This article will explain how to create a general security group via the Microsoft 365 admin center.
⚠️ This article relates to SwipedOn Desks which is a separate platform to our SwipedOn Visitor Management Software. SwipedOn Spaces and Resource Booking have their own help centre articles
NB: Only global and user management administrators have permissions to create, edit, or delete security groups.
Add a security group
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Sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center and go to the Groups > Groups page.
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Within the Groups page, select Add a group.
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On the Choose a group type page, choose Security.
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The name of the group needs to be SwipedOnUserGroup
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Click Add to save the new group. The click Close to return to the list view.
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How to add members to the group
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Once you have created the general user active directory group, the relevant users are required to be added to the group.
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From the list of groups, search for SwipedOnUserGroup and open. This will then open a dialogue showing the list of owners and members.
NB: You may need to refresh the list for the newly added group to appear. -
Click on View all and manage members > + Add members. Search for users to be added to the group. Once complete, click Save and then Close.
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The group is now updated to include the selected members. This can be repeated whenever needed to add additional users.