Overview of Microsoft Intune integration with N-able N-central
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Intune is Microsoft's popular mobile device management (MDM) platform, with which you can now take advantage of all of the automation and features in N-able N-central. With this new module integrated with N-able N-central, you can do the following:
- Authenticate at a Intune tenant level as a System Integrator (SI model), or as a Cloud Solution Provider (CSP model).
CSP and SI Cannot Co-exist
A CSP setup and SI setup cannot coexist under the same SO in this release of N-central. - Discover Intune registered Windows devices and push an N-central agent to them for increased visibility and management within N-able N-central.
- Build and enable Intune Device Compliance and Security and Computer Configuration Profiles on Intune devices through traditional N-central workflows.
- Exit to the Intune Dashboard for access to detailed configuration and additional Intune-only features.
Before navigating through Microsoft Intune it is recommended that you allow pop-ups in your browser security settings for the N-able N-central server site on which you are working.
In order for N-able N-central to properly integrate with Intune, it requires a valid SSL certificate for the N-able N-central server.
Only Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) registered devices are supported.
Microsoft enforces a least-privilege access model across all partner integrations as part of its Zero Trust strategy. Delegated Admin Privileges (DAP) have reached end of life and are no longer supported. All partner relationships now require Granular Delegated Admin Privileges (GDAP), which provide time-bound, role-based access with customer consent.
For integrations using the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) model, this means:
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Each customer must have an approved GDAP relationship with the partner. Obtain granular admin permissions to manage a customer's service - Partner Center | Microsoft Learn
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Admin relationships have a maximum duration of 730 days. To prevent service disruption, partners can enable Auto-extend (which renews the relationship in 6-month increments), except for relationships involving the Global Administrator role, which always require manual renewal. Extend granular delegated admin privileges - Partner Center
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System Integrator (SI) model integrations remain unaffected.
Visit Manual migration of Cloud Solution Provider from DAP to GDAP for more information.
What do you want to do?
- Configure the Microsoft Intune integration as a Microsoft CSP
- Configure the Microsoft Intune integration as a Microsoft SI
- Import devices from Microsoft Intune into N-able N-central
- Learn about compliance policies
- Learn about configuration profiles
- Learn about the Microsoft Intune Compliance Service
- View the Compliance Report
- Troubleshoot Agent installation
- Learn more about Microsoft Intune.
