Systems Manager

[Adamski101]

Has anyone experience of using systems manager for tablets.  I have Meraki AP's and Cisco routers but no other Cisco Meraki infrastructure. Will systems manager work in this case.  

[PaulF]

Hi @Adamski101 : As you have Meraki APs, you'll be able to leverage Sentry, a capability where you can securely provision devices enrolled in Systems Manager with certificates for authentication onto your network

https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration/Cross-Platform_Content/Configuring_EAP-TLS_W...

No Certificate authority or radius server is needed. Should take you 30 seconds to configure!

[Adamski101]

Hi Paul,

So in terms of the SM MDM I can geo locate - install apps - manage users etcetc - remote wipe etc etc.  Sorry for asking but I was under the impression that I need more Meraki network infrastructure in place to use the MDM.

Thanks again

[PhilipDAth]

What will the tablets be used for, how locked down will they be, and are you going Android or Apple?

[Adamski101]

Hi

Most web based apps - outlook teams and a reporting systems which is web based as well.  Trying to keep it simple. User accounts on the devices are being created and need to be managed.  

[Adamski101]

sorry 99% android - want to  block app installs or anything that will store data on the device.  

[PhilipDAth]

You will want to run them in "Device Owner" mode.

https://documentation.meraki.com/SM/Deployment_Guides/Android_Enterprise_Deployment_Guide 

Some lesser known brands don't implement the Android Enterprise framework properly.  Ideally you would trial this first.

I would request some trial licences first:

https://meraki.cisco.com/form/trial/ 

And then try it out on one of the devices, and then you'll know the pros and cons yourself.