Before the agent can send any data to the portal, a few one-time steps are required in the portal itself. Follow these steps when setting up Autopilot Monitor for a new tenant.
Sign in — first user becomes Tenant Admin
Open the portal and sign in with your Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) account. The very first user to log in for your organization is automatically granted Tenant Admin rights for your tenant.
Enable Autopilot Device Validation in Configuration
Navigate to Settings → Configuration and enable the Autopilot Device Validation setting. This is required before the agent is permitted to send any session data to the backend — without it, all agent uploads will be rejected.
Ready
Once Autopilot Device Validation is enabled, the portal is ready to receive data. Deploy the agent via Intune (see Agent Setup) and sessions will start appearing in the dashboard as soon as devices begin enrolling.
Recommended Configuration
After the basic setup is complete, consider enabling these features to get the most out of Autopilot Monitor: