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For Teams Admins: Setting Up Company Policies for Teams and Connects Integration

As a Teams Admin, ensuring secure and efficient collaboration across your organization is key. This guide walks you through setting up company policies for integrating Microsoft Teams with Connects.

Contents

  • Controlling which User Groups can See the Connects Application
  • Auto-Installing Connects across Your Organization
  • Auto-Pinning the Connects App to Employees Side Bar

Controlling which User Groups can see the Connects Application

In Microsoft Teams, organizations have the ability to manage which user groups can access specific applications, including the Connects Application. This level of control ensures that only the right users within your organization can view and use the app, aligning with internal policies, security requirements, or rollout strategies.

  1. Navigate to the Admin.Teams.Microsoft.com Console
  2. Go to Team Apps and then click on the "Manage Apps" tab. 
  3. Search for "Connects" in the Search bar in the table
  4. Click on the "Inspirus Connects" application in the table
  5. On the Profile page of the Connects application, click on the "Users and Groups" tab
  6. From here, click "Edit availability"
  7. A pop-up on the right hand side of the screen will pop up allowing you to select different user groups to allow to see the application
    2. Everyone: Everyone in the organization can see the application, including guests and external users. 
    3. Specific users or groups: Only selected users and groups can install and use the app. 
  8. Select "Specific users or groups"
  9. From here, type in the Users or groups that you want to be able to see, install, and use the app
  10. Click "Apply" at the bottom of this side bar

Auto-Installing Connects across Your Organization

For more information on creating a new policy, see Microsoft's help article here. 

  1. Navigate to the "Teams Apps" tab and then the "Setup policies" tab
  2. Click on your Organization wide Policy
  3. Under the "Installed Apps" section, you can click "Add apps"
  4. From here, a side bar will pop up. Type in "Inspirus" or "Connects" and click on the "Inspirus Connects" app. 
  5. The App will show up below the search bar as an App to add. Click on "Add"

Auto-Pinning the App to Your Employee's Team's Side Bar

  1. On the same screen as auto-installing the application, you will navigate down to the "Pinned apps" section
  2. Click on the "Add Apps" button in the top left corner of this table. 
  3. From here, a side bar will pop up. Type in "Inspirus" or "Connects" and click on the "Inspirus Connects" app. 
  4. The App will show up below the search bar as an App to add. Click on "Add"
  5. You have auto-pinned the application when the Inspirus Connects app shows up in the "Apps bar"