Multcloud Key Features

  • Cloud Transfer

    Transfer files in cloud drives, FTP and WebDav for easily file management and information delivery.

  • Cloud Sync

    Sync two clouds or directories in two clouds through two-way sync or one-way sync.

  • Cloud Explorer

    Combine multiple cloud storages into oneand manage them like in Windows explorer.

With two-step verification, you add an extra layer of security to your MultCloud account. When logging in with an "untrusted device" or changing your password, you have to enter your email address or phone number to verify identity. This will prevent your account from being stolen and better protect your account. How to enable it in MultCloud? Please see below for more details.

To set up two-step verification with email address

Step 1: Log in MultCloud. Set up two-step verification by clicking “Account” button, select “Settings”-->”Two-step verification”.

Two-step verification
Two-step verification

Note: if you are a Guest account, you need to Bind Email first. Then to set up the two-step verification.

Step 2: Please select a way to verify. There are two way for verify: email address and phone number. We will explain the methods one by one.

Add a way to verify
Add a way to verify

Step 3: We select “Add alternative email address” method, you need to enter an email address. Then click “Next”.

Enter email address
Enter email address

Step 4: After clicking “Next”, then a code will be sent to your email address. Please check your email and enter the verification code. 

Verification code
Verification code

Step 5: Then click “Next” to finish the verification. We advise you could copy and save the recovery code on a safe place. Recovery code is mainly used to recover your account when you don’t have access to the email or phone number, using re-add verification to replace the previous verification method.

Recovery code
Recovery code

Step 6: After clicking “Finish” button, you can see that the two-step verification is turned on and the verification method of sending verification code to email address has been successfully added. 

Email verification turned on
Email verification turned on

Tips:

1. Click the switch button behind Two-step verification is ON to turn off/on the two-step verification feature.
2. The two icons on the right of mailbox are "Edit" and "Remove" buttons. You can modify the current validated mailbox address or remove the current mailbox directly.
3. Add a way to verify: add phone number way to the verification method. The details please see below. Currently only two verify methods can be added.
4. Remove all trusted device: If you’ve lost access to a device you’ve trusted, we recommend you do this.
5. Generate a new code: You can reset the Recovery code if you don’t remember it.

To set up two-step verification with phone number

Step 1: If you want to use the phone number verification, you could click the downward arrow to select it.

Select phone number verification
Select phone number verification

Then you will see below window, you need to choose the area code from the drop-down list, then enter the correct phone number. Then click “Next”.
Or you can also add a phone number verification after adding email address method.

Enter phone number
Enter phone number

Step 2: After clicking “Next”, there will be a code sent to your phone. Please check your Text message and enter the verification code. 

Phone verification code
Phone verification code

Step 3: Then click “Next” to finish the verification. There is also a recovery code that you should save to a safe place.

Finish phone number verification
Finish phone number verification

Step 4: After clicking “Finish” button, you can see a window that prompt you the two-step verification is turned on and the verification method of sending verification code to phone has been successfully added. You can also change or add an email address to the verification method.

Phone verification turned on
Phone verification turned on

To verify the two-step verification function

If you have successfully enabled the two-step verification feature and are logging in from an "untrusted device", click the “Log in” button after entering the correct account password, the login popup will go to the following image and you will need to authenticate.

Verify identity
Verify identity

Case 1: If you select email to verify your identity, you need to enter the email address first, then send a code to your email.

Verify email
Verify your email

Then, enter the code, click “Verify” button to finish the verification. After that, you will log in MultCloud directly.

Verify email code
Verify email code

Tips: 

1. “Don’t ask me again on this device”: The check box is checked by default; if it is checked, the device will be added as a "trusted device" for the account after successfully logging into MultCloud. If it is unchecked, you will need to authenticate this device again the next time you log in to it. 
2. If the device is no longer trusted. You can go to two-way verification settings to remove all trusted devices.

Case 2: If you select phone number method, you need to enter the last 4 digits of your phone number.

Verify phone number
Verify phone number

Then, enter the code, click “Verify” button to finish the verification. After that, you will log in MultCloud directly.

Verify phone number code
Verify phone number code

To use Recovery Code to recover your account

Step 1: If you don’t have access to your verify email or phone number, you could click “I don’t have any of these” to use recovery code to verify your identity.

Recovery code identity
Recovery code identity

Step 2: Please copy and paste your Recovery Code.

Enter recovery code
Enter recovery code

Step 3: Click the arrow button, then please add an alternate email address or a phone number to verify your identity.

Add alternate email address or phone number
Add alternate email address or phone number

Step 4: Please check and enter verification code.

Verification code
Verification code

Step 5: Then you can see the security info change is on pending. Replacing your security info takes 30 days! If you do not cancel this request within 30 days, the previous authentication method will be automatically replaced with your new authentication method on the 30th day. After 30 days, you could log in your account by the new verification email address/phone number.

Security info
Security info