What are the choices for enrollment?
There are a number of factors you need to take into account to determine the best enrollment option for your suite of devices. Note you don't have to choose one enrollment option for all your devices. Each device can be enrolled in a way that is appropriate.
Factor | Considerations | Enrollment choices | Enrollment Mode |
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Current location of devices | Devices will be purchased in bulk or end users devices will be recalled to a central office There is a technically savvy team who can perform the enrollment in a central location There is a requirement for fully managed devices | For devices in a central location to be quickly enrolled the best way to enroll devices is:
NOTE: This assumes a Factory reset or the device or a new device "out of the box" | DO Mode |
Devices are in the possession of end users. Enrollment can be done remotely by people with fairly strong internet connectivity (enough to download an app from Play Store) Its acceptable for devices to be partially managed and some personal use is acceptable | There are 3 ways to enroll these devices onto FocusMDM
NOTE: This enrollment will not clear all user data from the device | Basic Mode | |
New devices | New devices will be purchased in bulk There is a technically savvy team who can perform the enrollment in a central location | For devices in a central location to be quickly enrolled the best way to enroll devices is:
| DO Mode |
Devices are in the possession of end users AND users don't want their data lost. Enrollment can be done remotely by people with fairly strong internet connectivity (enough to download an app from Play Store) Its acceptable for devices to be partially managed and some personal use is acceptable | There are 3 ways to enroll these devices onto FocusMDM
NOTE: This enrollment will not clear all user data from the device | Basic Mode | |
Installation preference & time availability | 8-12 minutes for a new device 10-20 minutes per device for a device that needs a factory reset | For new or factory reset devices the best way to enroll devices is:
NOTE that this enrollment enables the features to automatically install chosen apps to the device upon setup, so there is no need to manually download approved apps to the device. This saves additional time | DO Mode |
Quick Enrollment 5-10 minutes per device And time to install apps from App Store Its acceptable for devices to be partially managed and some personal use is acceptable | There are 3 ways to enroll these devices quickly FocusMDM
NOTE: This enrollment will not clear all user data from the device or automatically install chosen apps onto the device. | Basic Mode | |
What Features are needed | There is a requirement for fully managed devices All FocusMDM features are supported including ALL of the Focus Rules | For devices to be fully managed, the options are:
Due to the technical method of installing FocusMDM on the device, the device is fully managed by FocusMDM, thereby reducing the risk of abuse of the device. | DO Mode |
Most features offered by FocusMDM are needed Its acceptable for devices to be partially managed where:
| There are 3 ways to enroll these devices quickly and simply:
There are Rules that are not supported for devices in Basic Mode | Basic Mode | |
Legacy devices and the version of Android OS | For more recent and high spec Android devices with Android OS 6.0 and higher | All enrollment options are available for devices with Android 6+ Except for
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For older devices who have Android OS 4.4 or Android 5+ | Only these 3 ways can be used to enroll devices with older versions of Android OS:
| Basic Mode | |
Price | $2.00 per device | DO mode enrollment is only covered in Advanced and Custom plans | |
$1.50 or less per device | Basic enrollment is covered in all plans |