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07/27/2015

General settings for Mobile Devices in Configuration Manager

Updated: June 4, 2015

Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1

Use this topic to find the mobile device settings that you can configure in a Configuration Manager configuration item.

For details about how to create a configuration item that contains these settings, see How to Create Mobile Device Configuration Items for Compliance Settings in Configuration Manager

Password
Device
Email management
Store
Browser
Internet Explorer
Content Rating
Cloud
Security
Peak Synchronization
Roaming
Encryption
Wireless communications
Certificates
System Security
Windows Server Work Folders
Data Protection
iOS Custom Profile
Kiosk Mode (iOS)
Compliant and Noncompliant Apps (iOS)
Compliant and Noncompliant Apps (Android)
Allowed and Blocked Apps list (Windows Phone 8.1)

Password

Setting name	Details	Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 (enrolled by Microsoft Intune)	Windows RT	Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1	iOS	Android and Samsung KNOX	Exchange ActiveSync	Windows Mobile	Nokia Symbian
Require password settings on mobile devices	Require a password on supported devices.	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes (Android only)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Minimum password length (characters)	The minimum length for the password.	Yes	Yes (password length must not be less than 6 characters)	Yes	Yes	Yes (Android only)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Password expiration in days	The number of days before a password must be changed.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (Android only)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of passwords remembered	Prevents re-using previously used passwords.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (Android only)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of failed logon attempts before device is wiped	Wipes the device if this number of login attempts fail.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (Android only)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Idle time before mobile device is locked	Specifies how many minutes of inactivity before the device is locked.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (Android only)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Password complexity	Choose whether you can specify a PIN such as ‘1234’, or whether you must supply a strong password.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Password quality	Select the password complexity level required and also whether biometric devices can be used.	No	No	No	No	Android only	No	No	No
Send password recovery PIN to Exchange Server	Applies to Windows Mobile 6.1 and later devices only.	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Device

Setting name	Details	Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1	Windows RT	Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1	iOS	Android and Samsung KNOX	Exchange ActiveSync	Windows Mobile	Nokia Symbian
Voice dialing	Allows use of the voice dialing feature on the device.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Voice assistant	Allows use of a voice assistance app like Siri.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Voice assistant while locked	Allows use of a voice assistance app like Siri when the device is locked.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Screen capture	Allows you to take a screenshot of the device display.	No	No	Windows Phone 8.1 only	Yes	No	No	No	No
Video conferencing	Allows use of video chat apps such as Facetime.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Add game center friends	Allows you to add friends in the game center app.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Multiplayer gaming	Allows you to play games with other players on the Internet.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Personal wallet software while locked	Allows use of personal wallet software like Passbook.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Diagnostic data submission	Allow submission of app log files.	Yes	No	Windows Phone 8.1 only	Yes	No	No	No	No
Geolocation1	Allow the device to use location services information.	No	No	Windows Phone 8.1 only	No	No	No	No	No
Copy and Paste1	Use copy and paste to transfer data between apps.	No	No	Windows Phone 8.1 only	No	No	No	No	No
Factory reset	Allow the user to perform a factory reset on the device.	No	No	No	No	Samsung KNOX only	No	No	No
Clipboard share between applications	Use the clipboard to copy and paste between apps.	No	No	No	No	Samsung KNOX only	No	No	No

1 Available for Windows Phone 8.1 devices when you are using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2 or later, or when you have installed the optional Windows Phone 8.1 extension for Microsoft Intune.

Email management

Setting name	Details	Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1	Windows RT	Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1	iOS	Android and Samsung KNOX	Exchange ActiveSync	Windows Mobile	Nokia Symbian
POP and IMAP email	Allows connection to email accounts that use the POP and IMAP standards.	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Maximum time to keep email	How long to keep email before it is deleted from the server.	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Allowed message formats	Specify whether user emails can be HTML, or plain text only.	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Maximum size for plain text email (automatically downloaded	Controls the maximum size of plain text emails when automatically downloaded.	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Maximum size for HTML email (automatically downloaded)	Controls the maximum size of HTML emails when automatically downloaded.	No	No	No	No		No	Yes	No
Maximum size of an attachment (automatically downloaded)	Configures the maximum size email that will be automatically downloaded.	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Custom email account1	Allow using a non-Microsoft account on the device.	No	No	Windows Phone 8.1 only	No	No	No	No	No
Make Microsoft Account optional in Windows Mail app		Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

