Android Enterprise, a Google-led initiative, enables the use of Android devices and apps in the workplace. IBM Security MaaS360 integrates with Android Enterprise to provide a unified endpoint management experience. Currently, MaaS360 supports three management varieties provided with Android Enterprise; Profile Owner (PO), Device Owner (DO), and Corporate Owned Single Use (COSU).

PO assigns a work profile in which work apps and data are stored in a separate, self-contained space within a device. This scenario supports personally owned devices (BYOD).

In this lab, you configure MaaS360 with Android Enterprise. You learn how to enable Android Enterprise using a managed Google Play account and deploy a Work Profile (PO) to manage BYOD for personally enabled and personally owned devices. This process includes the following tasks: 

• Configure Android Enterprise to manage personal devices
• Initiate a trial with MaaS360
• Adjust the deployment settings to ensure proper enrollment is met
• Learn about application distribution and settings associated with these distributions
• Create a Work Profile that separates business applications from apps in a personal profile
• Configure the WorkPlace Persona policy for Secure Mail
• Review device enrollment options and send an enrollment request
• Remove the Work Profile from the device

Learn how to prepare Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) to be used as the Identity provider for the  federated SAML authentication of devices and portal administrators in MaaS360.  You configure both ADFS  and MaaS360  to use Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)  and then test portal administrator and device enrollments using this authentication.  Microsoft ADFS is used as the Identity Provider in this lab but any Identity Provider that supports SAML 2.0 can be used to achieve federated single-sign on in MaaS360.

In this lab session, you learn how to use the MaaS360 portal workflows to support a mobile enterprise.  As a help desk administrator you might have access to all MaaS360 workflows or a subset of workflows based on your access roles. In the lab, you learn how to set up and use key configurations such as security policies, compliance rules, enrollment requests, and device groups. You use workflows such as apps and docs to push content to devices, and then use device inventory and actions to manage devices.  In order to understand how users enroll and use the MaaS360 app on devices, you enroll an Android device in MaaS360.

In this lab session, you learn how to use the MaaS360 portal workflows to support a mobile enterprise.  As a help desk administrator you might have access to all MaaS360 workflows or a subset of workflows based on your access roles. In the lab, you learn how to set up and use key configurations such as security policies, compliance rules, enrollment requests, and device groups. You use workflows such as apps and docs to push content to devices, and then use device inventory and actions to manage devices.  In order to understand how users enroll and use the MaaS360 app on devices, you enroll an iOS device in MaaS360.

In this lab, you learn how to configure MaaS360 to integrate with Google Accounts Enterprise to enable and manage Android Enterprise bring your own device (BYOD) programs in MaaS360. You configure the service and deployment settings in the MaaS360 portal, review Android Enterprise policy configurations and approve Google work apps to be distributed through MaaS360. You also generate an enrollment request for Android Enterprise devices, enroll in MaaS360, and activate Android Enterprise BYOD on a device.

IBM MaaS360 is a comprehensive mobile management and security solution for devices, applications, and content. In this comprehensive course, you learn how to create and configure a MaaS360 portal account. You learn to use portal workflows to configure and customize the account. You also use policies and compliance rules to manage your mobile enterprise. 

Objectives 

• Configure MaaS360 account services and settings
• Explain and configure security policies
• Explain and configure compliance rules

In this lab, you practice creating a MaaS360 portal and the fundamental administrative tasks necessary to configure the portal.  These tasks include setting up MaaS360 services, settings, portal security, departments, locations, privacy settings, and custom attributes.  You will create and test users, user groups, policies, and compliance rules. You also deploy MaaS360 on mobile devices and then verify that the appropriate policy is deployed to the device  and that the device is in compliance.

IBM MaaS360 is a comprehensive mobile management and security solution for devices, applications, and content. This module explains MaaS360 product capabilities, architecture, and integration points. You learn how to scope, plan, and evaluate deployment strategies for your enterprise mobility implementation.

In this lab, you learn how to use IBM MaaS360 to enroll and manage Android or iOS devices. Then you use the Android or iOS device to enroll and install the MaaS360 app on the device.

In this module, you learn the MaaS360 Productivity Suite features that you can use to protect your organization’s corporate content on mobile devices. You learn how to configure services and security settings in the MaaS360 portal with a focus on the WorkPlace Persona policy. You also learn how to build a Content Library and distribute content to devices.

IBM MaaS360 is a comprehensive enterprise mobility platform. With MaaS360, IT departments can deliver end-to-end security and management for applications, documents, email, and devices. It provides employees with secure access to corporate resources and information from their mobile devices, without compromising the user experience, data security, or privacy. MaaS360 simplifies the process by providing everything that you need to securely manage all your mobile assets from an on-demand, intuitive portal.

In this lab session, you learn how to manage mobile devices with MaaS360 and enhance mobile user security and productivity. This lab is a basic introduction to managing Android mobile devices with MaaS360. If you are a mobile security administrator or mobile security consultant, there are several in-depth training courses on the IBM Security Learning Academy that you can take to broaden your MaaS360 skills.

Note: Download the MMS_Labfiles.zip file to your desktop and extract the files. The files are required to complete the lab.

IBM MaaS360 is a comprehensive enterprise mobility platform. With MaaS360, IT departments can deliver end-to-end security and management for applications, documents, email, and devices. It provides employees with secure access to corporate resources and information from their mobile devices, without compromising the user experience, data security, or privacy. MaaS360 simplifies the process by providing everything that you need to securely manage all your mobile assets from an on-demand, intuitive portal.

In this lab session, you learn how to manage mobile devices with MaaS360 and enhance mobile user security and productivity. This lab is a basic introduction to managing iOS mobile devices with MaaS360. If you are a mobile security administrator or mobile security consultant, there are several in-depth training courses on the IBM Security Learning Academy that you can take to broaden your MaaS360 skills.