Creating a Setup profile
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The Setup edition is designed for a one-time deployment of apps and settings to enrolled devices without incremental updates. To change the configuration of a device after the initial policies are set, devices must be factory reset and the new policies must be re-applied.
Profile information
To date, if a device is configured and its assigned profile is changed, a profile push update is made regardless of the profile's edition (Setup or Dynamic). New rules are now in place to restrict Setup edition profiles from receiving a push update. A Dynamic profile can still push update another Dynamic edition profile, and a Setup edition profile can still push update a Dynamic edition profile. However, a Setup edition profile can no longer update another Setup edition profile, nor can a Dynamic edition profile push update a Setup edition profile.
NOTE - The ability submit and push a profile update is only available to dynamic edition Knox Configure profiles.
NOTE - The Knox Configure portal does not support these special characters (# / $ * % ^ & \ ( ) + ? { } [ ]). Ensure they are not utilized when inputting characters during profile creation.
General information
- Knox version number — To find the version number on devices, go to Settings > About device > Software info.
NOTE - The model field has been removed from the profile configuration screen. One profile can now be assigned to different model types and users do not need to create a separate profile for each intended model type.
Profile
- Profile name — Enter a name that has not already been used by another existing profile in your organization.
- Profile description — This field is optional, but helpful in differentiating device profiles with similar attributes.
Additional User License Agreement
- Click Add new EULA.
- Enter the following information:
Enrollment screen
- Company name
- Address 1
- Address 2
- Email
- Support phone number
Enrollment settings
- Allow end users to cancel customization — If you don't select this option, devices will automatically be enrolled in Knox Configure after the device profile has been approved.
- Display Enrollment screen after factory reset — If you don't select this option, devices will automatically be enrolled in Knox Configure even after they have been factory reset.
Home & lock screen
Home screen
- Default Home screen wallpaper — Upload a file to use as the home screen wallpaper.
- Default Lock screen wallpaper — Upload a file to use as the lock screen wallpaper.
- Clear all items from the Home screen — Remove all current app icons and widgets from the home screen.
Device
- Device type — Select Phone or Tablet.
- Position of the first screen — This is the screen displayed when the user presses the home key.
- SCREEN_0 — This is usually set as the first device screen.
- SCREEN_1 — On some devices, SCREEN_0 is reserved for default news widgets such as Daily Brief or My Magazine. In this case, set SCREEN_1 as the position of the first screen.
- Customize favorite applications — Add a row of pinned icons at the bottom of all the screens. Some tablet models may not support this feature.
Device screen preview
On the device simulator screens, click the + icon to add an app icon or content shortcut to that position.
NOTE — The Applications, Content, and Bookmark fields only display files selected under the Applications & content pane. If you create a Folder, the Applications, Content, and Bookmark fields also only display the files selected under the Applications & content pane.
Select grid — Use the drop-down menu to display phone app icons in a 4x4, 4x5 (Default), 4x6, or 5x6 grid and tablet app icons in a 6x5, 6x6, 8x4, 8x6 grid. If the device does not support the grid dimensions specified, this setting may create an error.
Click the + symbol next to existing screens to add more screens. Click Remove under the screens you want to delete. You cannot delete the default screen.
Lock screen
A locked device now remains in its current locked state, even after the device's profile is unassigned. To date, when a profile was unassigned from a locked device the user needed to factory reset.
NOTE — A lock menu is now just available for devices configured with a dynamic edition Knox Configure profile, and is no longer available for setup edition profiles. If some target devices are currently assigned a setup edition profile, the lock menu is disabled until just dynamic edition devices are selected for update.
Applications & content
- Block applications from unknown sources — Prevent the user from installing apps from sources other than the Google Play store.
- Launch automatically after configuration — Select the content that automatically opens when the device completes the enrollment process.
- Nothing - No apps or other content are launched after the profile is configured and applied to the device.
- Applications - Select the applications to launch automatically once the initial profile configuration is set.
- Launch immediately on every boot-up - Select this option to launch selected applications automatically each time the device is booted.
- Other content — Select additional content, such as a sound file, to add to your profile.
- Select an application to play the file — If you have selected Other content, you need to select an application that will play the selected file.
- Launch immediately on every boot-up - Select this option to launch the selected other content automatically each time the device is booted.
- Disable system applications
- Disable all pre-installed browsers
- Disable Google Play store
- Disable S Voice — An error may occur if you deploy this setting to a device that does not support S Voice.
- Disable the usage of other applications — Enter the package name of other applications you want to disable.
- Prevent applications from being uninstalled — Enter the package name of applications you do not want the end user to uninstall.
- Change application icon — Enter the package name of an app you have added to the profile and upload a custom image to use as the app icon.
- Change application name — Enter the package name of an app you have added to the profile and enter a custom name to distinguish the application.
Browsers settings
- Set the Samsung browser homepage — Enter the URL for the Samsung Browser home page.
- Add web bookmarks to the Samsung browser — Add the Title and URL of the web bookmarks for the SBrowser. If your users need to log in to an employee portal to access internal files, you may wish to add a web bookmark for that portal.
Content
- Set contents folder name — Provide a unique name for the folder where content from this profile are pushed.
- Select files to save in the Contents folder — Upload specific content, such as video, music, or digital books to the device Content folder.
- Add contacts — Upload a VCF file with contact information to add to the device.
Sound & display
Sound
- Set audio level — Set the volume level of the specified stream (e.g. Media, Notifications, System, Ringtone).
