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MS-700 - Microsoft 365 Teams Administrator

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Notes from March 2022

Group naming policy​

  • Azure AD P1 license
  • Admiistrator also needs to the license to create the group naming policies
  • Repfix-Suffix naming policy: The prefixes can be string ot user attributes
  • Custom blocked words: Words can be uploaded to be blocked from group creation
  • The naming policy can also be help to categorize groups in the address book
    • Blocked words are not case senstitive
    • Will show an error when using a blocked word
    • No character restrictions
    • Limit of 5000 words that can be blocked
  • Exempted from the policies are Global Admin, User account admin and Directory writers, Partner Tier 1/2 Support
  • Group expiration
    • Group lifetime can be defined
      • 180,365 or custom
    • Notifcations are being set 30,15 and 1 day for expiration
    • Group owners need to have a Exchange mailbox to get a expiration email
    • A email contact for groups without owners can be configured
    • Certain groupsc an be activted for group expiration
  • Archiving, Restoring and Deleting a Team
    • Teams can be archived through the Teams client by clicking on the gear in the Teams group overview
      • Will put the Team into a read only state, settings and roles can still be changed
    • Deleted groups can be restored in M365 admin center under groups

Configuring and Managing Guest Access​

  • Configuring options for guests
    • Guide Collaborate with guests in a team | Microsoft Docs
    • Configure Guest access in the Teams Admin center for Calling, Meeting, and Messaging
    • Allow External/user Guest access in Azure AD under User settings
      • Custom user flow can be activated
      • User flow is configured under External identites
      • Custom attributes can be added
    • Allow guest access in Teams under M365 Admin center -> Settings - > Microsoft Teams
    • Manage external sharing for M365 groups under M365 Admin center -> Settings -> Microsoft 365 groups
    • Set Sharing settings in SharePoint
      • Available link types
      • Settings for Anyone links
      • Expiration of Anyone links
      • Default link permission (View / Edit)
  • Azure AD access reviews
    • Azure AD P2 needed
    • Group owners need to verfiy current members of group
    • If group owner doesnt answer user can be removed
    • Review type
      • Type: Teams + Groups or Applications
      • All groups or selected groups
      • Scope: Guest users only
    • Review settings
      • Reviewers:
        • Group owners
        • Selected user or groups
        • User view own access
        • Managers of users
      • Recurrences:
        • Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-annually, Annually
        • Ist possible to set an end date or maxinum number of occurences
    • Settings
      • Upon completion
        • Auto apply results to resource (Enable / Disable)
        • If reviewers dont respond
          • No change, Remove accesss, Approve access, Take recommendations
      • Enable reviewer decision helpers
        • Shows to reviewer if user had a sign in the last 30 days
        • No sign-in within 30 days
      • Advanced settings
        • Justification required
        • Email notifications
        • Reminders
        • Additional content for reviewer email

Managing Chat and Collaboration Experiences​

  • Messaging Policies
    • One default policies where all users are included
    • Examples:
      • Owners can delete sent message
      • Edit sent messages
      • Read receipts (User controlled)
      • Use Giphys
      • Allow URL previews
      • Send urgent messages using prio notifications
      • Create voice messages
      • On mobiled evices, display favorite channelsabove recent chats
      • Remove usersf rom group chats
  • External Access
    • Users can communicate with other Skype for Business and Team uses
    • Users can communicate with Skype users
    • By default all usersc can communicate with all domains
    • Domains can added as either Allowed or Blocked
      • If Allowed are added, all others are blocked
      • If you add Blocked, then all others are allowed
  • Teams settings
    • Creation of private channels can be deactivated
    • Policies can be assigned to groups
      • Priority can be set
  • Email integration
    • Allows users to send emails to a channel email address
    • Accept channel email from these SMTP domains

Meetings​

  • Settings
    • Anonymous users can join a meeting
    • Email invitiation
      • URLs for Logo, Legal and Help can be added
      • Footer text can be set
    • Network
      • QoS markers can be inserted in real time
      • Port range for each type of real-media traffic can be set
        • Audio, Video, Screen sharing
  • Live events settings
    • Support URL
    • Third party distribution provider can be used
      • Supported providers can be selected, no self configuration
  • Conference Bridge Settings
    • Allows a user to call in with a phone system/phone
    • Bridge settings
      • Meeting entry and exit notification
      • PIN length
  • Information barriers are policies that an admin can configure to prevent individuals or groups from communicatin with each other
  • Information Barrier Triggers
    • Members are added to a team
    • A new chat is requested
    • A user is invited to join a meeting
    • A screen is shared between two or more users
    • A user places a phone call (VOIP) in TeamsGuest users in Teams
    • Guest users In Teams
  • Segments are sets of users that are defined in the Security & Compliance Center using a selected user account attribute
  • Two kind of policies
    • Block policiesprevent one segment from communicating with another segment
    • Allow policies allow one segment to communicate with only certain other segments
  • Policy application isdone after all information barrier policies are defined and you are readyto apply them in your organization

Network​

  • PowerShell Module NetworkTestingCompanien can be used to check network requirements (ports)
  • With Invoke-ToolsCreationShortcuts it can be installed as shortcut to start the GUI
  • QoS identifies and marks all packets in real-time streams helps to assign a dedicated portion of network bandwidth
  • With QoS following issues can occur
    • Jitter - media packets arriving at different rates
    • Packet loss
    • Delaying round trip time (RTT)
  • Router/Switch: Without QoS there is just one queue
  • Two common solutions
    • QoS via port-based tagging using ACLs
    • Insert Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) markers via GPO