HP Connect for Microsoft Endpoint Manager HP Connect for Microsoft Endpoint Manager ( https://admin.hp.com ) is a cloud application designed to ease the management of UEFI BIOS on supported HP systems . HP Connect has a framework to develop BIOS management policies that are published to Microsoft Endpoint Manager device groups. While HP Connect creates the policies, Endpoint Manager (Intune) executes them as compliance proactive remediations. No additional software is required to be downloaded or installed in each device. HP Connect for Microsoft Endpoint Manager supports the following type of policies:
BIOS Updates o Always up to date o Critical versions only o specific version for a platform BIOS Settings o Supported on a per platform basis o Global Settings policy applies across platforms BIOS Authentication o HP Sure Admin ( HP Sure Admin Info sheet) o Passwords Requirements The following is necessary to use HP Connect for Microsoft Endpoint Manager (HP Connect):
Administrative access to a Microsoft Azure tenant An appropriate Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM) subscription o Including support for Proactive Remediations MEM configured as the MDM for device management Modern Internet browser (Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, etc.) HP Connect requires an appropriate subscription level to Microsoft Azure (example, E3/A3 and E5/A5, Virtual Desktop/user) 1 . The license must allow the use of Proactive Remediations. As a cloud application, HP Connect interacts directly with an Azure Active Directory (AAD) tenant to access device groups and to publish BIOS policies to these groups.
1 Licensing section at Tutorial - Proactive remediations - Microsoft Endpoint Manager | Microsoft Docs discusses the requirements to allow the use of proactive remediations Page 5 September 27, 2022 Version 1.2.0 © 2022 HP Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.