When the number is managed online, Set-CsPhoneNumberAssignment -Identity <user> -PhoneNumber <number> -PhoneNumberType DirectRouting assigns the number and automatically enables Enterprise Voice, and the admin center equivalent is Users > Manage users > Account > Assign phone number with type Direct Routing.

Checked 2026-09-24

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Teams Phone
Subsystem
direct-routing-user-enablement
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-24
Checked
2026-09-24

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Setting up Microsoft Teams Direct Routing: source note teams-direct-routing-setup-assign-number-dr. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-direct-routing-setup-assign-number-dr

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@misc{warmtransfer-claim-teams-direct-routing-setup-assign-number-dr,
  title  = {Setting up Microsoft Teams Direct Routing: source note teams-direct-routing-setup-assign-number-dr},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-direct-routing-setup-assign-number-dr},
  note   = {Source note teams-direct-routing-setup-assign-number-dr, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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