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How do I deploy ESET Endpoint Security for Android (2.x) using ESET Remote Administrator? (6.x)

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Issue

  • Remotely Deploy ESET Endpoint Security for Android 2.x to client devices using ESET Remote Administrator 

 Do you manage Apple iOS devices?

Solution

Before you continue, these prerequisites must be met:

  • ESET Remote Administrator 6.3 or later and ESET Mobile Device Connector must be installed and activated. For more help, visit the ERA Installation guide.
  • You must have a valid ESET license. ESET Mobile Device Connector is activated with your ESET Endpoint Security license. How do I purchase a license?
  • Managed devices must be running on Android version 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and later.

ESET Remote Administrator version 6.3 and earlier:

For ERA version 6.3 continue here.

To enroll Android devices in ESET Mobile Device Connector, follow the steps in each section:

I.   Create an MDM Certificate

II.  Create an MDM Policy

III. Register your Android device in ERA

IV. Enroll your Android device

V.  Create an Activation task for Android MDM

Pre-existing MDM Policy

If you already have an MDM Certificate and MDM Policy, proceed to Enroll your Android device. Sections I and II only need to be completed again if a change was made to the hostname, policy, or certificate after the initial Certificate or Policy creation. 

If you do not use ESET Remote Administrator to manage your network

Perform these steps on individual client devices.


I. Create an MDM certificate

If you already have an MDM certificate, proceed to Create an MDM Policy.

MDM Certificate automatically created during some installations

The MDM certificate is automatically created if you used the all-in-one installation of ESET Remote Administrator Server with Mobile Device Connector or the Mobile Device Connector (Standalone) Installation. To verify the existence of an MDM certificate, navigate to the Computers section in the ERA Web Console, select the device on which Mobile Device Connector is installed and click Show Details. Click Configuration → Request Configuration. The ESET Remote Administrator Mobile Device Connector configuration will be displayed. Select it and click Open Configuration to open it. Click General  HTTPS certificate to verify that the MDM certificate is being applied.

  1. Open ESET Remote Administrator Web Console (ERA Web Console) in your web browser and log in. How do I open ERA Web Console?
     
  2. Click   Admin→ Certificates → New → Certificate.  

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  1. In the Basic section, select Mobile Device Connector from the Product drop-down menu. Type the IP address or Hostname of the server where Mobile Device Connector is installed in the Host field.

If the MDM server does not have internet access and communications are port-forwarded from a router connected to an outside network, use the IP address or Hostname of that router instead. You can also enter the IP address from the HTTPS certificate.

The Hostname in the HTTPS certificate must match the Hostname that you will enter in the ESET Mobile Device Connector Policy

If you are using the hostname from the HTTPS certificate, you must also use this same hostname in the ESET Mobile Device Connector Policy.

  1. In the Attributes (Subject) section, type the organization name used in ESET Remote Administrator in the Organization Name field. 

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  1. Expand the Sign section and click Select Certification Authority

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  1. Select the certification authority that you want to use and click OK.

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  1. Click Finish and proceed to Create an MDM Policy

II. Create an MDM Policy

  1. Open ESET Remote Administrator Web Console (ERA Web Console) in your web browser and log in. How do I open ERA Web Console?
     
  2. Click Admin  → Policies.
     
  3. Click New Policy.

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  1. Expand Basic and type a name for the policy in the Name field (the Description field is optional).
     
  2. Expand Settings and select ESET Remote Administrator Mobile Device Connector from the drop-down menu.

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  1. Type the IP address of the server where Mobile Device Connector is installed in the Hostname field. If the MDM server does not have internet access and communications are port-forwarded from a router connected to an outside network, use the IP adress or Hostname of that router instead. 

    The Hostname in the HTTPS certificate must match the Hostname that you entered in the MDM Certificate from section I

    If you entered the IP address from the HTTPS certificate in section I step 3, you must also enter that same IP address in the ESET Mobile Device Connector Policy.

  2. Type the organization name used in ESET Remote Administrator in the Organization field. This name will be used by the enrollment profile generator to update the profile.
     
  3. In the HTTPS certificate section, click Change certificate → Open certificate list, select the MDM Certificate created in part II and then click OK.

