Configuring Windows Notification Services

Before you begin

You must have registered a dummy Windows Store app in the Window Dev Center. See Push Notification Support for Device Management on Microsoft's Developer Resources Portal.

You only need to upload the app to the Windows Store, not publish it. See How to Authenticate with the WNS for more information.

Note: You will need to input identifying information for the dummy app. See Windows Phone 8.1 MDM Push Functionality for information on where to find values for Package SID and Client Secret. Use our Windows Companion for SOTI MobiControl to extract the Package Family Name (PFN).

About this task

To enable Windows Notification Services in SOTI MobiControl for your Windows Phone 8.1 or later and Windows 10 or later devices:

Procedure

  1. Select Global Settings from the main menu.
  2. From the Settings tree on the left, select Windows > Windows Notification Service to display the Windows Notification Service page (see Windows Notification Service).
  3. Fill in the page fields as required:
    Enable Windows Notification Service Turn on the toggle to enable the Windows Notification Service. If you turn this toggle off (opt out of the WNS), SOTI MobiControl will be able to communicate with devices only when they check in at their scheduled check-in times.
    Package SID Enter the Package SID you obtained when you registered an app in the Windows Store.
    Client Secret Enter the Client Secret you obtained when you registered an app in the Windows Store.
    Package Family Name (PFN) Enter the Package Family Name you obtained when you registered an app in the Windows Store.
    Note: SOTI MobiControl does not validate this value - ensure that you enter the information correctly.
  4. Click Save.

Results

Windows Notification Service notifications are now enabled in SOTI MobiControl. The device must check in at least once before you can push WNS notifications to that device. To download a list of the FQDNs, VIPs and IP address ranges used by WNS, refer to Windows Notification Service (WNS) VIP and IP Ranges.