Provisioning devices using near-field communication
AssigneeAirWatch LLC
InventorsStephen Turner, Scott Kelley
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Abstract
Disclosed are various examples for provisioning a client device through near-field communication (NFC). An administrator device can provide configuration parameters to a client device in a factory-reset condition through an NFC bump. A second NFC bump can be performed that provides enrollment parameters to the client device, after which the client device can complete enrollment with an enterprise mobility management (EMM) service.
Claims20
A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executed by an administrator device configured to facilitate provisioning of a client device, wherein the program is configured to cause the administrator device to at least:
- initiate a near field communication (NFC) session with the client device, wherein the client device is in a factory reset condition;
- transmit network configuration parameters to the client device in the NFC session;
- transmit a download location of a management component to the client device in the NFC session, wherein the management component is downloaded from the download location and installed by the client device;
- and
- transmit at least one enrollment configuration parameter to the client device in the NFC session, wherein the at least one enrollment configuration parameter comprises an identifier associated with an organizational group associated with the client device and a network address associated with a management service, wherein the client device is enrolled with the management service by the management component.
A method for provisioning a client device by an administrator device, comprising:
- initiating a near field communication (NFC) session with the client device, wherein the client device is in a factory reset condition;
- transmitting network configuration parameters to the client device in the NFC session;
- transmitting a download location of a management component to the client device in the NFC session, wherein the management component is downloaded from the download location and installed by the client device;
- and
- transmitting at least one enrollment configuration parameter to the client device in the NFC session, wherein the at least one enrollment configuration parameter comprises an identifier associated with an organizational group associated with the client device and a network address associated with a management service, wherein the client device is enrolled with the management service by the management component.
A system comprising:
- an administrator device;
- and
- a provisioning application executable by the administrator device, wherein the provisioning application causes the at least one computing device to at least:
- initiate a near field communication (NFC) session with a client device, wherein the client device is in a factory reset condition;
- transmit network configuration parameters to the client device in the NFC session;
- transmit a download location of a management component to the client device in the NFC session, wherein the management component is downloaded from the download location and installed by the client device;
- and
- transmit at least one enrollment configuration parameter to the client device in the NFC session, wherein the at least one enrollment configuration parameter comprises an identifier associated with an organizational group associated with the client device and a network address associated with a management service, wherein the client device is enrolled with the management service by the management component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.