Device enrollment in a management service
Disclosed are various examples for enrolling a device in a management service. An enrollment wizard can include a series of user interfaces to facilitate enrollment of a device in the management service. Enrollment data can be obtained from the user and sent to the management service for authentication of the user and device. A user interface object can be instantiated to access a webpage within a user interface of the enrollment wizard for downloading a configuration profile provided by the management service. A user can be redirected to a settings application to install the configuration profile.
1. A system, comprising:
a client device; and
at least one application executable in the client device, wherein the at least one application, when executed, causes the client device to:
initiate an enrollment of the client device in a management service by rendering an enrollment wizard comprising a series of user interfaces;
obtain enrollment data corresponding to a user associated with the client device;
instantiate a user interface object associated with a first user interface of the series of user interfaces to access a website for initiating a download of a configuration profile provided by the management service in an instance in which the user is authenticated with the management service based on the enrollment data; and
redirect a user to a settings application associated with an operating system of the client device to install the configuration profile in an instance in which a selectable component is selected on a second user interface of the series of user interfaces.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein, when executed, the at least one application causes the client device to at least:
send the enrollment data to the management service; and
determine that the user is authenticated based on a notification received from the management service.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein, when executed, the at least one application causes the client device to at least:
receive a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a location of the configuration profile; and
wherein instantiating the user interface object comprises loading the URL to access the website.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein an operating system of the client device requires a specific browser application for downloading the configuration profile, the user interface object being associated with the browser application specified by the operating system.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
when executed, the at least one application further causes the client device to at least determine that the configuration profile has failed to be installed within a predefined period of time; and
the configuration profile expires after the predefined period of time following being downloaded.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein, when executed, the at least one application further causes the client device to at least render a notification indicating that the configuration profile has expired.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the configuration profile defines a plurality of settings to be applied to the client device according to settings specified by an administrator of the management service.
8. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
initiating, by a computing device, an enrollment of the computing device in a management service by rendering an enrollment wizard comprising a series of user interfaces;
obtaining, by the computing device, enrollment data corresponding to a user associated with the computing device;
instantiating, by the computing device, a user interface object associated a first user interface of the series of user interfaces to access a website for initiating a download of a configuration profile provided by the management service in an instance in which the user is authenticated with the management service based on the enrollment data;
redirecting, by the computing device, a user to a settings application associated with an operating system of the computing device to install the configuration profile in an instance in which a selectable component is selected on a second user interface of the series of user interfaces.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:
sending the enrollment data to the management service; and
determining that the user is authenticated based on a notification received from the management service.
10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a location of the configuration profile; and
wherein instantiating the user interface object comprises loading the URL to access the website.
11. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein an operating system of the computing device requires a specific browser application for downloading the configuration profile, the user interface object being associated with the browser application specified by the operating system.
12. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising determining that the configuration profile has failed to be installed within a predefined period of time, the configuration profile expiring after the predefined period of time following being downloaded.
13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , further comprising rendering a notification indicating that the configuration profile has expired.
14. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the configuration profile defines a plurality of settings to be applied to the computing device according to settings specified by an administrator of the management service.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable in a client device, wherein when executed, the program causes the client device to at least:
initiate an enrollment of the client device in a management service by rendering an enrollment wizard comprising a series of user interfaces;
obtain enrollment data corresponding to a user associated with the client device;
instantiate a user interface object associated with a first user interface of the series of user interfaces to access a website for initiating a download of a configuration profile provided by the management service in an instance in which the user is authenticated with the management service based on the enrollment data; and
redirect a user to a settings application associated with an operating system of the client device to install the configuration profile in an instance in which a selectable component is selected on a second user interface of the series of user interfaces.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein
send the enrollment data to the management service; and
determine that the user is authenticated based on a notification received from the management service.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein
receive a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a location of the configuration profile; and
wherein instantiating the user interface object comprises loading the URL to access the website.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein an operating system of the client device requires a specific browser application for downloading the configuration profile, the user interface object being associated with the browser application specified by the operating system.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein:
when executed, the program further causes the client device to at least determine that the configuration profile has failed to be installed within a predefined period of time; and
the configuration profile expires after the predefined period of time following being downloaded.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the configuration profile defines a plurality of settings to be applied to the client device according to settings specified by an administrator of the management service.