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Hi all, I am about to switch us from A1 Plus to A3. Normally I do this a bit at a time, is there anything I should know?!

 

Thanks.

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Hi all, I am about to switch us from A1 Plus to A3. Normally I do this a bit at a time, is there anything I should know?!

 

Thanks.

 

How are you doing it?

 

If you mean campus agreement you’d need to go into chest agreements unless you have 1000+ staff

 

Ensure you ask to keep access to KMS keys etc, as easier to still use them

 

Lock down the A3 license to remove the tatt you don’t want students access (bookings etc)

 

Steve

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Yep, got a Chest agreement, I will turn off all the extras if I can, then release them as and when. Its really for the password self service and RMS on Sharepoint which I need to work out anyway.

 

We have logged in and grabbed all the ISOs and keys already!

 

I think we use Salamander to apply licenses and a bit of the auto apply in Azure but I need to check.

 

Thanks.

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Can I check. We use Shared device activation for Office. We currently have A1 plus and I can see Microsoft 365 apps for student and faculty, although no accounts are using.

 

We have moved to A3 on Campus. Can we still use shared activation? Or do I need to get the M365 apps back as well?? Thanks!

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You can use Shared device activation, but if you are on the Chest agreement you can move to the easier to manage Device based activation.

 

You have to ask for this to be added to your licences, but it's free.

 

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/device-based-licensing.

 

This has a couple of benefits:

 

Non EQUs can then use the device on the odd occasion that the need it.

 

Where you haven't used Shared Device activation, this doesn't count towards the 5 activations per user.

 

Worth having a chat with your CHEST supplier if you don't have it.

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It is worth it - mainly on pricing.

 

In addition you also get:

 

Device based Activation option

Minecraft licences

 

The first one is great benefit.

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