Store

Setting name	Details	Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1	Windows RT	Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1	iOS	Android and Samsung KNOX	Exchange ActiveSync	Windows Mobile	Nokia Symbian
Application store	Allows access to the app store on the device.	No	No	Windows Phone 8.1 only	Yes	No	No	No	No
Enter a password to access the application store	Users must enter a password to access the app store.	No	No	No	Yes (iTunes only)	No	No	No	No
In-app purchases	Allows users to make in-app purchases.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No

Browser

Setting name	Details	Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 (enrolled by Microsoft Intune)	Windows RT	Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1	iOS	Android and Samsung KNOX	Exchange ActiveSync	Windows Mobile	Nokia Symbian
Default browser	User can change the default Internet browser.	No	No	Yes (Windows Phone 8.1 only)	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Autofill	User can change autocomplete settings in the browser.	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Active scripting	Browser can run scripts, such as Active X scripts.	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Plug-ins	User can add plug-ins to Internet Explorer.	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Pop-up blocker	Enables or disables the browser pop-up blocker.	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Cookies	Allow cookies to be saved on the device.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Fraud warning	Enable or disable warnings of potential fraudulent websites.	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No

Internet Explorer

Setting name	Details	Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1	Windows RT	Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1	iOS	Android and Samsung KNOX	Exchange ActiveSync	Windows Mobile	Nokia Symbian
Always send Do Not Track header	Prevents browsing information from being sent to third-party sites.	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Intranet security zone		Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Security lever for Internet zone	Configure the security level for the Internet zone.	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Security level for intranet zone	Configure the security level for the intranet zone.	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Security level for trusted sites zone	Configure the security level for the trusted sites zone.	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Security level for restricted sites zone	Configure the security level for the restricted sites zone.	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Namespaces for intranet zone		Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Go to intranet site for single word entry	Enables or disables the setting that allows Internet Explorer to automatically go to an Intranet site if a valid site name is entered without a preceding HTTP:	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Enterprise Mode menu option1	Allow users to activate and deactivate Enterprise Mode from the Internet Explorer Tools menu.	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Logging report location (URL)1	Specify a URL where visited websites will be logged when Enterprise Mode is active.	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Enterprise Mode site list location (URL)1	Specify the location of the list of websites that will use Enterprise Mode when it is active.	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

1With System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, the optional Enterprise Mode Internet Explorer extension introduces Enterprise Mode for Internet Explorer 11 and later, which allows access to sites that would otherwise only work in earlier versions of Internet Explorer.

If you are using Configuration Manager SP2, this functionality is built-in and you do not need to install the extension.

Content Rating

These settings apply to iOS devices only.

Setting name	Details	iOS
Explicit content in media store	Specify if you want to allow adult content to be accessed from the app store.	Yes
Ratings region	Specifies the country for which you want to apply ratings restrictions.	Yes
Movie rating	Specify the maximum rating of movie content you want to allow.	Yes
TV show rating	Specify the maximum rating of TV show content you want to allow.	Yes
App rating	Specify the maximum rating of app content you want to allow.	Yes

Note

The ratings you can select will vary depending on the Ratings region you selected.

Cloud

Setting name	Details	Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1	Windows RT	Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1	iOS	Android and Samsung KNOX	Exchange ActiveSync
Cloud backup	Allow backup to a cloud service like iCloud.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Encrypted backup	Allow the backup to a cloud service to be encrypted.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Document synchronization	Allow document synchronization to a cloud service.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Photo synchronization	Allow photo synchronization to a cloud service.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Settings synchronization	Allows synchronization of settings between devices.	Yes (get only)	No	Windows Phone 8.1 only	No	No	No	No	No
Credentials synchronization	Allows synchronization of credentials between devices.	Yes (get only)	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Microsoft Account1	Allow the use of a Microsoft account on the device.	No	No	Windows Phone 8.1 only	No	No	No	No	No
Settings synchronization over metered connections	Allow settings to be synchronized when the Internet connection is metered.	Yes (get only)	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Google backup	Allow the use of Google backup.	No	No	No	No	Samsung KNOX only.	No	No	No
Google account auto sync	Allow Google account settings to be automatically synchronized.	No	No	No	No	Samsung KNOX only.	No	No	No

