How to Authorise Space Connect Access for Microsoft 365

Follow these steps to authorise access for your users to log in to Space Connect.

  • Firstly, go to your Microsoft Admin Portal here and sign in.
  • Click on 'Teams and groups' on the left-hand side and select > 'Active teams & Groups'.
  • Click on 'Security' and search for SpaceConnectCompanyWebAdmin and ensure your global administrator is in this group. 


  • Once complete, sign in to your Space Connect Admin portal here. Click 'Sign in with Microsoft' for authentication. 
  • Enter your Microsoft 365 Global Administrator email address and click 'Sign In' > click 'Next' and enter your password.
  • Please Note: Your administration credentials may be different from your normal Microsoft 365 credentials.

There are two types of permissions depending on your setup.

Space Connect Desk Permissions

  • This is a reduced permission set which will only be activated if you only have a desk license within your Space Connect environment. 
  • Once you have signed into your admin portal using your Global Admin credentials you will be presented with a generic permission list, these permissions are required to validate your organisation and create an initial connection. Once you have successfully signed in you will see the landing page and a banner requesting permissions. Click "Sign-in and grant permissions". Re-enter your admin credentials and you will now see the desk permissions.
  • Review and accept the permissions when you are ready.


Space Connect Room Permissions

  • This is the permission set which will only be activated if you have more than one license, for example, Desk and rooms. 
  • You will need to grant permission consent for the Space Connect app to allow users from your company to use Space Connect. It also ensures Space Connect can automatically synchronise with your meeting rooms.
  • Once you have authenticated you will be presented with a generic permission list, these permissions are required to validate your organisation and create an initial connection. Once you have successfully signed in you will see the landing page and a banner requesting permissions. Click "Sign-in and grant permissions". Re-enter your admin credentials and you will now see the room permissions. 
  • Review and accept the permissions when you are ready.

Please note: If you want to accept the permission on behalf of the entire company please tick the box on the permission list.

Please click here to read the full list of permissions that are being consented to and why.

Please be aware that Exchange tenants created before 2017 have modern authentication disabled by default. To prevent the potential issue of encountering a login loop during authentication with these tenants, it's necessary to enable modern authentication.

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