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  1. Expand the Assign section and click Assign to display all Static and Dynamic Groups and their members. Select the Mobile Device Connector instance to which you want to apply the policy and click OK.

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Important!

When changing the https certificate used in your policy for MDC, follow the steps below to avoid disconnecting mobile devices from your MDM:

  1. Create and apply the new policy that uses the new https certificate.
  2. Allow devices to check in to the MDM server and receive the new policy.
  3. Verify that devices are using the new https certificate (the https certificate exchange is completed).
  4. Allow at least 72 hours for your devices to receive the new policy. After all devices have received the new policy (MDM Core alert "HTTPS certificate change still in progress. The old certificate is still being used " is no longer displayed in the Alerts tab), you can delete the old policy.

When you are finished, proceed to Register your Android device in ERA.


III. Register your Android device in ERA and send an enrollment link

View instructions for ERA version 6.3 or earlier

  1. Open ESET Remote Administrator Web Console (ERA Web Console) in your web browser and log in. How do I open ERA Web Console?
     
  2. Click Computers, select the group to which you want to add your mobile device, and then click Add New → Mobile devices.

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  1. In the Add mobile devices window, select Enrollment via e-mail and click ContinueClick here for instructions to enroll a single device at a time.

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Configure SMTP Server Settings

Before you can add multiple devices using mass enrollment, you must setup the SMTP server. To do so, click Configure server settings in the Add mobile devices window, click Server settings, expand Advanced settings, and then select the slider bar next to Use SMTP server to enable it. 

Complete the required fields in the SMTP Server section. To verify that everything is working, click Send test email. If you receive the test email, everything is working correctly. Click Save to save the changes and you can proceeed to the next step.

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  1. In the General section, select the target for Mobile Device Connector, the ESET License that will be used for mobile device activation, and the Parent Group.
     
  2. In the List of Devices section, type in the Email Address (this email address will be used to deliver the enrollment email message), Device Name and Description. To assign a specific user, click Pair under Assigned User to match it to a designated policy. To add another row, click +Add device.

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Import CSV File: 

To simplify the mass enrollment process, prepare a CSV file with all of the required data. To import the CSV file, click Import CSV
The CSV file should be formatted as shown in the example below:

Email AdressDevice NameDescription

Example1@domain.comSamsung S6Manager phone

Example2@domain.comHTC 10Engineer's phone

Example3@domain.comMoto XIntern's phone

  • Click Choose File to select the CSV file to upload. After the file is uploaded, click Upload to proceed to the next section.

Figure 3-5
 

  • Expand the Delimiter section and select the delimiters that will divide the data in the CSV file from the drop-down menu, or select the check box next to Other and specify the delimiter that is in your CSV file. Check the output from the CSV file in the Data Preview section.

 

Figure 3-6


 

  • Expand the Column Mapping section, select the check box next to First line fo CSV contains headings to separate the headings (if applicable) in your CSV file. In the Map Columns section, use the drop-down menus to select the data types in your uploaded CSV file. Preview the results in the Table Preview section. Once you are finished, click Import to import the data.

Figure 3-7

  1. Once you have finished adding mobile devices, continue to the Enrollment Email Message section. Make any desired modifications to the Subject line and the Content section of the enrollement email message. The Instructions field displays the body of the enrollment email message with the steps that must be performed by the user on the mobile device.

  2. Click Enroll and proceed to Enroll your Android device.

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Enroll a single device

  1. Select Individual enrollment via link or QR code in the Add mobile devices window and click Continue.

 

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  1. Type the Device name and Description in the appropriate fields, select the appropriate Mobile Device Connector and ESET License, and then click Next to proceed. 

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  1. The last preview window will display a summary of the enrollment, including the download link and QR code. Send the enrollment link to the mobile device using email or an instant messaging application if the device is not physically present. If the device is physically present, scan the QR code with the mobile device and proceed to Enroll your Adnroid device. To enroll another device, click Enroll Another and repeat step 2.

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IV. Enroll your Android device and deploy ESET Endpoint Security for Android (2.x)

  1.  On the mobile device, open the enrollment email that was sent in section III above and tap the enrollment link.

    Figure 4-1
     

Your Connection is not private:

If you do not use SSL protocol you may be notified that the enrollment link is not private. If you receive this notification, tap Advanced and on the next screen, tap Proceed to hostname (Unsafe).

