left of the Duo. 

g) Click Settings.

h) Tap View QR code.

i) On the new phone, click Scan QR code and scan the QR code displaying on the old phone.

j) Click OK.

Your new phone is now configured for Duo.