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Managing RF guns with MobiControl

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Norwinu: /* Managing RF guns with MobiControl */

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Managing RF guns with MobiControl

Norwinu at 18:41, 9 August 2017

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Norwinu: /* MobiControl */

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MobiControl

Norwinu: /* Overview */

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Overview

Norwinu: /* Overview */

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Overview

Norwinu at 19:00, 1 August 2017

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 ==Managing RF guns with MobiControl==
- For a more thorough understanding of the value MobiControl presents to the management of RF guns, it may be worth first understanding how our particular model of RF gun works. [[Information Systems:WORKABOUT PRO G2 7527C |Read this article for more.]]
+ For a more thorough understanding of the value MobiControl presents to the management of RF guns, it may be worth first understanding how our particular model of RF gun works. [[Information Systems:Workabout Pro G2 7527C |Read this article for more.]]
 While MobiControl makes it easier to manage devices, the fact that the RF guns run Windows CE means that most custom configuration has to be done through registry changes. (True mobile platforms such as Android/iOS are much easier to manage, and each new version of MobiControl is geared more and more towards management of those platforms.)

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 ==Managing RF guns with MobiControl==
- For a more thorough understanding of the value MobiControl presents to the management of RF guns, it may be worth first understanding how our particular model of RF gun works. [[Information Systems: WORKABOUT PRO G2 7527C Read this article for more.]]
+ For a more thorough understanding of the value MobiControl presents to the management of RF guns, it may be worth first understanding how our particular model of RF gun works. [[Information Systems:WORKABOUT PRO G2 7527C |Read this article for more.]]
 While MobiControl makes it easier to manage devices, the fact that the RF guns run Windows CE means that most custom configuration has to be done through registry changes. (True mobile platforms such as Android/iOS are much easier to manage, and each new version of MobiControl is geared more and more towards management of those platforms.)

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 ==Managing RF guns with MobiControl==
-For a more thorough understanding of the value MobiControl presents to the management of RF guns, it is worth understanding how model of RF guns work. [[Information Systems: WORKABOUT PRO G2 7527C Read this article for more.]]
+ For a more thorough understanding of the value MobiControl presents to the management of RF guns, it may be worth first understanding how our particular model of RF gun works. [[Information Systems: WORKABOUT PRO G2 7527C Read this article for more.]]
 While MobiControl makes it easier to manage devices, the fact that the RF guns run Windows CE means that most custom configuration has to be done through registry changes. (True mobile platforms such as Android/iOS are much easier to manage, and each new version of MobiControl is geared more and more towards management of those platforms.)
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 * MSI Info Package for CE5 - reports Psion-proprietary device stats; this package doesn't do much and is pretty unimportant
 The first 3 packages are critical. See [[Information Systems:RF configuration / Standard deployment package | RF configuration / Standard deployment package]] for more information about their contents.
 ==Packages==

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 =Overview=
-MobiControl is an MDM (Mobile Device Management) software that was purchased for the centralized management of the mobile computers/RF guns used in the Distribution Centre. The software makes it possible to configure all 37 RF guns in a consistent and automated fashion. Prior to MobiControl, each RF gun had to be configured independently. All were found to have different versions of the OS as well as the TekTerm program, and thus all would behave differently, making them hard to manage.
+MobiControl is an MDM (Mobile Device Management) software that was purchased for the centralized management of the RF guns used in the [[:Category:Distribution Centre | Distribution Centre]]. The software makes it possible to configure, monitor and manage all 37 RF guns in a consistent and automated fashion. Prior to MobiControl, each RF gun had to be configured independently. All were found to have different versions of the OS as well as the TekTerm program, and thus all would behave differently, making them hard to manage collectively. MobiControl also has remote control / screen-sharing capabilites for the RF guns, similar to Techinline/Fixme.IT for desktops.
 As of August 2016, MobiControl device agents were also installed on the 8 new laptops purchased for select staff ([[Information Systems: Evergreen Project |see Evergreen project]]).
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 MobiControl is configured for AD/LDAP authentication (connected to [[Information Systems:UWDDC3 | UWDDC3]], so log in with your Windows credentials.
-==RF Guns and MobiControl==
+==Managing RF guns with MobiControl==
 While MobiControl makes it easier to manage devices, the fact that the RF guns run Windows CE means that most custom configuration has to be done through registry changes. (True mobile platforms such as Android/iOS are much easier to manage, and each new version of MobiControl is geared more and more towards management of those platforms.)

