Set up OEM Configurations for Social Mobile devices with Rhino Config app

OEM configuration is a standard consisting of a set of tools used by Google to let mobility management vendors customize OEM-specific settings for devices enrolled in the Android Enterprise program. With the help of Social Mobile’s OEM configuration application, called the Rhino Config, specialized OEM features exclusively present in the app can be configured and deployed in Social Mobile devices.

To make use of these settings, an organization must first integrate with a mobility solution that offers OEM configuration support. Hexnode’s endpoint management solution provides simple tools by which this can be effortlessly achieved. You can configure various settings by adding the Rhino Config app in an App Configurations policy. This is a specialized App Management feature in the Hexnode MDM portal, that offers the admin to set up various configurations and settings present in the app. Once the settings are configured from the console, the apps can be deployed to the respective devices.

Configure Social Mobile devices with OEM

Mentioned below are the main steps to be followed while configuring Social Mobile devices with the Rhino Config app:

1. Approve and add the Rhino Config application to the Hexnode app inventory.
2. Configure OEM-specific features.
3. Deploy the app to the respective device(s).

Approve and Add the Rhino Config app to the Hexnode app inventory

To approve and add the Rhino Config app to the Hexnode inventory, go through the following steps:

1. In the Hexnode portal, navigate to the Apps tab.
2. From the +Add Apps dropdown, select Managed Google Apps.
3. Search for Rhino Config, and select the app.
4. Now, give the required permissions for the app by clicking on the Approve button.
5. This takes you to the Approval Settings page, where there are two approaches to handle the app permission requests:
   • Keep approved when app requests new permissions – This option enables the app to automatically get re-approved in a scenario where new permissions are requested.
   • Revoke app approval when this app requests new permissions – The app will be removed from the managed Play Store app on the device until it is
     re-approved, when new app permissions are requested.
6. Go to the Notifications tab to provide your email addresses so that you will be notified when the app requests new permissions. Click Add.
7. Now, click Done.

The Rhino Config app will now be added to the Hexnode app inventory. Now, you can deploy the app to the target Social Mobile Rhino devices.

Configure OEM specific settings

To set up OEM configurations on the Android Enterprise enabled Rhino devices,

1. Navigate to Policies in Hexnode portal.
2. Either choose an existing policy, or click on the New Policy button and create a new policy with a custom policy name.
3. Go to Android > App Management > App Configurations.
4. Select Configure and click on the +Add new configuration button.
5. From the list of applications, choose the Rhino Config app.
6. In the app configuration screen displayed, choose and configure the required settings.

The settings that can be configured are given below:

Associate Policies with Devices/Groups

If the policy has not been saved yet,

1. Navigate to Policy Targets.
2. Click on +Add Devices.
3. Select the devices and click OK.
4. Click on Save to apply the policies to devices.

The policy can also be associated with Device Groups, Users, User Groups, or Domain from the left pane of the Policy Targets tab.

If the policy has already been saved,

1. From the Policies tab, select the policy to be associated.
2. Go to Manage > Associate Targets and select the device.
3. Click on Associate to apply the policy to the device.