Introduction
Device Enrolment describes the process undertaken by an IT admin to onboard devices to their organization’s ecosystem. There are two methods for enrolling a device.
The Pre-enrolment or Bulk Enrolment process
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In this process, a user is able to onboard their device either on their own or with support from their IT admin. the process follows the normal application installation process for Android applications. A step-by-step guide has been prepared for you and can be accessed here.
Pre-enrolment
In this process, the IT admin pre-enrolls enrols the device from (s) on the SmartMDM admin console using a bulk template. With the bulk enrolment template, an IT admin is able to enroll enrol up to 20,000 devices at a time without hassles. it helps you save time & increase faster onboarding time.
Devices pre-enrolled will not be required to enter the company ID during device provisioning as the device is already recognized within the organization’s ecosystem as an authorized device.
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Care should be taken while filling out the bulk template to prevent entering the wrong device IMEI |
Self Enrolment
In this process, a user is able to onboard the device by themselves without support from their admin. Upon successful installation of the SmartMDM app, the user can create their credentials or log in with a valid credential created on their behalf by their admin.
In this case, a user installs the SmartMDM application on the device and enters their valid company ID to tag the device to your organization. note
The pre-enrolment process basically involved 3 steps as follows;
Download the pre-enrolment template
To access the bulk template, navigate to the device enrolment module > select bulk enrolment > click on the download enrolment template option at the top right corner of the modal displayed. (see Fig.1 below)
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Fig. 1 - Download the pre-enrolment (bulk enrolment) template.
As earlier stated, the template is an excel file with the capability to process up to 20,000 records at a time. upon successfully downloading the template, Fill out the columns as seen in Fig. 2 below.
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Fig. 2 - Bulk enrolment template
When the columns highlighted above are filled out with the details of the devices as well as the corresponding users to be assigned to the devices, the IT admin is expected to upload the filled-out file. To upload the file, Select the “choose file” option displayed in Fig. 1 above.
Enrolled devices will be displayed on the Enrolled devices page. To access this page, navigate to the Device enrolment module, and select the “Enrolled devices” tab as seen in Fig. 3 below
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Fig. 3 - View enrolled devices on the Enrolled devices tab
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If you have further questions or need help through this process, contact SmartMDM support at support@smartmdm.app