Use Azure MFA With Microsoft NPS (RADIUS) Server
Jul20

Use Azure MFA With Microsoft NPS (RADIUS) Server

  KB ID 0001759 Problem I was in a forum last week and someone asked, “Can I enable Azure MFA, on my RADIUS server, to secure access to my switches and routers etc”. It turns out if you want to enable Azure MFA with Microsoft NPS it’s actually quite  simple. So, I’m using RADIUS auth (above) on my NPS server, and it’s simply checking the authenticating user is a member of a domain security group....

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macOS: Microsoft Outlook Search Broken
Jul05

macOS: Microsoft Outlook Search Broken

KB ID 0001754 Problem I’ve had to contend with Outlook Search Broken on Windows clients many times, but not being able to search my ‘sent’ and ‘deleted’ items has a detrimental effect on my productivity.  Outlook Search Broken Fix This can happen if the folder/drive that your Outlook profile is in is Blocked/Prevented access by ‘Spotlight’ but in my case that wasn’t the problem. Close...

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O365 with Duo MFA (Without a P1 License?)
Feb16

O365 with Duo MFA (Without a P1 License?)

KB ID 0001737 Problem Working for a cloud service provider, (and a Duo partner). I get a lot of queries about Duo MFA for Office 365. Typically (I think) the best solution is to enable Azure Conditional Access and couple that with Trusted sites, so clients get challenged when out on the road, but not in the office. The drawback of this is Azure Conditional Access requires a P1 License, at time of writing that’s about $6 a month...

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Microsoft Outlook ‘Search’ Not Working
Jun04

Microsoft Outlook ‘Search’ Not Working

KB ID 0001676 Problem When attempting to perform a ‘Search’ whilst in Microsoft Outlook, you encounter a problem (it’s not working). Something went wrong and your search couldn’t be completed. Solution Let’s be clear here, I’m dealing a problem on the ‘client side’ either with Outlook itself, or with Windows indexing. If you have multiple clients with their mailboxes in an...

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Microsoft Teams: Custom Background Images
Apr16

Microsoft Teams: Custom Background Images

KB ID 0001669 Problem With the current lockdown and everyone working from home, I’m using Teams a lot. I use one of the images that I use here at PNL as one of the background images that ‘appear’ behind me when I’m using the webcam in Teams. I was asked today how I did that, so I thought I’d write it up here. Solution I’m using Teams on my MacBook but the procedure it pretty much the same in...

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PowerShell: Disable MFA For All O365 Users
Feb10

PowerShell: Disable MFA For All O365 Users

KB ID 0001655 Problem If you have something boring/repetitive to do then Powershell is your friend! I needed to do this for a client that’s replacing their Office365/Azure AD MFA (Multi Factor Authentication) with Duo. Solution Connect to your Microsoft Services Online, i.e. Office365/Azure, using your administrative credentials with the following command; Connect-MsolService Then (Note: I’ve got more than 1000 users so I...

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