Kaspersky Secure Mobility Management

Installing iOS MDM Server using a remote installation task

Kaspersky Security Center Web Console lets you install iOS MDM Server remotely using a remote installation task. This task is created and assigned to up to 1000 devices through a corresponding wizard. The wizard will help install iOS MDM Server in an administration group, on devices with specific IP addresses, or on a selection of managed devices.

Please note that you will not be able to specify the iOS MDM Server settings during the installation. The settings are configured in the iOS MDM Server installation package properties.

Before installing iOS MDM Server on a device, make sure the Kaspersky Mobile Devices Protection and Management and iOS MDM Server settings plug-ins are installed.

To install iOS MDM Server using a remote installation task:

1. Install Network Agent on a workstation on which iOS MDM Server will be deployed.
2. In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, select Assets (Devices) → Mobile → iOS MDM Servers.
3. Click Install.

   The New task wizard starts. Proceed through the wizard using the Next button.

4. In the New task settings window that opens:
   1. In the Task name field, specify a custom name for the task, if necessary (The default name is "Install iOS MDM Server").
   2. In the Devices to which the task will be assigned group of settings, choose Specify device addresses manually or import addresses from a list. You can specify DNS names, IP addresses, and IP subnets of devices to which you want to assign the task.
5. At the Task scope step:
   1. Click Add devices.
   2. In the window that opens, in the drop-down list, choose the Select networked devices detected by Administration Server option.
   3. Select devices or a device selection.
   4. Click Add.

   After you add the devices, they are displayed in the table.

6. At the Installation packages step, specify the following settings:
   1. In the Select installation package field, select the configured iOS MDM Server installation package.
   2. In the Select Network Agent field, select the installed Network Agent.
   3. In the Force installation package download group of settings, select the Using Network Agent check box to distribute the files that are required for iOS MDM Server installation via Network Agent.
   4. In the Maximum number of concurrent downloads field, specify the maximum allowed number of devices to which Administration Server can simultaneously transmit the files.
   5. In the Maximum number of installation attempts field, specify the maximum number of times the installer will be allowed to run.
   6. Specify the additional settings:
      • Click the Do not re-install application if it is already installed check box. The application will not be re-installed if it has already been installed on the device.
      • Click the Verify operating system type before downloading check box. Before transmitting the files to devices, Kaspersky Security Center checks if the installation utility settings are applicable to the operating system of the device. If the settings are not applicable, Kaspersky Security Center does not transmit the files and does not attempt to install the application. For example, to install some application to devices of an administration group that includes devices running various operating systems, you can assign the installation task to the administration group, and then enable this option to skip devices that run an operating system other than the required one.
7. At the next step of the wizard, you will be prompted to select the action that will be performed if installation process prompts to restart the operating system. Select the Do not restart the device option or skip this step, as it does not apply to Linux operating system.
8. At the Select accounts to access devices step, choose the No account required (Network Agent installed) option. If this option is selected, you do not have to specify the account under which the application installer will be run. The task will run under the account under which the Administration Server service is running. If Network Agent has not been installed on devices, this option is unavailable.
9. At the Finish task creation step, click the Finish button to create the task and close the wizard.

iOS MDM Server is installed using a remote installation task.