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Authenticator app 2FA for smart home and device accounts

Smart home, network equipment and connected device accounts can unlock doors, show camera feeds or change your network. These guides cover the ones that support an authenticator app.

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AbodeAbode 2FA is set per user in the Abode app and gives you one backup code. How to turn it on with an authenticator app, sign in, and recover access.
Ajax SystemsAjax shows a text key before any QR code and mentions no backup codes. How to link your Ajax account to an authenticator app, and what to do if it's lost.
balenaTurn on balenaCloud two-factor authentication with an authenticator app: the Preferences tab, the pairing code, recovery codes, and the SSH key fallback.
Cisco MerakiMeraki dropped text-message codes in 2025, so dashboard 2FA now means an authenticator app. Where to set it up, the eight one-time codes, and recovery.
Home AssistantHome Assistant lists no backup codes for its authenticator app, and the server clock matters. Set it up, plan a way back in, and see why Nabu Casa differs.
HPE MistHPE Mist (formerly Juniper Mist) 2FA is a checkbox on My Account, with no SMS option and no documented backup codes. Setup, org rules and recovery.
HPE Networking Instant On2FA for HPE Networking Instant On (formerly Aruba Instant On) admin accounts: set up an authenticator app. The backup is a recovery email, not codes.
IFTTTIFTTT gives you one backup code and can't reset it. Turn on two-step verification with an authenticator app, and know what happens if you lose both.
ParticleSet up Particle two-step authentication with an authenticator app, save the ten recovery codes, and see why losing both may mean losing the account.
Philips HuePhilips Hue 2FA is optional and lets you pick a phone number or an authenticator app. Where the setting is, what Hue documents, and what it leaves out.
RingRing requires two-step verification and gives no backup codes. How to switch it to an authenticator app in Control Center, and how to get back in later.
RivianRivian requires 2FA on every account and lets you pick email, text or an authenticator app. Where to switch to an app, sign-in length, and recovery.
Samsung accountSamsung makes two-step verification mandatory. How to add an authenticator app from a computer or a Galaxy phone, save backup codes, and get back in.
Schneider ElectricSchneider Electric is making MFA mandatory. Pick Google Authenticator or similar, keep your one recovery code safe, and learn how a reset works.
TeslaTesla calls it MFA, and it's set up on the Tesla website. Turn it on with an authenticator app, save backup passcodes, and turn it off or recover.
TeslaFiTeslaFi has its own login, separate from your Tesla account. Turn on its TOTP 2FA under Settings > Account, and know what its help leaves unsaid.
TP-LinkTP-Link's authenticator-app 2FA is set up through Omada or VIGI, not Tapo or Deco. Where to turn it on for your TP-Link ID, and how email recovery works.
UniFiUniFi requires MFA on every UI Account, and Ubiquiti can't reset it for you. Add an authenticator app, keep a second method, and avoid a lockout.
WyzeWyze shows no QR code, and its staff can't reset 2FA for you. How to add Wyze to an authenticator app by key, keep the backup code, and avoid a lockout.

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