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Microsoft Intune Connector

This connector imports information on devices from Microsoft Intune to Alvao.

Installation​

To set up the connector for an ALVAO SaaS subscription:

  1. Go to Administration - Settings - Microsoft Entra ID.

  2. Click on the Microsoft Intune Connector - Provide consent link and accept required permissions to read your Intune devices.

  3. Tick the Enable checkbox and click the OK button.

To set up the connector for an on-premise installation, see the On-prem installation instructions.

tip

Add the Intune tab to the Object page by installing the ObjectIntune certified application.

Importing devices from Intune​

The connector periodically reads the information in Intune and updates the corresponding objects representing the devices in Alvao. It also imports information of devices from Windows Autopilot.

When the import is running for the first time, Alvao objects are paired with Intune devices by the BIOS serial number or Hostname object property in the case of computers, or by the IMEI property in the case of cellular phones (object type = Cellular phone).

If no Alvao object is found for a given hostname, or IMEI respectively, a new Alvao object is created in the Imported objects folder in the object tree. Alvao automatically chooses the best-fitting object type for the new object. Check the content of the folder regularly. If necessary, change the type of newly created objects, and move the objects to appropriate places in the object tree.

For all objects paired with a device in Intune, the connector sets the Intune device ID object property and uses the property instead of the Hostname property.

In the Intune last check-in property, you will find the date and time when Intune last updated the device information.

The connector can update the following object properties:

  • Computer/laptop and Computer/desktop object type properties:
    • BIOS serial number
    • Hostname
    • MAC addresses
    • Manufacturer
    • Model
    • Operating system
    • RAM size (GB)
    • Serial number
    • Total storage capacity (GB)
    • User (UPN)
  • Cellular phone and Tablet object type properties:
    • IMEI
    • MAC addresses
    • Manufacturer
    • Model
    • Name
    • Operating system
    • RAM size (GB)
    • Serial number
    • Total storage capacity (GB)
    • User (UPN)

The properties are automatically added to the mentioned object types on the initial run of the connector. The Computer/... properties are also added to the default computer object type. If you plan to use some other object types with this connector, add these properties to them manually.

Limiting scope​

You may specify filter to import only subset of devices from Intune into Alvao.

Go to Administration - Settings - Advanced and add the Intune.Provisioning.Scope setting. The value of the setting defines the filter.

The default value:

[
    {
        "deviceType": "computer",
        "import": true,
        "deviceCategory": [],
        "ownership": ["company", "unknown"]
    },
    {
        "deviceType": "mobile",
        "import": true,
        "deviceCategory": [],
        "ownership": ["company", "unknown"]
    }
]

deviceType​

  • mobile - device with operating systems Android or iOS
  • computer - devices with other operating systems

import​

Specify true or false to import (true) or skip (false) devices matching this filter.

deviceCategory​

Enter comma-delimited list of device categories in Intune (strings), e.g., ["test-device", "production-device"]. Leave this parameter empty to import devices of all categories.

ownership​

Enter comma-delimited list of values defining ownership status of a device.

Ownership statuses:

  • company - a device owned by the company
  • personal - a personal device owned my an employee
  • unknown - the ownership status of the device is unknown

If you leave this parameter empty all devices will be imported regardless theirs ownership status.