Managing Mobile Device Profiles

You can use a mobile device profile to change settings on your mobile devices, as well as add, change, and remove custom properties and registry keys.

A mobile device profile has the following general options:

Status	Enables or disables the profile.
Home	Sets the home location for the profile.
Notes	Any notes for the profile.
Server Address	Specifies the address of a specific mobile device server you want the devices to connect to.
Enable SMS Notification	Allows SMS messages to be sent to the device from the Avalanche Console.
Force Package Synchronization	Synchronizes each file of each package on the device without checking the meta-file, which provides information about the state of the files. When the option is not enabled, the server checks the meta-file, and then synchronizes only the files that have been altered or do not match.
Restrict simultaneous device updates	Limits the number of devices using the profile that are allowed to update simultaneously. This may be useful if there is a particular update that will take significant bandwidth or time. Restrict how many devices receive that update at a time so that other functions aren't affected.
Orphan Package Removal	Removes packages that have been orphaned from the device. A package is considered orphaned if it has been deleted from the Avalanche Console, if the software profile it belongs to has been disabled, or if the package has been disabled. Orphaned packages must be listed by name. Orphaned packages must be listed by name. Orphan package removal will only happen once, when the profile is first applied.
Selection Criteria	Determines which devices the profile is applied to. For information on selection criteria, see Using Selection Criteria.
Authorized Users	The Authorized Users button allows you to assign privileges for a profile to a user that does not have rights for that profile. This allows you to give a user permission for one specific profile, rather than all profiles of a specific type. Users that already have permission for the profile will not appear in the list of available users. For information about creating users and assigning permissions, see Managing User Accounts.

The home location for the profile is the location you have selected when you create the profile. Other options on a mobile device profile such as custom properties, registry keys, device wipe folders, and advanced configurations are described in the following sections:

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Configuring Device Wipe Folders

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Editing Custom Properties for Mobile Device Profiles

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Editing Registry Keys for a Mobile Device Profile

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Configuring Mobile Device Profile Advanced Settings

Note: For information on exporting a profile to use for configuring an Enabler, see Exporting Profiles for Configuring Enablers.

To create and configure a mobile device profile:

From the Profiles tab, click Add Profile.

The Add Profile Wizard appears.

Select the Mobile Device Profile option and click Next.

Type a Name for the profile and set the status to either Enabled or Disabled. Click Next.

Use the Selection Criteria Builder to create selection criteria for the profile. Click Next.

Confirm that the information is correct and click Finish.

The profile is created. Use the Edit button to configure the options for the profile.