Jason Langridge's WebLog - MR Mobile! : Mobile Device Management

System Center Mobile Device Manager Product Reference Guide

jasonlan — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:24:00 GMT

At a recent event I handed out a number of System Center Mobile Device Manager Product Reference Guides which is a really detailed overview of what SCMDM can provide.

I ran out of copies at the event and the guide is 43 pages long so in thinking more ‘Green’ I thought it better to share the electronic copy!

You can download it from HERE

Managing Devices Conference – London Tomorrow – need some free/discounted tickets?

jasonlan — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:39:00 GMT

I’ve presenting tomorrow at the Managing Innovative Devices and Services (MIDAS) conference tomorrow in London.

This new event organised by the Device Management Forum is a three-day conference and exhibition focusing on innovation in devices as well as applications, solutions and services to manage them. Participants will be exploring business cases and best practices, sharing experiences and discussing strategies to address current challenges as well as new opportunities.

Day 1 (today) will focus on service provider issues, Day 2 on enterprise issues and Day 3 on futures – exploring the factors that are likely to determine how devices, services, usage profiles and management challenges will change over the coming years. Additionally, the latest solutions for device and application management will be on show in the Product Expo area.

If you are interested in attending then the organisers kindly gave me some offers.

1. The first 3 registrants to quote code HTXEvm when registering for the Enterprise Day (Tuesday 28^th Oct) will gain free entry.

2. The first 5 registrants to quote code xn2wLu when registering for any day or combination of days will pay half price.

3. The first 6 registrants to quote code DqnGrQ when registering for any day or combination of days will get 30% discount.

Mobile Device manager Security Policies

jasonlan — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:50:00 GMT

I often get asked – what are the 130+ policies and settings that are available through System Center Mobile Device Manager?

Well our MDM team has created two great articles that list all the policies available:

Security Policies - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc135661.aspx

Messaging Policies - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc135680.aspx

Configuration Manager vs Mobile Device Manager vs Exchange

jasonlan — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:34:00 GMT

With Windows Mobile we now have the ability to manage mobile devices through 3 different solutions:

1) System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)

2) System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM)

3) Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2007

There is some confusion as to when you need either SCCM or MDM to manage devices, this really comes down to how much functionality/capability you need in place. If it is purely email access then Exchange may do enough but if you require further capabilities such as VPN, Software distribution or Software Inventory then you may need to consider MDM or SCCM.

The chart below I’ve found to be a great resource to help those discussions/decisions:

Windows Mobile 6.1 now supported with Configuration Manager 2007 RTM and SP1

jasonlan — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:31:09 GMT

The Configuration Manager Team yesterday announced that Windows Mobile 6.1 is now supported on Configuration Manager 2007 RTM and Configuration Manager SP1.

Support will be provided for client management only, not as a site server or the administrator console.

There are no hotfixes required for the release to support these new operating systems.

The public Supported Configuration documents for Configuration Manager 2007 RTM and Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 will be updated soon!

Deploying Mobile Device Manager in a Global Enterprise Environment

jasonlan — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:47:01 GMT

Our Mobile Device Manager team continues to excel itself releasing great documentation. The Global deployment document gives guidance on how to implement Mobile Device Manager in a global environment.

The document is available HERE

Mobile Device Manager Integration Guides

jasonlan — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:19:22 GMT

Our teams are producing some fantastic documentation for Mobile Device Manager and have just added 4 Integration guides giving guidance on how to integrate Mobile Device Manager with Firewalls, Sharepoint, Exchange and Office Communication Server (OCS). The links to the documents are provided below:

Configuring External and Internal Firewalls in Mobile Device Manager

Describes how to configure external and internal firewalls to permit MDM to function.

Integrating Mobile Device Manager with Existing Web Sites or SharePoint Server

Helps you integrate MDM with existing Web sites or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server portals for Windows Mobile 6.1 access.

Integrating Mobile Device Manager with Microsoft Exchange Server

Helps you address the decisions and activities that are critical to successfully integrate MDM and Microsoft Exchange Server.

Integrating Mobile Device Manager with Office Communications Server

Helps you address the decisions and activities that are critical to successfully integrate MDM with Microsoft Office Communications

System Center Mobile Device Manager information resources

jasonlan — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:23:48 GMT

I'm often asked for what content or collateral we have on System Center Mobile Device Manager.

