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:
- obtain network configuration parameters for network accessibility of the client device;
- obtain an identity of a management component for the client device, wherein the identity of the management component includes a download location of the management component and wherein the management component executes with elevated privileges on the client device;
- obtain a plurality of enrollment configuration parameters associated with a user;
- and
- initiate a plurality of near field communication (NFC) sessions, wherein the administrator device initiates transmission of the network configuration parameters, transmission of the download location of the management component, download of the management component by the client device, and transmission of the enrollment configuration parameters during the plurality of NFC sessions.
A method for provisioning a client device by an administrator device, comprising:
- obtaining, by the administrator device, network configuration parameters for network accessibility of the client device;
- obtaining an identity of a management component, wherein the identity of the management component includes a download location of the management component and wherein the management component executes with elevated privileges on the client device;
- obtaining a plurality of enrollment configuration parameters associated with a user;
- and
- initiate a plurality of near field communication (NFC) sessions, wherein the administrator device initiates transmission of the network configuration parameters, transmission of the download location of the management component, download of the management component by the client device, and transmission of the enrollment configuration parameters during the plurality of NFC sessions.
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:
- obtain network configuration parameters for network accessibility of a client device;
- obtain an identity of a management component, wherein the identity of the management component includes a download location of the management component and wherein the management component executes with elevated privileges on the client device;
- obtain a plurality of enrollment configuration parameters associated with a user;
- and
- initiate a plurality of near field communication (NFC) sessions, wherein the administrator device initiates transmission of the network configuration parameters, transmission of the download location of the management component, download of the management component by the client device, and transmission of the enrollment configuration parameters during the plurality of NFC sessions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.