Security

Setting name	Details	Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1	Windows RT	Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1	iOS	Android and Samsung KNOX	Exchange ActiveSync	Windows Mobile	Nokia Symbian
Unsigned file installation	Allows the loading of unsigned files.	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Unsigned applications	Allows the loading of unsigned apps.	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
SMS and MMS messaging	Allow SMS and MMS messaging from the device.	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Removable storage	Allow use of removable storage, like an SD card on the device.	No	No	Yes	No	Android 4.1 and later	Yes	Yes	No
Camera	Allow use of the device camera.	No	No	Windows Phone 8.1 only	Yes	Android 4.0 and later	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	Allow use of the devices Bluetooth capability.	Yes (get only)	No	Windows Phone 8.1 only	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Near field communication (NFC)1	Allow communication using NFC on the device.	No	No	Windows Phone 8.1 only	No	No	No	No	No
YouTube	Allows use of the YouTube app on the device.	No	No	No	No	Samsung KNOX only.	No	No	No
Power off	Allows the device to be powered off.	No	No	No	No	Samsung KNOX only.	No	No	No
Profile file	Provisions a VPN profile for Windows RT devices.	Windows RT only	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Profile name	Provisions a VPN profile for Windows RT devices.	Windows RT only	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Profile for all users	Provisions a VPN profile for Windows RT devices.	Windows RT only	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

Peak Synchronization

Setting name	Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1	Windows RT	Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1	iOS	Android and Samsung KNOX	Exchange ActiveSync	Windows Mobile	Nokia Symbian
Specify peak time	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Peak synchronization frequency	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Off-peak synchronization frequency	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes

Roaming

Setting name	Details	Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1	Windows RT	Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1	iOS	Android and Samsung KNOX	Exchange ActiveSync	Windows Mobile	Nokia Symbian
Mobile device management while roaming	Allows the device to be managed by Configuration Manager when it is roaming.	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Software download while roaming	Allows the download of apps and software when roaming.	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Email download while roaming	Allows e-mail downloads when roaming.	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Voice roaming	Allows voice calls when roaming.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Automatic synchronization while roaming	Allows the device t automatically synchronize when roaming.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Data roaming	Allow roaming between networks when accessing data.	Yes	No	Windows Phone 8.1 only.	Yes	No	No	No	No

Encryption

Setting name	Details	Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1	Windows RT	Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1	iOS	Android and Samsung KNOX	Exchange ActiveSync	Windows Mobile	Nokia Symbian
Storage card encryption	Require any storage cards used with the device to be encrypted.	No	No	No (apps and associated data are automatically encrypted)	No	No	No	Yes	No
File encryption on mobile device1	Requires that files on the mobile device are encrypted.	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Require email signing		No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No

1 Additional information for devices that run Windows 8.1

To enforce encryption on devices that run Windows 8.1, you must install the HYPERLINK "https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3013816" December 2014 MDM client update for Windows on each device.
If you enable this setting for Windows 8.1 devices, all users of the device must have a Microsoft Account.
For encryption to work, the device must meet the Microsoft InstantGo hardware certification requirements.
When you enforce encryption on a device, the recovery key is only accessible from the users Microsoft Account, accessed from their OneDrive account. You cannot recover this key on behalf of a user.

Wireless communications

Setting name	Details	Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1	Windows RT	Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1	iOS	Android and Samsung KNOX	Exchange ActiveSync	Windows Mobile	Nokia Symbian
Wireless network connection1	Enable or disable the devices Wi-Fi capability.	No	No	Windows Phone 8.1 only	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi tethering1	Let’s users use their device as a mobile hotspot.	No	No	Windows Phone 8.1 only	No	No	No	No	No
Offload data to Wi-Fi when possible1		No	No	Windows Phone 8.1 only	No	No	No	No	No
Wi-Fi hotspot reporting1		No	No	Windows Phone 8.1 only	No	No	No	No	No

To configure a wireless network connection

On the Configure mobile device wireless communication settings page, click Add.

In the Wireless Network Connection dialog box, specify the following information about the wireless connection that will be provisioned on mobile devices:

Setting	More information
Network name (SSID)
Network connection	Choose from Internet or Work.
Authentication	Choose the authentication method for the wireless connection from: Open Shared WPA WPA-PSK WPA2 WPA2-PSK
Data encryption	Choose the encryption method used by this connection. The values you can select will differ depending on the Authentication method you selected: Disabled WEP TKIP AES
Key index	Select a key index from 1 to 4 that will be used with a Data encryption setting of WEP.
This network connects to the Internet	Select this option if you want to supply proxy settings that let mobile devices on a wireless connection connect to the Internet.
Proxy server settings	Specify as required, Server and Port settings for HTTP, WAP and Sockets.
Enable 802.1X network access	Select this option if you want to secure the connection by specifying an EAP type.
EAP type	Choose the EAP type to use from: PEAP Smart card or certificate

When you are finished, click OK.

Certificates

Let’s you import certificates to install on mobile devices.

