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# Prerequisites

Confirm you have the following before starting the [Quick Start](/quick-start/getting-started.md).

### Admin access

| Role                                        | Needed for                                  |
| ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| Global Administrator *(or the roles below)* | Everything                                  |
| Security Administrator                      | Entra ID, Defender XDR, Purview             |
| Application Administrator                   | The app registration for Microsoft 365      |
| Intune Administrator                        | Intune (optional step)                      |
| Owner on each Azure subscription            | Event Hub, Defender for Cloud, Activity Log |

### Licenses

| License                              | Unlocks                                                                     |
| ------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Entra ID P1                          | Sending sign-in logs to your SIEM                                           |
| Entra ID P2                          | Risky user and risk event logs                                              |
| Microsoft 365 E5 or Defender add-ons | Defender XDR data. You only get data for the Defender products you have     |
| Defender for Cloud plans             | Cloud alerts. Each plan (Servers, Storage, SQL and so on) must be turned on |

Your SIEM's **licensing model** (EPS/MPS or GB/day) and current limits, so you know how much new data you can add

### Time

About **2–3 hours** for the full Quick Start.

{% hint style="info" %}
Missing a license or role? You can still complete the steps you have access to. [**Get Expert Help**](broken://pages/1IzcLu7493PLDOKJ28IX) if you're not sure what your licenses include.
{% endhint %}

## Related

* [Quick Start](/quick-start/getting-started.md) — The full checklist for connecting Microsoft to your SIEM
* [Event Hub Setup](/quick-start/step-1-event-hub-setup.md) — Step 1: create the Event Hub your SIEM reads from


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