The mobile device management (MDM) authority setting determines how you manage your devices. As an IT admin, you must set an MDM authority before users can enrol devices for management.
In this guide, we validate the MDM authority is set as Intune.
Set the MDM Authority for Intune
Sign in to your Endpoint Manager portal by browsing to https://endpoint.microsoft.com
From the home dashboard, select ‘Tenant Administration’.
From the left menu, select Tenant Status > Tenant Status.
Important – Observe the Service Release for your tenant, because if your tenant is using 1911 and later, the MDM Authority is set automatically to Microsoft Intune. You will therefore not need to carry out further steps.
If your tenant is using a Service Release pre-1911, you must set the MDM Authority manually. Continue to follow the steps for this section.
Select the Orange Banner from the top right corner of the Endpoint Manager portal.
If the banner is no longer visible, select the notifications icon to reveal the notification.
In the Mobile Device Management Authority dialogue box, select ‘Intune MDM Authority’
A message in the top right corner of the Endpoint Manager portal will indicate that you have successfully set the MDM authority.
To validate this, under Tenant Status > Tenant Details, MDM Authority is ‘Microsoft Intune’.
