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Create package

  1. On the Start tab, click New package.

    The Add a package dialog box appears.

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  2. In the Device profile list, double-click a device profile (or select a device profile, and then click Next.

  3. In the Package name box, type a name.

  4. In the Description box, type a description.

  5. In the Category box, enter a category.

  6. If you want to create a deployment, select the Create a deployment with this package check box.

  7. Enter specific settings for Android packages and iOS packages, according to one of the following:

    • If the device is an Android device, select the Abort the complete deployment check box to stop the deployment if there is an error in the installation.

    • If the device is an iOS device, enter additional settings if needed.

  8. Click Next.

  9. In the Package step list:

    1. To filter and find a package step, start typing in the Filter box.

    2. To view Package step information, click the package step.

    3. To add a package step, double-click the package step, or click the package step and then click image077.png Add package step.

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    The Package dialog box appears.

  10. In the Package dialog box:

    1. In the Description box, type a description.

    2. Enter the specific settings for the package step according to the following sections.

    3. Click OK.

      The package step is added to the Added package steps box on the Package step page.

  11. Repeat Step 9 to Step 10 for the package steps you want to create.

  12. To arrange the package steps in the order they should be deployed, click the up up.png and down down.png icons in the Added package steps box.

  13. Click Create.

    The package is created.

Settings for an Android passcode package

Setting

Instruction

Password type

Select if the user’s password must be numeric or alphanumeric.

Minimum password length

Select the minimum password length.

Minutes inactive before lock

Select number of minutes of inactivity before the device will lock itself.

Failed attempts before wipe

Select number of failed attempts to enter the correct password after which the device will be factory reset.

The user will receive a warning when there is only one attempt left.

Settings for a Windows 10 passcode package

Setting

Instruction

Password type

Select if the user’s password must be numeric or alphanumeric.

Minimum password length

Select the minimum password length.

Minimum number of complex characters

Select the level of complexity of the password.

Maximum minutes inactive before lock

Select number of minutes of inactivity after which the device will lock itself.

Failed attempts before wipe

Select number of failed attempts to enter the correct password after which the device will be factory reset.

The user will receive a warning when there is only one attempt left.

Maximum passcode age before expiration

Type the number of days after which the passcode must be changed.

Note

Passcode age may have already been set in an Exchange policy. If Passcode age is set in both Exchange and Snow Device Manager, the most restrictive policy apply.

Maximum passcode history

Type the number of previous passcodes that will be stored.

Note

Passcode history may have already been set in an Exchange policy. If Passcode history is set in both Exchange and Snow Device Manager, the most restrictive policy apply.

Disallow passcode idle timeout

Select to force the user to input passcode every time the device returns from an idle state.

Note

This setting is only available for Windows 10 mobile devices.

Passcode idle timeout may have already been set in an Exchange policy. If Passcode idle timeout is set in both Exchange and Snow Device Manager, the most restrictive policy apply.

Settings for an iOS passcode package

Setting

Instruction

Allow simple value

Select to allow a passcode with repeating, ascending, or descending character sequences.

Require alphanumerical value

Select to require a passcode that contains at least one letter.

Minimum passcode length

Select the minimum number of characters in the passcode.

Minimum number of complex characters

Select the level of complexity of the password.

Maximum passcode age

Type the number of days after which the user must change the passcode.

Note

Passcode age may have already been set in an Exchange policy.

Auto-Lock

Select the time period after which the device is automatically locked.

Number of unique passcodes before reuse

Type the number of unique passcodes that the user must have before the user can reuse a passcode.

Note

Passcode history may have already been set in an Exchange policy.

Grace period

Select the the maximum time period, in minutes, to unlock the phone without entering a passcode.

Maximum number of failed attempts

Select the number of failed attempts before all data is erased.

Settings for an exchange provisioning package

Setting

Instruction

Device profile

Exchange client

If the device is a Samsung device, select Native Exchange Client.

If the device is not a Samsung device select a third-party client

Android

Account name

If the text box is left blank the account name is set to the corporate account.

Android

iOS

User name

If a device is owned by a user in the company, type [$User.Name].

Android

iOS

Email

If a device is owned by a user in the company, type [$User.Email].

Android

iOS

Domain

Type the domain if applicable.

Android

iOS

Server

Type the company mail server.

Android

iOS

Include past mail items

Select interval to synchronize email.

iOS

Move email

Clear the User may move mail between accounts check box to prevent users from copying company email to private mailboxes.

iOS

Account only available in Mail application

Select the Prevent account to be used by third-party applications check box to prevent users from configuring company email on third-party applications, also known a virtual containerization.

iOS

Settings for a WiFi package

Setting

Instruction

Device profile

Service Set Identifier

Type the SSID for the network.

Android

iOS

Security Type

Select security type for the wireless network.

Android

iOS

Password

Type the password to authenticate the wireless network.

Android

iOS

Settings for an “Install a managed App” package

Setting

Instruction

Device profile

iTunes Store ID

Type the iTunes Store identification of the application.

iOS

Settings for an “Install an app from Google Play” package

Setting

Instruction

Device profile

Package Name

Type the Google Play identification of the application.

Android

Settings for a restrictions package (Samsung only)

Setting

Instruction

Device profile

Restrictions

Select the restrictions you want to create restrictions for.

Android (Samsung only)

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