Deploying and Configuring Settings Manager

About this task

Configure lockdown settings for Settings Manager apps using the SOTI MobiControl web console. Choose the device settings you want the device user to be able to configure. These settings can be overridden by the status of the corresponding Feature Control setting in SOTI MobiControl.
Note: If you are upgrading from Settings Manager app v13.2.0, build 91 or later, you must uninstall it from your devices before you can install the newer version. To complete this process in a single step, include uninstall net.soti.settingsmanager as a pre-install script when creating a package containing the newer Settings Manager app.

Procedure

Installing Settings Manager
Tip: For Android Enterprise devices, you can also deploy the Settings Manager using SOTI One sourced apps through an app policy. See Deploying SOTI ONE Apps | Android Enterprise.
  1. Download the Settings Manager .apk file from the SOTI MobiControl download page.
  2. Push the application to your devices using a Package via a Profile.

Configuring Settings Manager

  1. From the SOTI MobiControl web console main menu, select Profiles.
  2. In the Profiles view, select the New Profile icon in the top-right corner.
  3. In the Add Profile panel, select either the Classicor Work Managed Android platform.
    Select any Android platform
  4. In the General tab of the Create Profile panel, enter a Profile Name and an optional Description.
    Enter a Profile Name and optional Description
    Note: You can only create profiles for a single platform at a time.
  5. Select the Configurations tab, and select the Add Configuration icon.
    Add a configuration
    Note: You can create profiles that have only configurations or only packages. You do not need to include both.
  6. Select Settings Manager from the SOTI Apps menu.
    Select Single Sign on
  7. In the Settings Manager panel, enable the Feature control device settings you want the device user to be able to configure. See Settings Manager Settings for a description of the available settings.
    Settings Manager settings

Results

The settings applied in the SOTI MobiControl web console controls the Settings Manager app settings the device user is able to configure when the device enters lockdown mode.

What to do next

You must add Settings Manager to your Lockdown home screen. See Lockdown | Using the Configuration. You must also add an Authentication configuration to use the Settings Manager app.