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Found it? Great! Now, hit that **Open** link inside. ![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-28-2024-06-36-50-3761-PM.png?width=544&height=400&name=image-png-Feb-28-2024-06-36-50-3761-PM.png) 2. Upon opening, a link validation page will appear. Click **Next**. ![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-28-2024-06-37-07-8003-PM.png?width=475&height=500&name=image-png-Feb-28-2024-06-37-07-8003-PM.png) 3. You'll get an email with your security code. Just **copy** that code, **paste** it into the provided space, and hit **Verify**! ![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-28-2024-06-37-27-7278-PM.png?width=400&height=600&name=image-png-Feb-28-2024-06-37-27-7278-PM.png) 4. A window will open up. It's just letting you know that they'll see you as a user on their end, and when you log in or edit, it'll be logged for safety. Nothing to sweat about! Click on **Accept**. **![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-28-2024-06-37-49-1580-PM.png?width=374&height=600&name=image-png-Feb-28-2024-06-37-49-1580-PM.png)** 5. A prompt to set up MFA authentication may come up.  **⚡ | If you are logging in with a Microsoft account with MFA, this is already done!** If it does, click **Next.** This authentication will be used when logging into the external tenant as a guest. Use the **Microsoft Authenticator** app on your Android or iPhone for this. Never used it? No problem! 1. - Download the app. - Tap the little '+' on the top right. - Choose “Work or School Account”. - Tap "Scan QR Code". From there, scan the code and accept the prompt when it appears after clicking **Next.** ![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-28-2024-06-38-19-3867-PM.png?width=378&height=350&name=image-png-Feb-28-2024-06-38-19-3867-PM.png)![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-28-2024-06-38-37-0097-PM.png?width=649&height=400&name=image-png-Feb-28-2024-06-38-37-0097-PM.png) 6. An **Interconnection Security Agreement** and **Terms of Use** will be displayed one after the other; these should be read to understand the security policies of the organization. Click the **Down Arrow**, followed by **Accept** for each of these. **![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-28-2024-06-39-15-8502-PM.png?width=398&height=600&name=image-png-Feb-28-2024-06-39-15-8502-PM.png)** 7. Thats all! Welcome to the collaboration of the future! ⚡ **|** Do remember that if you were prompted to set up MFA, you may be asked to verify with it when you access the document or folder. ![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-28-2024-06-39-35-4498-PM.png?width=670&height=319&name=image-png-Feb-28-2024-06-39-35-4498-PM.png) ### You're Finished! Congratulations on joining the real-time collaboration team. 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