Diane, No, you don't setup 2 step verification on just the particular computer you will be using away from home. That's too impractical. The world is full of computers and you can't run around setting up 2 step verification on them all. Certainly the hacker on the other side of the world who has stolen your password somehow will be able to login to your account using his own computer before you can break down the doors to his hacker's lair and setup the 2 step verification there as well.
I exaggerate but I hope this clarifies the point. 2 step verification is NOT something you setup on each computer you may use. Rather, 2 step verification is something you enable on your account itself. It is then instantly in effect on all computers and devices worldwide. No one, neither your nor anyone else, can then login to your account anywhere on earth without entering the verification code. But now it comes to the point where I think you're getting confused. Your account is now protected everywhere but if you're reasonably certain that the computer in your own locked home is unlikely to be stolen by someone who also knows your password, you may opt to let Google know that you're willing to relax the security on that particular computer and not require verification codes there in the future. You'd still have to enter a verification code for that computer at least once but you can then select to let Google know that you don't want to be asked for verification codes there anymore. 2 step verification is still in effect for your account, not disabled in any way, it's just that Google will allow you to make your own computer exempt from requiring verification codes at login. I hope this helps. As for your Verizon account, without text messaging it seems to be to be an amazingly bad plan. The world has changed too much to stay with a non-texting plan. You say your phone does everything you want and need and yet, based on this discussion, that doesn't appear to be true. On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 6:45 PM, DEP/Dodo <[email protected]> wrote: > As always, thank you, Kenneth. (Are you a teacher or former teacher? I > ask for a coule of reasons.) > > Please see comments embedded below in bold. > > *~Diane* > > On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 5:52 PM, Kenneth Ayers <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 2 step verification is to protect your account. It's not computer/device >> specific. Once enabled, you have 2 step verification setup for any >> computer/device at which you or someone else may attempt to login. >> *Ah, another area of confusion. My understanding is that 2-step >> verif. has to be set up on each computer I want that protection on: * >> >> > *During sign-in, you can tell us to remember that particular computer.* >> From then on, >> *when you sign in to that computer*, we’ll just ask for your >> password. >> > You'll still be covered, because when you or anyone else tries to sign in >> to your account >> *from another computer*, a verification code or a Security Key will be >> required. > > (*my emphasis)* >> > > > *So I need to ask you: Don't I set up 2-step verif. on just the > particular computer I will be using away from home (per the words above, > "that particular computer")? And if I or anyone else tries to sign into my > Google account/Gmail from any other computer, we will be blocked w/o a > code? Oh! "Aha moment"! That would mean I would have to go through > **2-step > verif. on my other computers that remain at home when trying to access my > account! (Obviously, so would a hacker on his/her computer.) And if > I don't want to use verif. codes, each time I log into my account/Gmail, > I (but not a hacker) can opt to input my password only? Would this apply > on just that one computer or have to be set up as well my other ones that > remain at home? (Note the confusion returning.) Finally, as was mentioned > earlier, I seldom have to log into my account to get to Gmail; it's > virtually never. However, as you've previously mentioned, if a hacker does > manage to get into my account, he/she could really mess things up, > including my password. Hence, account recovery and back to the issue of no > texting capability.* > > *I would appreciate your setting me straight where needed.* > > *At this specific moment, my impulse is to just stay with the status quo, > because I am not going to change my texting inability. And, therefore, I > cannot have account recovery. * > > *Sorry if I am causing you to have a headache. * > > *~D.* > > > So for your own computer, you'd enter the verification code once and then >> select, when prompted, not to require codes anymore on that computer. Or >> you can keep requiring codes on your own computer if you fear what might >> happen if it's stolen. >> >> I recommend that you not use 2 step verification until you confirm your >> phone can actually receive text messages. You don't want to risk getting >> locked out of your own account. >> *Here is where I am (was?) confused. Per the link Marko sent, voice >> calls can be selected to receive verif. codes when using 2-step veif. >> However, I believe you are referring to account recovery, which apparently >> requires text messaging, and you suggest doing this prior to setting up or >> using 2-step verif. My question to you is: How does one input the info >> necesary to set up for account recovery? Isn't that already done in >> "Personal info & privacy"? That section is where I ran into the problem of >> not being able to verify my landline or cell phone because neither has >> texting capability. * >> >> Why not ask someone you know who is able to text from their phone to >> attempt to send you a text message? See if you get anything. I remember a >> while back my mother-in-law would always say that she couldn't text from >> her phone. I felt certain though that she could receive texts if sent so I >> tried texting her. She got the text. She called me to tell me she got the >> text but at least she was receiving them even if she hadn't figured out yet >> how to send them. >> *I will not get anything. Verizon confirmed that I cancelled text >> messaging capability 10 years ago (yay for my memory!). In order to >> reinstate it, I would have to go with a new plan and leave the amazing one * >> *I have been grandfathered into. Not gonna do it. Is there no other >> way to effect account recovery in the event of being hacked?* >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Gmail-Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Regards, Kenneth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
