License requirements
This page provides a high-level overview of the licenses and accounts needed to deploy both managed and unmanaged HoloLens 2 devices in your organization. It also includes information for licensing of Dynamics 365 Remote Assist and Guides.
Managed HoloLens | Unmanaged HoloLens | |
---|---|---|
Business Use Case | ||
Deploy to cloud connected devices - proof of concept/pilot deployment | ✔️ | |
Deploy inside your organization's network - deployment at scale | ✔️ | |
Deploy in secure offline environment | ✔️ | |
Licenses | ||
Microsoft Entra ID | ✔️ | |
MDM (Intune1 or 2) | ✔️ | |
Accounts | ||
Microsoft Entra Admin account | ✔️ | |
Microsoft Entra user account | ✔️ | |
Microsoft Account (MSA) | ✔️ | |
Local Account3 | ✔️ |
- 1 Auto-enrollment during initial device setup, which registers and joins Microsoft Entra and allows the device to be managed with Intune.
- 2 Windows Autopilot for HoloLens 2 simplifies the provisioning experience for both IT admins and end users. IT admins can preconfigure HoloLens 2 policies, and upon first boot, devices will be deployed in business-ready state with zero end-user interaction.
- 3 This account must be provisioned ahead of time with Windows Configuration Designer (WCD).
Important
Active Directory (AD) cannot be used to manage HoloLens devices.
Warning
Multiple users are not supported for a device using either a MSA or local account.
- Microsoft Entra account (required for purchasing the subscription and assigning licenses)
- Remote Assist subscription (or Remote Assist Trial)
Microsoft Entra account
Remote Assist license
Note
Microsoft Teams is bundled with Remote Assist
Network Connectivity
Microsoft Entra account
Microsoft Teams or Teams Freemium
Network connectivity
If you plan on implementing this cross-tenant scenario, you may need an Information Barriers license. See this article to determine if an Information Barrier License is required.
- Microsoft Entra account (required for purchasing the subscription and assigning licenses)
- Dynamics 365 Guides subscription or free trial
- Microsoft Entra account
- Dynamics 365 Guides license
- Dynamics 365 Guides application installed on a PC or HoloLens
- Power BI Desktop (used to view the Analytics dashboard)
- Author role (for creating guides)
- Network Connectivity
- Microsoft Entra account
- Dynamics 365 Guides license
- Dynamics 365 Guides app installed on a HoloLens
- Operator role (for testing or using guides)
- Network Connectivity