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

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

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

  1. Log into the Infoblox Portal.  
  2. Go to Configure > Security > Endpoints > Endpoint Groups.
  3. Click Download MDM Configuration, and select iOS Config File or Android Config File, depending on the device. 

 
ImageThe Download MDM Configuration drop-down options for handling endpoint configurations within a network. The configuration options include: Android Config File, iOS Config File, and Chrome Config File. 

To assign an endpoint to a specific endpoint group, click  next to the name of the endpoint group and select Download MDM Configuration > Android or iOS Config File:



ImageThe download MDM configuration options when applying a configuration option to an existing endpoint group. The configuration options include:Android Config File, iOS Config File, and Chrome Config File.


4. Save the downloaded config file to a directory where it can be located easily.

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  • joinToken: The value in the XML file.

  • groupName: In the Infoblox Portal, the name of the group to which the endpoint will be moved. If the name is not present in the Infoblox Portal, it will be added to the All Infoblox Endpoints group.
  • userId: The unique name that identifies a mobile device. The configured name is displayed in the Infoblox Portal, on the Endpoints page (Configure > Security > Endpoints).
  • allowServiceControl: By default, this value will be True. To disallow and hide service control, use the toggle switch to change this value to False
  • extensionType (only for iOS): By default, this value is “vpn”, we can also set to “dnsproxy” to intercept the DNS traffic using DNS Proxy Provider.


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The proxy mode was never tested and may not work. 


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 Infoblox App on the Workspace One Server

Installation on an iOS Device

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

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5. Once the Infoblox Endpoint 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 Infoblox app on an Android device, do the following:

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Image: Adding the Infoblox Endpoint configuration from the Google Play store.

7. Click Select Approve Add, and select Infoblox 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 Infoblox iOS App

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

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

Step 5: Perform a Silent Authorization of DNS Proxy Permissions for the Infoblox 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 Infoblox Endpoint 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.



 Image: The Infoblox Endpoint app displaying its protected status on an iOS device. 

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

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

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