M365 Changelog: (Updated) Teams Panels Recognized and Visible in Teams Rooms Pro Management Portal

MC675500 – Updated November 7, 2023: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft is pleased to announce that Teams Panels will soon appear and be supported in the Teams Rooms Pro Management Portal. Panels will start to appear under the Rooms and Inventory pages. The device health signals, and management functionality will be similar to what is offered on Teams Rooms on Android devices.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 164490.

When this will happen:

Rollout is expected to start in mid-November 2023 (previously early November) and is expected to be complete by early December 2023 (previously late November). 

How this will affect your organization:

On the Rooms page, you will have the ability to see the status of the Panel, the IP address, serial number, and app and firmware version. You can remotely restart the device, add it to a Group, or record an issue. You can also view the current configuration profile, the update history, and search for and apply a profile. If you want to change a configuration profile or make a new one, you will need to use the Teams Admin Center. 

On the Inventory page, you will be able to see Panels at a room level. The device type listed will depend on whether the Panel is sharing its resource account with another device. Regardless, after clicking on the room and then the ‘Inventory’ page, you will be able to see the Panel listed as a device.

What you need to do to prepare:

No update is required.