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 =MobiControl=
-MobiControl is installed on Smithers.
+MobiControl is installed on [[Information Systems:Smithers | SMITHERS]].
 ==Logging in to the web GUI==
-Access: [https://smithers.unipharm.local/MobiControl/]
+Access: [https://smithers.unipharm.local/MobiControl/ Web GUI]
-MobiControl was configured for AD/LDAP authentication, so log in with your Windows credentials.
+MobiControl is configured for AD/LDAP authentication (connected to [[Information Systems:UWDDC3 | UWDDC3]], so log in with your Windows credentials.
 MobiControl Package Studio can be downloaded from the web interface. The management of devices is done through packages. In the context of the RF guns, a packageDevice configuration is consistent across all RF devices and comprise 4 main MobiControl packages. That is, 4 MobiControl packages contain the payloads that take a device from stock Windows CE to a state ready to deploy into the Distribution Centre:

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 As of August 2016, MobiControl device agents were also installed on the 8 new laptops purchased for select staff ([[Information Systems: Evergreen Project |see Evergreen project]]).
- History note: MobiControl is software that is meant to manage mobile devices of all sorts, but it was acquired primarily for management of the RF guns. In fact, the company (SOTI Inc.) has its roots in Psion; MobiControl was once known as Mobile Control Center (MCC), an offering by Psion.
+ History note: MobiControl is software that is meant to manage mobile devices of all sorts, but it was acquired primarily for management of the RF guns. In fact, the company (SOTI Inc.) has its roots in Psion; MobiControl was once known as Mobile Control Center (MCC), a software offering by Psion. It was presumably purchased by SOTI.
 This page attempts to detail as best possible all the work that has been done with MobiControl at uniPHARM.

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 =Overview=
-MobiControl is MDM (Mobile Device Management) software that was acquired for the centralized management of the mobile computers/RF scanners used in the Distribution Centre. The software makes it possible to configure all 37 RF mobile computers in a consistent and automated fashion. Prior to MobiControl, the RF guns had to be configured independently, and they were found to have different versions of the OS as well as the TekTerm program, leading to different device behaviors and therefore difficult management.
+MobiControl is MDM (Mobile Device Management) software that was acquired for the centralized management of the mobile computers/RF scanners used in the Distribution Centre. The software makes it possible to configure all 37 RF guns in a consistent and automated fashion. Prior to MobiControl, each RF gun had to be configured independently. All were found to have different versions of the OS as well as the TekTerm program, and thus all would behave differently, making them hard to manage.
 As of August 2016, MobiControl device agents were also installed on the 8 new laptops purchased for select staff ([[Information Systems: Evergreen Project | see Evergreen project]]).
 =Administration overview=

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 MobiControl was configured for AD/LDAP authentication, so log in with your Windows credentials.
 ==Device configuration==
-Device configuration is consistent across all RF devices and comprise 3 main MobiControl packages. That is, 3 MobiControl packages contain the payloads that take a device from stock Windows CE to a state ready to deploy into the Distribution Centre:
+Device configuration is consistent across all RF devices and comprise 4 main MobiControl packages. That is, 4 MobiControl packages contain the payloads that take a device from stock Windows CE to a state ready to deploy into the Distribution Centre:
-* uRF Main Package - contains registry settings to customize the device (wireless, device sounds, power management etc.)
+* uRF Main Package - contains registry settings to customize the device (device sounds, power management etc.)
 * Install TekTerm8 and Configure Settings - installs the TekTerm terminal emulation program
 * MSI Info Package for CE5 - reports Psion-proprietary device stats; this package doesn't do much and is pretty unimportant
-The first two packages are critical. See [[Information Systems:RF configuration / Standard deployment package | RF configuration / Standard deployment package]] for more information about their contents.
+The first 3 packages are critical. See [[Information Systems:RF configuration / Standard deployment package | RF configuration / Standard deployment package]] for more information about their contents.
 ==Packages==