I've summarised the key content below so it may help get you up to speed quickly on this exciting new product!

Mobile Device Manager Architecture Guide - This guide provides an overview of the MDM system, including server roles and components. MDM adds four main components on top of your existing infrastructure to deliver application packages, authenticated connection to line-of-business (LOB) applications, and Group Policy rules enforcement for managed devices.
Mobile Device Manager Planning Guide - Use this guide to design and plan your MDM deployment, and to configure and install the infrastructure components required to successfully deploy MDM. The guide includes a step-by-step checklist for configuring and deploying MDM. You must review and complete the configuration steps included here before you deploy the MDM system.
Mobile Device Manager Deployment Guide - This guide provides the steps to configure Active Directory for MDM and to install the MDM servers. You must complete the pre-deployment planning and configuration steps provided in the MDM Planning Guide before you deploy the MDM system.
Mobile Device Manager Security Guide - This guide provides prescriptive guidance for configuring security-related features in MDM. Key security-related features include encrypted access to e-mail and LOB applications from the Internet, and certificate-based authentication for a virtual private network (VPN). Follow the guidelines provided here to help protect company data and communications when you implement MDM in your organization.

Updates to System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 Resource Kit released to the Web

jasonlan — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:25:07 GMT

Our Mobile Device Manager team is doing a great job released tools for MDM, they have just released an update to the Resource Kit for System Center Mobile Device Manager. Phase 2 is a cumulative release, Besides phase 1 tools it includes tools like Reporting Services, and Managed Device Status Viewer which is a new troubleshooting tool that enables users of Windows Mobile 6.1 managed devices to browse through device synchronization information, a list of all managed programs installed on the device, and the values of management objects that are configured by MDM Device Management Server.

This release adds 10 new tools and expands the portfolio of tools to 19 in total. It is available for download as a set of 5 packages from the Tech Center. Details of each package is given below:

MDM Client Tools

MDM Client Tools provides tools to help administrators troubleshoot connections and monitor device synchronization for Windows Mobile devices as part of an MDM system.
The following are tools included in this download:
1. MDM Managed Device Status Viewer *new*
2. MDM Connect Now Tool
3. MDM VPN Diagnostics Tool

MDM Server Tools

MDM Server Tools provides tools that help administrators configure, deploy, and manage MDM and its components.
The following are tools included in this download:
1. MDM CAB Signing Tool *new*
2. MDM Active Directory Validation Tool *new*
3. MDM System Configuration Cmdlets *new*
4. MDM Security Configuration Wizard Templates *new*
5. MDM Additional Group Policy Settings *new*
6. MDM Group Policy Models *new*
7. MDM Device Records Synchronization Tool *new*
8. MDM Blocked Devices Cleanup Tool *new*
9. MDM Certificate Tool
10. MDM Cleanup Tool
11. MDM Bulk Pre-Enrollment Tool
12. MDM Device Enrollment Cleanup Tool
13. MDM Application Hash Code Tool

MDM Reporting Services

MDM Reporting Services provides a reporting and data access service across all feature areas of MDM. MDM Reporting Services is based on and integrated with SQL Server Reporting Services 2005. *new*

MDM Best Practices Analyzer Tool

MDM Best Practices Analyzer helps analyze an environment to determine if the prerequisites are met for MDM deployment. It also recommends best practices based on environment configuration. In addition, you can use the tool to help make sure you have configured firewall options to allow MDM Device Management Server and MDM Gateway Server to work together.

MDM Self Service Portal

A Web-based interface that you use to manage their Windows Mobile devices. On this portal, based on settings that you configure, users can enroll their Windows Mobile devices, monitor enrollment status, and wipe managed devices.

You can download all these from the Tech Center

Technet Radio - Get More Security and Control with Mobile Device Manager

jasonlan — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:06:02 GMT

Last week I recorded an interview with Eric over on Technet Radio. It was all about Security and Mobile Device Manager so if you are interested you can listen or download it using the links at the bottom of this post.

Get More Security and Control with Mobile Device Manager

In this TechNet Radio session, learn how you can improve secure access to corporate data and line-of-business (LOB) applications and simplify management of Windows Mobile powered devices with Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager. We explain how System Center Mobile Device Manager provides integration into Active Directory, rich inventory and reporting tools, secure virtual private network (VPN) access, and more.

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