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Overview - Tenant setup and deployment guide for Microsoft 365 for education standard configurations
This article provides a checklist for the continued steps to configure your Standard Microsoft 365 education tenant.
Required Microsoft products
- Microsoft 365 A3 license
Define clear guidelines for the retention and disposal of student and staff records
| Step | |
|---|---|
| ☐ | Define the scope of the retention policy by identifying the data types. |
| ☐ | Set retention periods for each category of data. |
| ☐ | Implement the policy using your organization’s data management or IT systems. |
| ☐ | Provide guidelines on proper data handling, retention timelines, and disposal methods. |
| ☐ | Regularly review and update the policy. |
Configure endpoint devices to automatically establish a secure VPN connection at startup
| Step | |
|---|---|
| ☐ | Configure the VPN solution to support device-wide connections. |
| ☐ | Use group policies or mobile device management (MDM) tools to enforce Always On VPN settings. |
| ☐ | Enable split tunneling to optimize bandwidth usage. |
| ☐ | Integrate user authentication protocols. |
| ☐ | Monitor and log VPN usage to ensure compliance and identify potential security issues. |
Enhance students' and educators' writing and editing capabilities across assignments, research, and communications
| Step | |
|---|---|
| ☐ | Help students improve their writing skills |
| ☐ | Enable plagiarism checker to ensure originality and teach academic integrity. |
| ☐ | Enable students to learn and write in different languages effectively. |
| ☐ | Implement readability analysis. |
| ☐ | Customize feedback options for educators to give personalized guidance. |