.. _concepts-ms-external-access:

External access for MS Teams
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Overview 
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Automate allows you to view and update external access settings for Microsoft Teams users, from within 
the Automate Admin Portal. This feature allows you to define how Microsoft Teams users 
in your organization may communicate with users and domains from outside of your organization. 

Any changes you make in Automate or in the Microsoft Teams online portal for external access settings, are synced. 



View and manage external access settings 
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1. Log in to the VOSS Automate Admin portal. 
2. Go to **External Access** to open the **External Access** summary list 
   view, where you can view existing external access settings. 

   .. note:: 

      * A default "allow all" instance with "Global" identity is available at the Customer hierarchy.
      * From the list view you can also export one or more items.

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3. To view or update an existing external access settings configuration, click on an item in the list view 
   to open its management page, then, choose an option:  

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   * To export these settings, click the **Export** icon. 
   * To modify the external access settings you're working with, choose options on the page. 
     
     The table describes external access configuration options: 

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     **External Domain Permissions**                    Choose a permission type from the drop-down. Options are: 

                                                        * Allow or block all external domains

                                                          When external domains are allowed, users in your organization can chat,
                                                          add users to meetings, and use audio video conferencing with users in external organizations.
                                                          By default, your organization can communicate with all external domains.
                                                        
                                                        * All or block specific domains

                                                          In this case you're able to specify the domains to allow 
                                                          or block, using the following format for the domain 
                                                          name: ``example.com``
   
     **Allow Communication with external Teams Users**  Defines whether users in your organization may communicate with external 
                                                        MS Teams users (MS Teams users whose accounts are not managed by your organization).
     
     **Allow Inbound Teams Users**                      Displays only when *Allow Communication with external Teams Users* is enabled. Defines 
                                                        whether external MS Teams users may contact users in your 
                                                        organization. 

     **Allow Skype Users**                              Defines whether MS Teams users in your organization may communicate 
                                                        with Skype users. 
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4. Click **Save**.

   Any changes you made are synced to the external access settings on the Microsoft Teams online portal. Also, 
   any settings changed through the Microsoft Teams portal will reflect in VOSS Automate.



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