Android Rules Tab

MobiControl uses rules to simplify the tasks of device management and configuration. See Below for a description of each rule.

Android Rules Tab

Add Devices Rules

Create an add devices rule.
An add devices rule allows you to configure the settings that MobiControl uses to set up and communicate with your devices. These settings include: the device group to which devices are added, how often the device is to check for updates, and the parameters to be used for remote control sessions. Please see the Add Devices Rule page for detailed information about creating an add devices rule.
Create a Device Agent.
The Device Agent is the MobiControl software that resides on mobile devices and communicates with MobiControl Deployment Servers. Device Agents execute instructions received from MobiControl Deployment Servers, report status information, and send real-time information to Deployment Servers. Device Agents also restore the device state after a hard reset, service remote control sessions, install or uninstall packages, and synchronize the device clock. Please see the Device Agent Manager page for detailed information about creating a Device Agent.
Install the Device Agent onto the devices.
Once created, there are several options for installing the agent on to your devices. For example, installation can be accomplished via cradled ActiveSync, via a website download, via an SD card, or using an existing software distribution mechanism. Please see the Device Agent Manager page for detailed information about installing the Device Agent.

Create an Application Catalog Rule
An Application Catalogue Rule allows Administrators to distribute proprietary, in-house applications to employees or members of the organization. Please see the iOS Application Catalog page for detailed information about creating an Alert Rule.
Check the Application Catalog Rule Report.
Once the Application Catalog Rule has been created, you may want to run a report to see what alerts have been generated. You can do this by looking at the Application Catalog Rule Report report in the Reports view (tab). Please see the iOS Reports Tab page for more detail about reports.

Create a file sync rule.
A file sync rule allows you to schedule file(s) to be synchronized between a set of devices and the Deployment Server. When creating a file sync rule, you will need to specify the file(s) you want synced (both their original location and their destination), the interval in between the syncs and which direction the sync should go in (either device to server, or server to device) and which devices should be involved in the sync. Please see the File Sync Rule page for detailed information about creating a file sync rule.
Check the rule execution status.
Once the file sync rule has been created, you may want to confirm that the scheduled syncs occurred. You can do this by looking at the rule execution status or by checking the rule execution report in the Reports view (tab). Please see the Generate Reports page for more detail about reports.

Create a data collection rule.
A data collection rule allows you to set up rules to collect data from your mobile devices automatically. Please see the Creating Data Collection Rules page for detailed information about creating a data collection rule.
Check the data collection rule execution status.
Once the data collection rule has been created, you may want to confirm its execution. You can do this by looking at the rule execution status or by checking the rule execution report in the Reports view (tab). Please see the Generate Reports page for more detail about reports.

Create an Alert Rule
An Alert Rule allows Administrators and Users to be notified when events of interest arise on the system. Please see the Alert Rules Web Console page for detailed information about creating an Alert Rule.
Check the Alert Rule execution status.
Once the Alert Rule has been created, you may want to run a report to see what alerts have been generated. You can do this by looking at the Alert Rule Summary report in the Reports view (tab). Please see the Generate Reports page for more detail about reports.