Lockdown

Device lockdown replaces the standard device home screen with a customizable home screen that provides access only to authorized applications and websites.

Note: There are two types of lockdown: device control and speed control. Device control applies lockdown settings continually while speed control applies lockdown when the device exceeds the speed specified in the profile configuration. You can choose to configure only device control or use both. However, when speed control is active, it overrides any settings specified in device control.

User

Use this tab to specify options for user device lockdown.

Custom Home Screen

Click Add to add a home screen item to the lockdown profile configuration. Home screen items are the authorized apps that will be available when a device is in lockdown mode.
Note: Device Control home screen items and Speed Control home screen items are entirely separate from each other. If you're using both Device Control and Speed Control and you want to use the same home screen items for both, you must enter information for them in both places.

Choose a lockdown template that determines how your home screen items are displayed on the device. You can use a predefined template provided by SOTI MobiControl or create your own template.

Login Options

When enabled, device users are automatically logged into the lockdown menu using the specified credentials.

Automatically Log in Upon Device Boot Up Enable this option to automatically log device users into the lockdown menu on device boot-up using the specified credentials.
Domain Enter the domain name for the user account.
Username Enter the username for the account.
Password Enter a password for the specified username.

Device Navigation Settings

Select the items you want to be displayed in the navigation bar during lockdown.

Agent Connection Status Displays the connection status icon.
Navigation Buttons Displays the following buttons on the menu bar:
  • Back
  • Forward
  • Home
  • Refresh
Note: The SOTI MobiControl start icon will still be displayed.
Battery Status Displays the battery status icon.
Wireless Network Status Displays the wireless network status icon.
Keyboard Displays the device keyboard.

Admin

Use this tab to specify options for administrator device lockdown.

Custom Home Screen

Click Add to add a home screen item to the lockdown profile configuration. Home screen items are the authorized apps that will be available when a device is in lockdown mode.
Note: Device Control home screen items and Speed Control home screen items are entirely separate from each other. If you're using both Device Control and Speed Control and you want to use the same home screen items for both, you must enter information for them in both places.

Choose a lockdown template that determines how your home screen items are displayed on the device. You can use a predefined template provided by SOTI MobiControl or create your own template.

Login Options

When enabled, device users are automatically logged into the lockdown menu using the specified credentials.

Automatically Log in Upon Device Boot Up Enable this option to automatically log device users into the lockdown menu on device boot-up using the specified credentials.
Domain Enter the domain name for the user account.
Username Enter the username for the account.
Password Enter a password for the specified username.

Device Navigation Settings

Select the items you want to be displayed in the navigation bar during lockdown.

Agent Connection Status Displays the connection status icon.
Navigation Buttons Displays the following buttons on the menu bar:
  • Back
  • Forward
  • Home
  • Refresh
Note: The SOTI MobiControl start icon will still be displayed.
Battery Status Displays the battery status icon.
Wireless Network Status Displays the wireless network status icon.
Keyboard Displays the device keyboard.

Speed Control

Use this tab to specify options for speed lockdown. Speed lockdown is triggered when the device is travelling at or above a set speed, as specified in this section. The speed of the device is calculated by tracking differences in device location (using the device's GPS unit) over time.

Custom Home Screen

Select the Speed Control option and click Add to add a home screen item to the lockdown profile configuration. Home screen items are the authorized apps that will be available when a device is in speed lockdown mode.
Note: Device Control home screen items and Speed Control home screen items are entirely separate from each other. If you're using both Device Control and Speed Control and you want to use the same home screen items for both, you must enter information for them in both places.

Choose a lockdown template that determines how your home screen items are displayed on the device. You can use a predefined template provided by SOTI MobiControl or create your own template.

Under Advanced Speed Control Settings, you can specify the following settings:

Activation Time Specify the starting time during each day that you want speed control to potentially be active on the device.
Deactivation Time Specify the ending time during each day when you want speed control to potentially be active on the device.
Speed Control Starts At Enter the speed at which speed control will be triggered, and the speed measurement unit.
Note: When the device travels at or above this speed, speed lockdown will not be applied until the time specified in the Engage Timer field has expired.
Engage Timer Enter the time (in seconds) during which the device travels at or above the threshold speed before speed lockdown is applied. This delay helps prevent the excessive applying of speed lockdown.
Disengage Timer Enter the time (in seconds) during which the device travels below the threshold speed before speed lockdown is removed. This delay helps prevent the excessive removal of speed lockdown.
Scripts You can set scripts to activate when a device enters or exits speed control. To add a new script, click Manage Scripts to open the Manage Scripts dialog box.
Speed Control is Activated Select the script you want executed on the device when speed lockdown is applied.
Speed Control is Deactivated Select the script you want executed on the device when speed lockdown is removed.

Login Options

When enabled, device users are automatically logged into the lockdown menu using the specified credentials.

Automatically Log in Upon Device Boot Up Enable this option to automatically log device users into the lockdown menu on device boot-up using the specified credentials.
Domain Enter the domain name for the user account.
Username Enter the username for the account.
Password Enter a password for the specified username.

Device Navigation Settings

Select the items you want to be displayed in the navigation bar during lockdown.

Agent Connection Status Displays the connection status icon.
Navigation Buttons Displays the following buttons on the menu bar:
  • Back
  • Forward
  • Home
  • Refresh
Note: The SOTI MobiControl start icon will still be displayed.
Battery Status Displays the battery status icon.
Wireless Network Status Displays the wireless network status icon.
Keyboard Displays the device keyboard.

Templates

Templates are HTML files that dictate how the home screen items are displayed on the device when it's in lockdown mode. You can use one of the SOTI MobiControl provided templates or create your own templates.

Manage Templates

To create a new custom template, click Add to open the Lockdown: Custom Templates dialog box.

You can edit, duplicate, or delete your custom templates. You can also upload an HTML template file to SOTI MobiControl. Click Import Template then browse to the HTML file on your computer. Click Import.

Login Options

When enabled, device users are automatically logged into the lockdown menu using the specified credentials.

Automatically Log in Upon Device Boot Up Enable this option to automatically log device users into the lockdown menu on device boot-up using the specified credentials.
Domain Enter the domain name for the user account.
Username Enter the username for the account.
Password Enter a password for the specified username.

Device Navigation Settings

Select the items you want to be displayed in the navigation bar during lockdown.

Agent Connection Status Displays the connection status icon.
Navigation Buttons Displays the following buttons on the menu bar:
  • Back
  • Forward
  • Home
  • Refresh
Note: The SOTI MobiControl start icon will still be displayed.
Battery Status Displays the battery status icon.
Wireless Network Status Displays the wireless network status icon.
Keyboard Displays the device keyboard.