- Device speaker — Set device speaker to play all sounds. Even if the user connects a device through the audio jack, sound is still be played through the phone or tablet speakers.
- Ringtone — Set the ringtone or notification tone to the specified audio file.
Display
- Set screen auto rotation to OFF — Enable or disable the auto-rotate feature. You can also specify the rotational angle (e.g. 0°, 90°, 180°, 270°).
- Remove lock screen — Remove the lock screen from the device. Pressing the power or home button will turn the screen on. Any previous user-configured lock screen settings such as secure pattern or device passcode unlock methods will also be removed.
- Hide system bar — Hide the status bar, navigation bar, or system bar depending on the Android system on the device.
- Screen always on when plugged in — Enable the screen to stay on when the device is connected to a power source.
- Set the default device font
- Set system font style — Set the system font to one of the following:
- Default
- Choco cooky
- Cool Jazz
- Gothic Bold
- Rosemary
- System font size — Select this option to change the size of displayed text.
- Larger font sizes — On supported devices, selecting this option allows you to increase the font size above 7pt.
- Font size — Select a font size between 1-7pt. If you've selected the Larger font sizes option, on supported devices, additional font sizes may be available.
Custom booting and shutdown animations
NOTE — The QMG file format is specifically used for Samsung booting and shutdown animation for phones and tablets, while the EDJ file format is used exclusively for wearable devices. Click Create a new device animation file request to get started.
The custom display options are as follows:
- Clear a custom booting and shutdown animation — Remove an existing device boot or shutdown animation from enrolled devices.
- Set a custom booting animation — Provide Animation, Loop, and Sound files played when the user turns the device on. The Loop file plays until the device has completed the boot process.
- Animation file — The animation file plays right after the “Powered by Android” screen.
- Loop file — A loop file plays repeatedly until device has completed boot process (once the animation file is finished).
- Sound file — Submit an .ogg file played alongside the .qmg file. This file should be below 48 kHz. If your animation is silent, submit a silent .ogg file.
- Set a custom shutdown animation — Provide Animation and Sound files played as the device shuts down.
- Animation file — The animation file plays when the device is powering off. Only .qmg files are accepted.
- Sound file —Submit an .ogg file played alongside the .qmg file. This file should be below 48 kHz. If your animation is silent, submit a silent .ogg file.
Set the brightness
Use the slider to set the screen brightness. Select Set auto brightness to allow the device to automatically adjust the screen brightness according to the surroundings.
Device connectivity
Wi-Fi
- Default Wi-Fi settings — Set the current device Wi-Fi configuration as the default, or leave the Wi-Fi On or Off.
- Network (optional) — Enter the SSID name and Password for the default Wi-Fi network.
- Hide notifications when open networks are detected — Prevent the device form displaying a list of available Wi-Fi networks in the device proximity. This setting is not available if the device is utilizing Knox version 2.9 or above.
- Advanced Wi-Fi settings — Enter an SSID name and select the Security setting for this network. If applicable, enter a Password. Click Add another if you want to set up multiple Wi-Fi profiles.
Bluetooth
- Default Bluetooth settings — Use Keep current settings to set the current device Bluetooth state as the default. Use On or Off to enforce a Bluetooth state and override current device Bluetooth settings.
GPS
- Default GPS setting — This setting turns GPS ON, OFF or keeps the current setting on the device as the default.
NFC
- Default NFC settings — Set the current NFC setting as the default or turn NFC On or Off by default.
Airplane mode
- Keep current settings, or turn Airplane mode On or Off.
Mobile data
- Turn on mobile data — Turn mobile data ON, OFF, or keep the current setting on the device.
Set the default USB connection type
Set the connection type when the user connects the device to a computer via USB:
- Default
- Keep current settings
- MTP — Allows the user to copy files between the device and a computer.
- PTP — Picture Transfer Protocol, the computer treats the device as a camera. Allows photo editing programs and other software apps to access photos on the device.
- MIDI — Musical Instrument Digital Interface, a connection type used by electronic musical instruments and computers to communicate with each other.
- CHARGING — Allows the device to charge, but not transmit data.
Device settings
- Locale — Select the language and country for the device.
- Timezone — Keep current settings or select the appropriate timezone for devices.
- Automatic Time Update — Set the device to automatically update its time and date information from a network resource.
- Show the touch sensitivity in the quick panel — Select this option to display Touch sensitivity options when users utilize the Quick Settings panel on their mobile device.
- Disable OMC mode — Prevent the device from being customized by a source other than Knox Configure (i.e. Open Market Customization).
- Power on the device when connected to a power source — Set devices to automatically power on when connected to a power source.
- Power off the device when disconnected from a power source - Select this option to automatically power off a device when disconnected from its power source.
NOTE — The Power on the device when connected to a power source and Power off the device when disconnected from a power source options function separately from each other with no dependence on each other.
Restrictions
Security
- ALL — All of the Security restrictions are applied.
- Disable Software Updates (Firmware updates via Wi-Fi and Mobile networks) — Prevent the device from displaying software update notifications. Even if users have enabled automatic updates, these update packages won't be downloaded to the device.
- Disable Multiple user mode — On supported devices, prevent more than one user account from being created.
- Disable Safe mode — Safe mode prevents the device from running third-party apps. Select this option to prevent users from enabling Safe mode.
Summary
On the left, review the settings that you've configured for each category. Click on the General information and Additional EULA tabs to see the information entered. If you need to make any changes, click Back. When you have verified the settings are correct, click Submit. Select Back to top from the lower, right-hand, side of a screen to navigate back to the top of that respective screen.