Click Import, and then specify the following values:

Certificate file – Click Browse and then select the certificate file with the extension .cer that you want to import.
Destination store – Choose one or more destination stores where the imported certificate will be added on the mobile device from:
- Root
- CA
- Normal
- Privileged
- SPC
- Peer
Role – If SPC (Software Publisher Certificate) is selected as the destination store, choose the role that will be associated with the certificate from:
- Mobile Operator
- Manager
- User Authenticated
- IT Administrator
- User Unauthenticated
- Trusted Provisioning Server

System Security

Setting name	Details	Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1	Windows RT	Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1	iOS	Android and Samsung KNOX	Exchange ActiveSync	Windows Mobile	Nokia Symbian
User to accept untrusted TLS certificates	If Allowed, lets the user accept these certificates. If Prohibited, automatically rejects untrusted certificates.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
User Account Control	Enables or disables Windows User Account Control on the device.	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Network firewall	Enables or disables Windows Firewall.	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Updates	Choose how Windows software updates will be downloaded to computers. For example, you can automatically download updates, but let the user choose when to install them.	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Minimum classification of updates	Choose the minimum classification of updates that will be downloaded to Windows computers, None, Important, or Recommended.	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
SmartScreen	Enable or disable Windows Smart Screen.	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Virus protection		Yes (get only)	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Virus protection signatures are up to date		Yes (get only)	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Lock screen control center1	Controls whether the control center app can be accessed when the device is locked.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Lock screen notification view1	Controls whether notifications can be viewed when the device is locked.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Lock screen today view1	Controls whether the Today view can be seen when the device is locked.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Fingerprint for unlocking1	Allow the use of the fingerprint sensor to unlock the device.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No

1 Available for iOS devices when you are using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2 or later, or when you have installed the optional iOS 7 and iOS 8 Security Settings extension for Microsoft Intune.

Windows Server Work Folders

Setting name	Details	Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1	Windows RT	Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1	iOS	Android and Samsung KNOX	Exchange ActiveSync
Work Folders URL	Configures the location of a Windows Server work folder that users can connect to from their device.	Yes	No	No	No	No	No

Data Protection

Setting name	Details	Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1	Windows RT	Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1	iOS	Android and Samsung KNOX	Exchange ActiveSync	Windows Mobile	Nokia Symbian
Open documents in managed apps in other unmanaged apps1	For use with apps managed by Configuration Manager application management policies.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Open documents in unmanaged apps in other managed apps1	For use with apps managed by Configuration Manager application management policies.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No

iOS Custom Profile

The iOS custom profile lets you deploy settings that you created using the Apple Configurator tool to iOS devices. This tool lets you create many settings that control the operation of these devices and export them to a configuration profile. You can then import this configuration profile into an iOS custom policy and deploy the settings to users and devices in your organization.

For more information, see Custom Settings for Mobile Devices in Configuration Manager.

Kiosk Mode (iOS)

Kiosk mode allows you to lock a device to only allow certain features to work. For example, you can allow a device to only run one managed app that you specify, or you can disable the volume buttons on a device. These settings might be used for a demonstration model of a device, or a device that is dedicated to performing only one function, such as a point of sale device.

For more information, see Kiosk Mode Settings for Mobile Devices in Configuration Manager

Compliant and Noncompliant Apps (iOS)

Let’s you specify a list of iOS apps that are compliant, or not compliant in your company. You can then display a report showing noncompliant app installations.

For more information, see App Compliance for Mobile Devices in Configuration Manager.

Compliant and Noncompliant Apps (Android)

Let’s you specify a list of Android apps that are compliant, or not compliant in your company. You can then display a report showing noncompliant app installations.

For more information, see App Compliance for Mobile Devices in Configuration Manager.

Allowed and Blocked Apps list (Windows Phone 8.1)

Let’s you specify a list of Windows Phone apps that are compliant, or not compliant in your company. Apps that you specify as blocked cannot be installed by users. If you specify a list of allowed apps, users can only install apps in the list.

For more information, see App Compliance for Mobile Devices in Configuration Manager.

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General settings for Mobile Devices in Configuration Manager

Password

Device

Email management

Store

Browser

Internet Explorer

Content Rating

Cloud

Security

Peak Synchronization

Roaming

Encryption

Wireless communications

To configure a wireless network connection

Certificates

System Security

Windows Server Work Folders

Data Protection

iOS Custom Profile

Kiosk Mode (iOS)

Compliant and Noncompliant Apps (iOS)

Compliant and Noncompliant Apps (Android)

Allowed and Blocked Apps list (Windows Phone 8.1)

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