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Mathieu Desjardins's avatar
Mathieu Desjardins
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Nov 14, 2016

Usage scenario and other tricks

Hi everyone, I was looking for that kind of community for some time!   We own 2 Surface Hub (55 inches) and so far, we love them a lot. We are trying to push that device for many of our conference ...
JeremyChapmanMSFT's avatar
JeremyChapmanMSFT
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Nov 16, 2016

You can require a PIN to Connect wirelessly to Surface Hub. The setting can be triggered 3 ways:

1. Logged in as admin, you change this in the Windows Settings menu (this is best for configuring a handful of devices)
2. Using Windows Image Configuration and Designer you can add the same setting. Windows ICD builds a PPKG file and that can be installed within Settings while logged in as an Admin (this makes sense if you're bringing several into a build or imaging lab, then moving/shipping to conference rooms)
3. Using MDM tools (Intune, Airwatch or Mobile Iron) which effectively call the same components as Windows ICD and configurations are applied when the Surface Hub is enrolled in MDM.

At the moment, the best information to learn about configuration options and tools is here: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/surface-hub/surface-hub-administrators-guide

We're also building more content for Microsoft Mechanics, which we'll publish in the coming months. Here's a great overview from Paul Barr on the Surface Hub team if you haven't already seen it: