About wrapping for AppStation

If you are using the AppConnect Wrapping Portal, you have the option to wrap for AppStation. AppStation is a client app that runs on an Android device. AppStation is used instead of  Go to interact with Ivanti Neurons for MDM when the Ivanti Neurons for MDM tenant is configured for Mobile Apps Management (MAM) but not Mobile Device Management (MDM). AppStation applies the appropriate policies and AppConnect apps to the device.

AppStation interacts with the Secure Apps Manager for AppStation instead of the regular Secure Apps Manager. Secure Apps Manager for AppStation:

  • provides the same feature set as the regular Secure Apps Manager.
  • is bundled with the AppStation app, which the device user gets from Google Play

When you wrap an app with the AppConnect Wrapping Portal, you select an option that determines whether the app works with Secure Apps Manager for AppStation or the regular Secure Apps Manager.

 

IMPORTANT:

  • Apps wrapped using the AppStation option work only with Secure Apps Manager for AppStation.

  • Apps wrapped without the AppStation option work only with the regular Secure Apps Manager.

Therefore, if you want your app to work with either Secure Apps Manager for AppStation or the regular Secure Apps Manager, you must wrap it twice: once with the AppStation option and once without the AppStation option.

When you wrap an app with the AppStation option, it has the following package name:

  • appstation.<your app package name>

When you wrap an app without the AppStation option, it has the following package name:

  • forgepond.<your app package name>

Note that the Secure Apps Manager for AppStation and apps wrapped with the AppStation option have a different shield on their home screen icons than the regular Secure Apps Manager and apps wrapped without the AppStation option.

For information about AppStation for Android and how to deploy AppStation, see Ivanti Product Documentation Home Page.