Controlled Rollout using Intune
- Bianca Mate
- Narin Yuth
Enroll Android Devices Using Android Enterprise
Link Google Play Account to Intune
Before we can enroll Android devices, we need to connect to Google Play Store.
There is no need for a developer account to connect to Intune.
1. On https://intune.microsoft.com/, go to Devices.
2. Under Android, click on Android enrollment and select Managed Google Play.
3. Check the “I agree” checkbox and click on Launch Google to connect now.
4. Follow the prompts and sign in using a Google account.
5. Green Status will be obtained once signed in and connected.
Enrollment Profile
There are several enrollment profiles on Intune. In this example, we use Corporate-owned, fully managed user devices.
Warning: To enroll as a Corporate-owned, fully managed profile, devices must reset.
1. Click on Corporate-owned, fully managed user devices.
2. On the next page, click on Create Profile.
3. Type in the device name to be enrolled with the proper description.
a. After creating a profile, a Token will be received to enroll a device.
b. On your Android device, perform a factory reset.
c. On the Google sign-in screen, in the email or phone, type “afw#setup”.
d. Enter the code or scan the QR code to enroll the device.
Deploy the EKW app using Intune
1. In the https://intune.microsoft.com/, click Apps and select Android.
2. Click on the Add button.
3. Click on the Managed Google Play app.
4. Search for Epicor Kinetic Warehouse.
5. Click on Select and Sync.
6. Once synced, Epicor Kinetic Warehouse will be included in the list.
Creating Group in Intune
1. In the https://intune.microsoft.com/, click Apps and select Android.
Go to Group and select New Group.
3. Under the Group Type, in the drop-down, select either Security or Microsoft 365.
4. Then select “No members selected” to add users or devices.
5. Search for users or devices to add to the group.
6. Click Create.
Application Assignment
1. In the Microsoft Intune Admin Center, click on Apps.
2. Click on Android and select the EKW.
3. In the Epicor Kinetic Warehouse(EKW) app, select Properties and under Assignments, click on Edit.
4. Click on Default to change the update priority.
5. Change the update priority for nyuth team to Postponed.
6. Meanwhile, change priority for the security team to High Priority.
7. Refer to the screenshot.
8. Click Save.
When the EKW release a new version to the Play Store, the security team will get an update. If we want the nyuth team to get the latest update after testing, we need to change the update priority from Postponed to High Priority.
Preset the License Key and URL
1. In the Microsoft Intune Admin Center, under Apps, click on App Configuration policies.
2. Select Add and click on Managed devices.
3. In the landing page, provide the appropriate information.
Title | Details |
|---|---|
Name | Appropriate Name |
Platform | Platform Information |
Profile Type | Profile Information |
4. Under Create app configuration policy, click on Select app.
5. In the Associated app section, select the EKW application.
6. Preset the values such as Epicor server URL, licence key, and username.
7. In the Assignments section, assign to users, groups and/or devices.
8. Review and create.