Best way of adding computers to Entra.

Andy Forbes 45 Reputation points
2024-07-02T22:15:02.3033333+00:00

I'm in the trial period with 365 Business Premium and looking for info on how you add computers to Entra using cloud logins. We are a business that has over 100 computers and 90% of them are shared by multiple users during any given week. The training guides and such I've seen of adding devices to Entra seem to be focused on 1 to 1 computing, so basically you have user A's computer and you use user A's cloud login to add the computer to Entra. This seems alien to what I'm used to with on prem AD where you use a domain admin account to add all your computers to AD. Is there a reason you wouldn't use your Entra admin account to add all your computers to Entra?

Thanks,

Andy

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  1. akinbade abiola 6,970 Reputation points
    2024-07-02T22:34:24.9966667+00:00

    Yes, there's a difference between on-prem management and in Entra. Using and Entra account to manage devices can lead to risk of compromised.

    To achieve similar, you can leverage Microsoft Endpoint Manager or bulk enrollment using autopilot.

    See: https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/entra/identity/devices/device-join-plan

    Regards,

    Abiola

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  1. Nikit Patiyawala 0 Reputation points
    2024-07-03T05:56:08.5366667+00:00

    Hi,

    I agree with the Abiola answer you can try once with Endpoint Manager and share if any issues.

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