Microsoft Defender for IoT
GeneralDevice Inventory
In brief
The documentation now describes Vendor as the device’s hardware vendor, as identified from the MAC address.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators can use the clarified definition to interpret inventory data consistently; no action is required.
Summaries are generated from the documentation change itself.
Documentation change
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| Subtype | The device's subtype, such as Speaker or Smart TV.
Default: Managed Device |Editable in Azure|
| Tags | The device's tags. |Editable in Azure|
|Type * | The device type, such as Communication or Industrial.
Default: Miscellaneous |Editable in Azure and OT sensor |
|Vendor *| The name of the device's hardware vendor, as defined in the MAC address. < Also inconsistent - in inventory called vendor, in pane called hardware vendor>|Editable|Editable in Azure |
| VLAN * | The device's VLAN. |Not editable|
|Zone | The device's zone. |Not editable|
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ The following table lists the columns available in the Defender for IoT device i | **Subtype** | The device's subtype, such as *Speaker* or *Smart TV*. <br>**Default**: `Managed Device` |Editable in Azure| | **Tags** | The device's tags. |Editable in Azure| |**Type** * | The device type, such as *Communication* or *Industrial*. <br>**Default**: `Miscellaneous` |Editable in Azure and OT sensor |-|**Vendor** *| The name of the device's vendor, as defined in the MAC address. < Also inconsistent - in inventory called vendor, in pane called hardware vendor>|Editable in Azure |+|**Vendor** *| The name of the device's hardware vendor, as defined in the MAC address. |Editable in Azure | | **VLAN** * | The device's VLAN. |Not editable| |**Zone** | The device's zone. |Not editable|