Provisioning
How do I enroll a personal device in a work profile?
Steps for IT Admin in the EMM
- Open EMM Console to the Policies screen.
- On the desired work profile policy, click Generate Enrollment Barcode.
- Create a name for the barcode and select a desired lifespan for the enrollment code, up to 30 days. Click Generate.
- Take a screenshot of the QR code and the 20-character manual-entry code or copy and paste them to a document for easy retrieval.
- Provide the codes (and their expiration date) to the end-users who will be enrolling their personal devices.
Steps for End-User on the Device
- In their personal Google Play store on their device, install Android Device Policy Controller (DPC).
- Open Android DPC to the Enroll this device screen and click Next.
- Scan QR code provided by the IT administrator or press Enter code to type code manually.
- Click View terms to review general work profile information about the IT administrator’s access and any organization-specific terms and conditions. Click Accept & continue.
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Once the work profile finishes loading, click Next.
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Profile registers. Screen continues to Set up your work profile with steps designated by the IT administrator.
- Follow prompts to set a screen lock. Options may be limited by IT administrator’s security preferences.
- Click Install to install work apps. Click Next once complete.
- Click Done to return to device. It will now have a separate section for work profile apps (how these are divided may vary by device).
How do I enroll a managed or dedicated device via QR code?
Steps in the EMM
- Open EMM Console to the Policies screen.
- On the desired policy, click Generate Enrollment Barcode.
- Create a name for the barcode and select a desired lifespan for the enrollment code, up to 30 days. Click Generate.
- Take a screenshot of the QR code and the 20-character manual-entry code or copy and paste them to a document for easy retrieval.
Steps on the Device
- The device must start out at factory reset state.
- Press Start on the initial startup screen.
- If the device has a barcode scanner and has a built-in option to set up off of a barcode, scan the QR code now, which automates steps 5-6 and 8-9.
- Select and login to a WiFi network.
- When prompted to copy apps and data from the cloud, select Set up as new.
- When prompted to login to a Google account, in the Email or phone field enter the EMM token afw#setup and submit.
- The device will begin setting up for Android for Work, and will provide a View terms link to Google’s terms and conditions. Click Accept & continue.
- Enroll this device screen will display. Click Next.
- Scan the QR code or press Enter code to manually type in the code.
- When the device finishes updating, follow prompts to set a screen lock. Options may be limited by IT administrator’s security preferences.
- Click Install to install work apps. Click Next once complete.
- The device opens to its designated main page - either the Android home if a managed device, or the kiosked app/set of apps if a dedicated device.
How do I enroll a managed or dedicated device via Zero-Touch Enrollment?
- Zero-touch enrollment is a process which configures Android devices to their owners’ specifications out of the box with minimal user selection. On first boot or factory reset, the device checks for a configuration, downloads the appropriate DPC, and proceeds through setup. In order for the company IT administrator to register for a customer zero-touch account, the company must receive its devices from a reseller with a reseller zero-touch account. For more information, see Google’s article on Zero-touch enrollment for IT admins.
- Register for a zero-touch portal customer account here, or the company’s device reseller can add a customer account.
Steps for IT Admin in the EMM
- Open EMM Console to the Policies screen.
- On the desired policy, click Generate Enrollment Barcode.
- Create a name for the barcode and select a desired lifespan for the enrollment code, up to 30 days. Click Generate.
- Take a screenshot of the QR code and the 20-character manual-entry code or copy and paste them to a document for easy retrieval.
Steps to Add a Policy Configuration in Zero-Touch Portal
- Click Configurations in the navigation panel.
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Click + in the Configurations table to add a configuration.
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Configuration Name: Enter a name for the configuration.
- EMM DPC: Select “Android Device Policy.”
- DPC Extras should be left empty
- Company name: Enter company name as would like it displayed to the user during provisioning.
- Support email address: Enter the email address to be displayed on the provisioning screen for the user to contact with issues during setup.
- Support phone number: Enter the phone number to be displayed on the provisioning screen for the user to contact with issues during setup.
- Custom message (Optional): Enter a brief message to be displayed on the support contact info screen before provisioning.
- Click Add to save the configuration.
- Click Devices in the navigation panel.
- Locate the device to be configured with zero touch and set the appropriate configuration.
Steps for End-User to Provision Device
- Boot device for the first time or factory reset it. Press the Start button on the initial setup screen.
- If there are multiple options to proceed through setup (e.g. scanning a barcode and manual setup), zero-touch will block options other than manual setup.
- Device will display a message stating that it “will be managed and kept secure” by the organization. It will have a View terms link for Google’s terms and conditions and a link to the contact information that the organization’s IT administrator entered in the Zero-Touch Portal.
- Click Accept & continue.
- Android DPC is automatically installed. Enroll this device screen is displayed. Click Next.
- Scan the QR code or press Enter code to manually type in the code.
- When the device finishes updating, follow prompts to set a screen lock. Options may be limited by IT administrator’s security preferences.
- Click Install to install work apps. Click Next once complete. The device opens to its designated main page - either the Android home if a managed device, or the kiosked app/set of apps if a dedicated device.