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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.