Prepare infrastructure for devices using Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Entra ID

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Introduces Microsoft Intune, management models (cloud-only, hybrid, co-managed), and how Microsoft Entra ID supports device management.
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe how Microsoft Intune works as a cloud-based device management service
- Compare Configuration Manager, Intune, and co-management for different organizational scenarios
- Explain the role of Microsoft Entra ID in Intune-based device management
- Evaluate cloud-only, hybrid, and co-managed device management models
- Identify the key MDM capabilities available in Microsoft Intune
Configure user and device identity, admin roles, registration settings, and dynamic groups to support Intune policy targeting.
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:
- Explain how Microsoft Entra ID provides the identity infrastructure for Intune device management
- Create and manage user accounts and groups in Microsoft Entra ID
- Assign appropriate administrative roles for device management tasks
- Configure device registration settings to control how devices join Microsoft Entra ID
- Create dynamic membership groups using rules based on user or device attributes
Explore device object lifecycle, join types, trust models, and troubleshooting join and authentication failures in Microsoft Entra ID.
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe how Microsoft Entra ID represents and manages device identities
- Compare device registration, Entra join, and hybrid join scenarios
- Explain authentication methods including key trust, certificate trust, and TPM
- Configure device trust and join settings using Intune and Microsoft Entra ID
- Validate and troubleshoot device identity and trust issues
Covers enrollment strategy selection, step-by-step platform enrollment guidance for Windows, iOS/iPadOS, macOS, and Android, plus enrollment restrictions and troubleshooting.
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:
- Choose the right enrollment strategy for BYOD and corporate-owned device scenarios
- Enroll Windows, iOS/iPadOS, macOS, and Android devices using supported methods
- Configure enrollment restrictions to control device type, platform, and device limits
- Troubleshoot common device enrollment failures in Microsoft Intune
Covers Windows Autopilot registration, deployment profiles, pre-provisioning, monitoring, and common troubleshooting scenarios.
By the end of this module, you're able to:
- Describe Windows Autopilot scenarios and deployment benefits
- Register and import devices into the Windows Autopilot service
- Configure Autopilot deployment profiles and deployment modes
- Pre-provision devices using Windows Autopilot
- Assign profiles to device groups and monitor Autopilot deployments
- Troubleshoot common Windows Autopilot deployment issues

Syllabus

Understand endpoint management strategies and Microsoft Intune
- Introduction
- What is Microsoft Intune and how does it work?
- Compare Configuration Manager, Intune, and co-management
- Understand the role of Microsoft Entra ID in Intune
- Evaluate device management models
- Explore MDM capabilities in Intune
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Configure Microsoft Entra ID for device and policy management
- Introduction
- Understand the role of Microsoft Entra ID in endpoint management
- Create and manage users and groups in Microsoft Entra ID
- Assign Microsoft Entra ID roles for device management
- Configure Microsoft Entra ID device registration settings
- Use dynamic group membership and filters in Microsoft Entra ID
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Administer device identity and authentication using Microsoft Entra ID
- Introduction
- Understand device identities in Microsoft Entra ID
- Compare device registration, Microsoft Entra join, and hybrid join
- Understand authentication methods—key trust, certificate trust, and TPM
- Configure device trust and join settings
- Validate and troubleshoot device identity and trust issues
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Plan and implement device enrollment using Microsoft Intune
- Introduction
- Choose an enrollment strategy
- Enroll Windows devices using Microsoft Intune
- Enroll iOS and iPadOS devices
- Enroll macOS devices
- Enroll Android devices
- Configure enrollment restrictions
- Troubleshoot device enrollment
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Deploy Windows devices using Windows Autopilot
- Introduction
- Understand Windows Autopilot scenarios and benefits
- Register and import devices into Autopilot
- Configure Autopilot profiles and deployment modes
- Pre-provision devices using Autopilot
- Assign profiles and monitor Autopilot deployments
- Troubleshoot Autopilot deployment issues
- Knowledge check
- Summary