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Workgroup Server 2012 R2 Device Management
We have an older Workgroup Server running 2012 R2 that's currently not domain joined. It's onboarded into Defender, however on the portal the status is showing N/A and managed by: Unknown.
Do devices have to be domain /hybrid joined or can they remain a local workgroup device? Only reason why this is still running Server 2012 R2 is because the software on the server hasn't been migrated by our vendor yet.
A server can remain WORKGROUP joined. However, to manage antivirus policies using the Defender for Endpoint security settings feature, you will need to Hybrid Join your server. This is a straightforward process, and you can review the required steps here: Use Intune to manage Microsoft Defender settings on devices that aren't enrolled with Intune | Microsoft Learn
- Hi, from what I know the device must be hybrid joined
