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General Settings - Configuration

The configuration edit form is organized into six tabs:

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This page describes the first tab, General Settings, which contains the fundamental settings for a configuration: identity, server communication, hardware restrictions, and screen behavior.

Identity

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  • Name: the configuration’s name as it appears in the list and on devices. Required.
  • Description: Free-form field to document the configuration’s purpose or scope.
  • Unlock Password: The code required from the user to access the device’s system settings.

Location and Permissions

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  • Location Tracking: Defines how the MDM server collects device locations.
    • No active tracking: Uses only location data reported by third-party apps.
    • GPS: Actively tracks the device’s location via GPS.
    • Wi-Fi: Tracks the device’s location via Wi-Fi networks (requires Google services).
  • Permissions for Other Apps: Policy for automatically granting Android permissions to installed apps.
    • Grant all permissions: All permissions are granted silently.
    • Grant all, ask for location: only the location permission is requested from the user.
    • Grant all, deny location: Location permission is denied by default.
    • Ask for all: the user is prompted for each permission.
Communication with the server

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  • Push notifications: protocol used for the server to communicate with the device in real time.
    • MQTT: persistent connection, recommended for maximum responsiveness.
    • HTTP polling: The device polls the server at regular intervals.
  • Keep-alive time (visible only if MQTT is selected): the interval at which the device sends a presence signal to the server. Available values: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, or 15 minutes.

Hardware

These settings allow you to enable, disable, or leave each hardware feature unrestricted. The “No Restrictions” option lets the user manage the setting themselves.

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GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Mobile Data: For each, three options are available:
  • No Restrictions
  • Disabled
  • Enabled

Block USB storage: Prevents file transfers via USB cable.

Display

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Brightness:
  • No restrictions: the user controls the brightness.
  • Fixed value: displays a slider to set the value (0–255).
  • Automatic: Enables automatic brightness.

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Manage screen timeout: If checked, an additional field allows you to set the time in seconds before the screen turns off.

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Lock volume: Prevents the user from changing the volume.

Manage volume: If checked, a slider (0–100) sets the volume level.

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Time Zone

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  • Do not manage: the time zone is left to the system settings.
  • Automatic: The time zone is determined automatically by the device.
  • Manual: a field allows you to enter a specific time zone (e.g., Europe/Paris).
Updates

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System update: policy for Android update deployment.

  • Default: Standard system behavior.
  • Immediately: Updates are installed as soon as they become available.
  • Scheduled: Installation within a defined time range (From/To fields).
  • Deferred: Updates are delayed.

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Schedule app updates: If checked, app updates are performed only within the specified time range.
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Downloading updates:
  • Unlimited: Downloads occur regardless of network conditions.
  • 3 attempts on mobile data: Limits attempts to mobile data.
  • Wi-Fi only: Updates are downloaded only over Wi-Fi.

Security and Behavior

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Password requirements: complexity policy applied to the device’s unlock code
  • None
  • Present
  • Easy
  • Moderate
  • Strong
Wi-Fi settings on error: If checked, displays Wi-Fi settings on the device when a connection error occurs.

Background mode: If checked, the MDM runs in the background without replacing the system launcher. Not recommended with kiosk mode.

Disable Screenshots: Prevents screenshots from being taken on the device.

Launch apps in the foreground: Forces apps to open in the foreground at startup.

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