Creating Administrative Users

If you wish to add additional administrative users to your organization, you can do so easily by following these instructions.

1. Click the “Add” button near the top-right hand corner of the page, and select Admin
   
2. You will see the Add/Edit Admin window, with Basic, Details, Roles, API, and Notes tabs.
3. Under the Basic tab, set the user to Basic and fill out the rest of the required fields as appropriate.
4. If you wish to set up Two-Factor Authentication Method or Notifications, then click the drop-down arrow next to those respective options and fill out the forms as appropriate.
5. If you wish to fill out the Details tab with more information about the user, you may do so
6. Click the Roles tab.
7. Click the “Select Organization Group” field and select your company name.
8. Click the “Role” field and select the appropriate role. Choose Console Administrator if you want the user to have total administrative capabilities. You can find out more about the additional roles in the Mobile Device Management Guide.
9. Click Save.

Profile example: Restricting the camera on iOS devices

The below example shows how to restrict the use of the camera on iOS devices using a custom Profile.

1. Go to Devices > Profiles & Resources > Profiles
2. Click the Add drop-down menu and select Add Profile
3. Choose iOS
4. The General payload form will show. Please fill it out as per the below screenshot.
   
   
5. Click the Restrictions option on the left of the screen, and then the Configure You will see a long list of functions and features that you can manage. The first option should be “Allow use of camera.”
6. Uncheck the box next to “Allow use of camera” and click the Save & Publish
7. The “View Device Assignment” window will show, listing all the iOS devices in your fleet that will be affected by this change. Click the Publish
8. The Profiles screen will now show with the Profile that you just created.

This new Profile should push almost immediately to iOS devices in your fleet that are enrolled and active with an internet connection. They will push to inactive, enrolled iOS devices the next time they are on the internet.

More features

How to whitelist and blacklist apps

Apps & Books > Applications > Application Settings > App Groups > Add Group

Additional help

For a comprehensive guide to all MDM features please see the VMware AirWatch Mobile Device Management Guide:

https://resources.air-watch.com/view/4mrhbs2b7kygc2b5fkph/en