Microsoft Defender for IoT
GeneralManage sites in Microsoft Defender for IoT
In brief
The article title, metadata, and introductory wording were updated. The site assignment instructions now clarify that a manual site assignment remains until the device is reset, while automatic reassignment is prevented.
What Defender admins need to know
No action is required; administrators should use the clarified guidance when manually assigning devices to sites.
Summaries are generated from the documentation change itself.
Documentation change
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Manage sites in Microsoft Defender for IoT
Microsoft Defender for IoT in the Microsoft Defender portal includes the Site security page, which allows you to see the up-to-date security state of your production sites. Learn more about the site security benefits and use cases or how to monitor site security.
When you manage a site, you might need to edit or delete the site information listed in the Site security page. This article shows you howUse the Site security page to update device site associations, edit or delete a site, and add a device group from the Site security page in the Microsoft Defender portal.
[!INCLUDE defender-iot-preview]
Select Save and close.
The Set site confirmation box appears. Select Confirm to finalize the change. Finalizing the change prevents automatic site reassignment based on existing site security rules.
This changeThe manual site assignment remains until the device is reset manually.
@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@ ms.service: defender-for-iot author: limwainstein ms.author: lwainstein ms.localizationpriority: medium-ms.date: 06/11/2026+ms.date: 07/02/2026 ms.topic: how-to-ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange, msecd-doc-authoring-1013+ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange, msecd-doc-authoring-1016 ai-usage: ai-assisted --- -# Manage sites+# Manage sites in Microsoft Defender for IoT Microsoft Defender for IoT in the Microsoft Defender portal includes the **Site security** page, which allows you to see the up-to-date security state of your production sites. Learn more about the [site security benefits and use cases](site-security-overview.md) or how to [monitor site security](monitor-site-security.md). -When you manage a site, you might need to edit or delete the site information listed in the **Site security** page. This article shows you how to update device site associations, edit or delete a site, and add a device group from the **Site security** page in the Microsoft Defender portal.+When you manage a site, you might need to edit or delete the site information listed in the **Site security** page. Use the **Site security** page to update device site associations, edit or delete a site, and add a device group in the Microsoft Defender portal. [!INCLUDE [defender-iot-preview](../includes//defender-for-iot-defender-public-preview.md)] @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ To quickly update a group of devices, select multiple devices from the inventory 1. Select **Save and close**. -1. The Set site confirmation box appears. Select **Confirm** to finalize the change. Finalizing the change prevents automatic site reassignment based on existing site security rules. This change remains until the device is reset manually.+1. The Set site confirmation box appears. Select **Confirm** to finalize the change. Finalizing the change prevents automatic site reassignment based on existing site security rules. The manual site assignment remains until the device is reset manually. >[!Note] >