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Use the following enrollment process to silently install the BloxOne Mobile Endpoint app on iOS and Android devices that use MaaS 360.

Step 1: Download the Mobile Device Management (MDM) Config File from the Cloud Services Platform

An app-config file is required to update an app’s configuration in MDM. To download the file, do the following:

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  • customerId: The value in the XML file.
  • groupName: In the Cloud Services Portal, the name of the group to which the endpoint is to be moved. If the name is not present in the Cloud Services Portal, then add it to the All BloxOne Endpoints group before installing the app-config file.
  • userId: The unique name that identifies the mobile device. The configured name is displayed in the Cloud Services Portal, on the Manage Endpoints page.
  • allowServiceControl: By default, this value will be True. To disallow and hide service control, use the toggle switch to change this value to False.  

Step 2: Register a Mobile Endpoint for Use with IBM MaaS 360

Log in to the IBM MaaS 360 console, and follow the steps for registering a device. For information on enrolling and using MDM devices with IBM MaaS 360, refer to the following guides:

  • For MDM iOS devices, click here.    
  • For MDM Android devices, click here

Step 3: Install the BloxOne App on the Workspace One Server

Installation on an iOS Device

To install the BloxOne app on an iOS device, do the following: 

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5. Once the BloxOne EP app appears in the list of apps, select the devices and users to which it will be distributed.  

Installation on an Android Device

To install the BloxOne app on an Android device, do the following:

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7. Click Select Approve Add, and select BloxOne EP from the list of apps.
8. Click Distribute to distribute and install the configuration on specific users' Android devices.  

Step 4: Add the App-Config File for the BloxOne iOS App

To add an app config for a BloxOne iOS device, do the following:

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After a few minutes, BloxOne Endpoint will be automatically installed on the client devices. 

Step 5: Perform a Silent Authorization of DNS Proxy Permissions for the BloxOne iOS App

  1. Log in to the IBM MaaS 360 console.
  2. Go to Security > Policy Management > Policies.
  3. Select an iOS policy to be pushed to iOS devices.
  4. Go to iOS Policy > Supervised Settings > DNS Proxy, and click Edit:

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13. Open the BloxOne EP app on your device; on Android devices, find the app in the Work Profile. If prompted, accept the DNS Proxy acknowledgement. After a moment, the app will be in a protected state:

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Step 6: Add an App Config for the BloxOne Android app

To add an app config for a BloxOne iOS device, do the following: 

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