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Microsoft Defender On-Premise (No Internet connectivity)
Hello, Is there a way to mange/configure/administer MS Defender clients in an On-Premise environment with no connection to Azure cloud management portals please? Many Thanks, Graeme
- Yes, it is possible to manage it using Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager and you many manage it on-premise. It is possible to manage it using Group Policy and PowerShell but you have some challenges. Offline updating definition is possible but you have to download the definition updates everyday and then deploy them or add them to share files. Take a look at:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/manage-mde-post-migration-configuration-manager
I would like to know this as well. We are currently looking into switching to Defender. Quite a few devices in are network are offline. These include Windows 10 machines. From what I've read in another topic, these W10 devices can be problematic in an offline configuration. Is this still the case or are there solutions in place to counter this?
Set up a local source for virus definitions on the network (such as a file server). Configure Microsoft Defender Antivirus to check this local source first before attempting to connect to the internet. This can be done via Group Policy or registry settings.
