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wootts
Jan 10, 2022Iron Contributor
Device Groups assignment (defender)
Morning all, QQ - I am wanting to assign devices to a particular group - however the devices do not follow a specific rule that we can automate ( due to naming convention ). Is there a way to manual...
Jonhed
Jan 12, 2022Iron Contributor
Yes, you can use tags to assign device groups.
There does not seem to be any specifics in the official docs, but there is a parameter for tags within the device group membership settings.
Just make sure to set a high priority so that the new group is prioritized.
There does not seem to be any specifics in the official docs, but there is a parameter for tags within the device group membership settings.
Just make sure to set a high priority so that the new group is prioritized.
Jonhed
Jan 13, 2022Iron Contributor
Forgot to mention the tagging.
You can of course manually tag the devices in the GUI or via API, but you can also set a tag via windows registry if you are using windows devices.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/machine-tags?view=o365-worldwide
This could allow you to tag a large amount of devices easily if you already have some sort of OU grouping etc in AD, if this applies to your device groups as well.