Security & Compliance - Onboard devices to the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint service

Important

The improved Microsoft 365 security center is now available in public preview. This new experience brings Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Office 365, Microsoft 365 Defender, and more into the Microsoft 365 security center. Learn what's new. This topic might apply to both Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Microsoft 365 Defender. Refer to the Applies To section and look for specific call outs in this article where there might be differences.

Applies to:

• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
• Microsoft 365 Defender

 Important

Some information relates to prereleased product which may be substantially modified before it's commercially released. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the information provided here.

You'll need to go the onboarding section of the Defender for Endpoint portal to onboard any of the supported devices. Depending on the device, you'll be guided with appropriate steps and provided management and deployment tool options suitable for the device.

In general, to onboard devices to the service:

• Verify that the device fulfills the minimum requirements
• Depending on the device, follow the configuration steps provided in the onboarding section of the Defender for Endpoint portal
• Use the appropriate management tool and deployment method for your devices
• Run a detection test to verify that the devices are properly onboarded and reporting to the service

Microsoft Documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-atp/onboard-configure