{"id":32690,"date":"2023-05-05T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T07:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/?p=32690"},"modified":"2024-06-19T09:36:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T07:36:18","slug":"microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-mixed-licensing-scenarios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-mixed-licensing-scenarios\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: Mixed licensing scenarios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Effective March 13, 2023, <strong>Microsoft Defender for Endpoint<\/strong> is offering a new preview feature that <strong>allows a mix of Plan 1 and Plan 2 licenses<\/strong>. Previously, when multiple plans were involved, the tenant would prioritize the highest functional subscription. However, with this new preview feature, users can <strong>manage their subscription settings to accommodate mixed licensing scenarios across client devices<\/strong>. These <strong>new capabilities offer two options<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Set your tenant to <strong>mixed mode and tag devices<\/strong> to determine which client devices will receive features and capabilities from each plan. This option is referred to as mixed mode. So you select certain devices for Plan 1, and other devices for Plan 2.<\/li>\n<li>Use the features and capabilities from <strong>one plan across all of your client devices<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-32673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-04-28-Update-Microsoft-Defender-for-Endpoint-Mixed-licensing-scenarios-1024x658.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Mixed licensing scenarios\" width=\"800\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-04-28-Update-Microsoft-Defender-for-Endpoint-Mixed-licensing-scenarios-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-04-28-Update-Microsoft-Defender-for-Endpoint-Mixed-licensing-scenarios-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-04-28-Update-Microsoft-Defender-for-Endpoint-Mixed-licensing-scenarios-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-04-28-Update-Microsoft-Defender-for-Endpoint-Mixed-licensing-scenarios-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2023\/05\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2023-04-28-Update-Microsoft-Defender-for-Endpoint-Mixed-licensing-scenarios.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">More information<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the announcement and more information about Microsoft Defender for Endpoint mixed licensing scenarios, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/security\/defender-endpoint\/defender-endpoint-subscription-settings?view=o365-worldwide&amp;tabs=mixed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/security\/defender-endpoint\/defender-endpoint-subscription-settings?view=o365-worldwide&amp;tabs=mixed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For some examples of mixed licensing scenarios, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/security\/defender-endpoint\/defender-endpoint-plan-1-2?view=o365-worldwide#mixed-licensing-scenarios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/security\/defender-endpoint\/defender-endpoint-plan-1-2?view=o365-worldwide#mixed-licensing-scenarios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For a comparison of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 vs. 2, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint\/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-plan-1-now-generally-available\/ba-p\/2966231#:~:text=The%20below%20table%20offers%20a%20comparison%20of%20capabilities%20are%20offered%20in%20Plan%201%20versus%20Plan%202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint\/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-plan-1-now-generally-available\/ba-p\/2966231#:~:text=The%20below%20table%20offers%20a%20comparison%20of%20capabilities%20are%20offered%20in%20Plan%201%20versus%20Plan%202<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For useful software licensing information on Microsoft products, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/software\/microsoft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/software\/microsoft\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact us<\/a> for expert services for your specific Microsoft agreements, more information and to request a quote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective March 13, 2023, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is offering a new preview feature that allows a mix of Plan 1 and Plan 2 licenses. 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