Azure Device Management
Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is an enterprise cloud identity management service that provides a central place to manage device identities and monitor related event information. Absolute integrates with Azure AD, allowing devices registered in Azure AD to be enrolled into MDM in an integrated flow.
The Device area of the console allows to group Azure AD devices and partially collect inventory data from them.
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Prerequisites Admin permissions An Azure AD subscription |
Guided walk-through: Enable Azure Device Management
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Click on 'Settings' in bottom-left corner of the main menu > 'Advanced' > Choose 'Azure Device Management' > Fill in the form as follows below: |
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Enter Azure Client ID (Active Directory Application ID, a unique identifier of an application created in Active Directory). This information can be found on Azure Portal: From the left Menu of 'Azure Directory Overview' > Click 'App Registration' > 'Owned Application tab' > Click the name of the application > Copy Application ID |
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Enter tenant ID (a unique identifier of the Azure Active Directory instance). This information can be found on Azure Portal: Search for 'Azure Active Directory' > click on 'Manage Tenants' to get the ID of a specific tenant > Copy the Organization ID to get Tenant ID |
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Enter Client Secret ID. This information can be found on Azure Portal: From the left Menu of 'Azure Directory ' > Click 'App Registration' > Click the name of the application > From the left menu of the application click 'Certificates and Secrets' > Choose 'New Client Secret' on the right > Add description and expiration in Add a Client Secret screen > Click 'Add button' > Copy the value. |
| ❺ | Tick 'Background Sync Enabled' and click 'Sync Now' |
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Click 'Save'. After configuring the settings the Azure AD device should appear in the console device list. |