Merge pull request #2241 from limwainstein/site-association

Site association - all device types

Author: limwainstein

defender-for-iot/media/set-up-sites/site-security-associate-group.png

@@ -45,21 +45,24 @@ To set up a site and associate the OT devices in your network to it:
 
 ## Associate devices
 
-In this stage, you configure Defender for IoT to associate OT devices to the site, so it can correctly identify and associate all types of devices at the same site.
+In this stage, you configure Defender for IoT to associate devices to the site, so it can correctly identify and associate all types of devices at the same site.
 
-1. In the search bar, type either a public IP address or the IP/MAC address for a specific OT device that is located at this site.
+1. In the search bar, type either:
+    - A public IP address
+    - The IP/MAC address for a specific device located at this site
+    - The name of a specific device located at this site (can be an OT, IT, network, enterprise IoT device, and so on)
 
     A list of suggested sites appears in the table.
 
-1. If you don't know any of the OT device addresses:
+1. If you don't know any of the site's device addresses:
 
-    1. Select **Show all suggested sites**.
+    1. Select **Show all suggestions**.
 
-        A list of all possible sites appears in the table. Each row in the table represents a suggested site location based on the OT devices in that location.
+        A list of all possible sites appears in the table. Each row in the table represents a suggested site location based on the devices in that location.
 
     1. Open the location and check that at least one of these devices exists at your site.
 
-        Check each location, because Defender for IoT might list your OT devices in more than one suggested location. If this happens, select all of the suggested locations that include an identified OT device. You can select any number of locations. However, you can't edit the list of devices that appear at a specific location.
+        Check each location, because Defender for IoT might list your devices in more than one suggested location. If this happens, select all of the suggested locations that include an identified device. You can select any number of locations. However, you can't edit the list of devices that appear at a specific location.
 
 1. Review the devices and select the suggested sites to associate with the site. You might need to select more than one suggested site.
 

defender-for-iot/set-up-sites.md

@@ -16,11 +16,25 @@ This article describes features available in Microsoft Defender for IoT in the D
 
 [!INCLUDE [defender-iot-preview](../includes//defender-for-iot-defender-public-preview.md)]
 
+## December 2024
+
+|Service area  |Updates  |
+|---------|---------|
+| **Site security** | - [Site association search in Site security page now supports various device types](#site-association-search-in-site-security-page-now-supports-various-device-types) |
+
+### Site association search in Site security page now supports various device types
+
+To support searching across all relevant sites and device types, the **Site security** > **Associate devices** page now supports searching for various device types, including IT, enterprise IoT, and network devices.
+
+The suggested sites list now shows all relevant sites that match the search criteria across all device types. When you expand each site, you can view all relevant devices under the site, including the device name and type.
+
+:::image type="content" source="media/set-up-sites/site-security-associate-group.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the associate devices screen and the suggested list of OT devices per location with the Group column in the site set-up page of Microsoft Defender for IoT in the Microsoft Defender portal." lightbox="media/set-up-sites/site-security-associate-group.png":::
+
 ## November 2024
 
 |Service area  |Updates  |
 |---------|---------|
-| **OT networks** | - [Secure site-linked devices in Microsoft Security Exposure Management Initiatives page](#secure-site-linked-devices-in-microsoft-security-exposure-management-initiatives-page) |
+| **Devices** | - [Secure site-linked devices in Microsoft Security Exposure Management Initiatives page](#secure-site-linked-devices-in-microsoft-security-exposure-management-initiatives-page) |
 
 ### Secure site-linked devices in Microsoft Security Exposure Management Initiatives page
 
@@ -39,7 +53,7 @@ For more information, see:
 
 |Service area  |Updates  |
 |---------|---------|
-| **OT networks** | - [Review unmanaged enterprise IoT devices in Microsoft Security Exposure Management Initiatives page](#review-unmanaged-enterprise-iot-devices-in-microsoft-security-exposure-management-initiatives-page)<br>- [New Building Management Systems (BMS) device category](#new-building-management-systems-bms-device-category)|
+| **Devices** | - [Review unmanaged enterprise IoT devices in Microsoft Security Exposure Management Initiatives page](#review-unmanaged-enterprise-iot-devices-in-microsoft-security-exposure-management-initiatives-page)<br>- [New Building Management Systems (BMS) device category](#new-building-management-systems-bms-device-category)|
 
 ### Review unmanaged enterprise IoT devices in Microsoft Security Exposure Management Initiatives page
 
@@ -57,7 +71,7 @@ For more information, see [overview of device discovery](device-discovery.md).
 
 |Service area  |Updates  |
 |---------|---------|
-| **OT networks** | - [Site property added DeviceInfo schema](#new-site-property-added-deviceinfo-schema) |
+| **Threat investigation** | - [Site property added DeviceInfo schema](#new-site-property-added-deviceinfo-schema) |
 
 ### New Site property added DeviceInfo schema