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  1. Tap Connect.

    Figure 4-3
     

  2. Tap Accept to accept the Google Play terms of service.

    Figure 4-4
     

  3. Tap Install.

    Figure 4-5
     

  4. Review the permissions for ESET Endpoint Security for Android and tap Accept.

    Figure 4-6
     

  5. After the installation is complete, tap Open to open ESET Endpoint Security for Android. 

    Figure 4-7
     

  6. Tap Admin setup.

    Figure 4-8
     

  7. Select the Language and Country. Select the check box next to I want to help improve ESET products by sending anonymous data about application usage if you would like to and tap Accept to continue. By tapping "Accept" you agree to the End User License Agreement.

    Figure 4-9
     

  8. Tap Accept to accept the User consent.

    Figure 4-10
     

  9. Type in the name for your device and tap Save. This will help the administrator recognize your device.

    Figure 4-11

     

  10. Tap Enable to enable uninstall protection. Uninstall protection restricts unauthorized users from uninstalling ESET Endpoind Security for Android. 

    Figure 4-12

     

  11. Tap Activate to activate ESET Endpoint Security for Android as Device Administrator.

    Figure 4-13

     

  12. Tap Finish.

    Figure 4-14
     

  13. Proceed to Create activation task for Android MDM

Reboot or wake up

Reboot or wake up reconnects the device. Android connects to MDM approximately every hour.

Unactivated devices

Devices that are not activated will have the red "License not activated" protection status and will refuse to handle tasks, set policies and deliver non-critical logs. Tasks sent to the unactivated device will fail with the error "License not activated. Policies and logs will fail silently.

V. Create activation Task for Android MDM

After completing sections I – V above, the device will appear in the Computers section of ESET Remote Administrator under Lost & Found and will automatically be added to the dynamic group Mobile devices→ Android devices.

To send an activation task from ESET Remote Administrator, follow the instructions in Activate ESET business products in ESET Remote Administrator (6.x)


VI. ERA version 6.3 and earlier:

  1. Open ESET Remote Administrator Web Console (ERA Web Console) in your web browser and log in. How do I open ERA Web Console?

  2. Click Computers, select the desired group for your mobile device(s), click Add New and then click Mobile devices.

Version 6.2 and earlier:

Select Mobile Devices under Device Type.

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  1. Type a name for your task in the Name field of the Basic section. 

     
  2. Expand the Settings section.Type the name for your mobile device in the Name field. Type the IMEI/WiFi MAC Address or MEID (ERA 6.2 and earlier) for your device in the Device Identification field. 

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Enrollment Link

Select your preferred method to enroll mobile devices. You can select one or both of the options to fit your needs:
 

Display enrollment link after task is created: A custom QR code that can be scanned to trigger enrollment will be displayed in the ERA Web Console. This option allows you to quickly enroll multiple devices if they are physically present.

Email enrollment link: An email with a hyperlink to trigger enrollment will be sent to the email address associated with each new device.

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  1. If you are addig multiple devices, click + Add Another to add another device. Click Finish when you have finished entering the names and identifications for all devices to display the enrollment link and/or email client devices.

    Complete steps 6-12 on the Android device you are enrolling
  1. On your Android device, open the enrollment email and tap the enrollment link.

Figure 5-4

Your connection is not private

You may be notified that the link to your server is not private if you do not use SSL protocol, if you receive this notification, tap Advanced Proceed to → (host address).

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  1. Tap Connect.

Figure 5-6
 

  1. Tap Accept to accept the Google Play terms of service.

Figure 5-7
 

  1. Tap Install.  


Figure 5-8
 

  1. Review the permissions for ESET Endpoint Security for Android and tap Accept


Figure 5-9
 

  1. Tap Open to open ESET Endpoint Security for Android following installation. You will be prompted to enter a name, enable uninstall protection, and activate device administration.


Figure 5-10
 

  1. When the Setup finished screen is displayed, you (or your admin) can send an activation task to the device to complete activation of ESET Endpoint Security for Android.


Figure 5-11

If you do not use ESET Remote Administrator to manage your network

Perform these steps on individual client devices.

 

 

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