Enable OTP

Hi,
How can I enable the OTP via mail for the default admin account on sonicwall nsa 3650?
I know already that I can create a new local account and then enable the OTP for this new account but I dont know how to do this with default admin account.
Any suggestion?
Thanks
Category: Firewall Management and Analytics
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shiprasahu93 Moderator
Yes, that is correct. You can bind the local admin account with an authenticator on phone/PC and use the generated code on that authenticator to complete the MFA.
Please refer to the KB below for more details.
Thanks!
Shipra Sahu
Technical Support Advisor, Premier Services
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@mrshahin,
For OTP via mail, we need to associate a username with an email address and we cannot do that with the built-in admin account. We can enable TOTP for the admin account though. Otherwise, you can create a local user, add it to SonicWall Administrators Group and then enable OTP via mail on it.
Thanks!
Shipra Sahu
Technical Support Advisor, Premier Services
@shiprasahu93 Thanks as always for your reply,
If I understood this correctly the TOTP will works as MFA for the local admin account and we can use it instead of OTP that send each time a rendom genrated number. correct?
Thanks