- *BASICS*
- The Knox Ecosystem
- White Paper
- Samsung Knox Portal
- Knox Cloud Services
- General Knox Support
- Knox Licenses
- *FOR IT ADMINS*
- Knox Admin Portal
- Knox Suite
- Knox Platform for Enterprise
- Introduction
- How-to videos
- Before you begin
- Get started with UEMs
- Introduction
- Blackberry UEM
- Citrix Endpoint Management
- FAMOC
- IBM MaaS360
- Microsoft Intune
- MobileIron Cloud
- MobileIron Core
- Samsung Knox Manage
- SOTI MobiControl
- VMware Workspace ONE UEM
- Knox Service Plugin
- Release notes
- Migrate to Android 11
- FAQs
- Troubleshoot
- KBAs
- Knox Mobile Enrollment
- Introduction
- How-to videos
- Get started
- Features
- Register resellers
- Add an admin
- Create profiles
- Google device owner support
- MDM compatibility matrices
- Device users
- Activity log
- Enroll and unenroll devices
- Configure devices
- Provide KME feedback
- Use the Knox Deployment App (KDA)
- Recover Google FRP locked devices using KME
- Role-based access control (RBAC)
- Release notes
- FAQs
- Troubleshoot
- KBAs
- On-Premise
- Knox Configure
- Mobile
- Wearables
- Shared Device
- KBAs
- Knox Capture
- Introduction
- How it works
- How-to videos
- IT admins: Get started
- Getting started with Knox Capture
- Step 1: Launch Knox Capture
- Step 2: Create a scanning profile
- Step 3: Select apps and activities
- Step 4: Configure the scanner
- Step 5: Set keystroke output rules
- Step 6: Test apps in your configuration
- Step 7: Share your configuration
- Step 8: Deploy Knox Capture in Managed mode
- End users: Get started
- Features
- Release notes
- FAQs
- Troubleshoot
- Knox Asset Intelligence
- Knox Manage
- Introduction
- How-to videos
- Get started
- Video: Getting started with Knox Manage
- Integration with Managed Service Provider
- Access Knox Manage
- Configure basic environments
- Create user accounts
- Create groups
- Create organization
- Set up devices and profiles
- Set up Knox Manage deployment with a Knox Suite license
- Manage Chromebooks
- Manage Android devices with the Android Management API
- Manage Shared iPads
- Configure
- Licenses
- Organization
- Users
- Sync user information
- Groups
- Devices
- Content
- Applications
- View applications
- Add applications
- Introduction
- Add internal Android and iOS applications
- Add internal Windows applications
- Add public applications using Google Play Store
- Add public applications using iOS App Store
- Add public applications using Managed Google Play
- Add public applications using Managed Google Play Private
- Add public applications using Managed Google Play Store Private Web
- Add public applications using Microsoft Store
- Add Chrome OS applications
- Assign applications
- Introduction
- Assign internal Android and iOS apps
- Assign iOS App Store applications
- Assign Google Play applications
- Assign Managed Google Play applications
- Assign Managed Google Play Private applications
- Assign Managed Google Play public web apps
- Assign Windows applications
- Assign Chrome OS applications
- Manage applications
- Volume Purchase Program for iOS
- Profile
- Knox E-FOTA
- Certificates
- Advanced settings
- Monitor
- Kiosk devices
- Knox Remote Support
- Active Directory
- Microsoft Exchange
- Mobile Admin
- Appendix
- Release notes
- Features
- FAQs
- KBAs
- Knox E-FOTA
- Introduction
- How-to videos
- Get started
- Features
- EMM integration
- Appendix
- Release notes
- FAQs
- KBAs
- Troubleshoot
- Knox E-FOTA On-Premises
- Legacy Knox E-FOTA products
- Knox Guard
- Introduction
- How-to video
- Get started
- Using Knox Guard
- Dashboard
- Manage devices
- Introduction
- Accept or reject devices
- Upload devices
- Delete devices
- Complete payment
- Send payment overdue notification
- Enable or disable SIM control
- Download devices as CSV
- View device log
- View device deletion log
- Start and stop blinking reminder
- Lock and unlock devices
- Update lock message
- Send relock timestamp
- Turn on/off relock reminder
- Manage policies
- Manage licenses
- Manage resellers
- Manage admins and roles
- Activity log
- Knox Deployment App
- Release notes
- FAQs
- KBAs
- Support
- Samsung Care+ for Business
- *FOR RESELLERS*
- Knox Deployment Program
- *FOR MANAGED SERVICE PROVIDERS*
- Knox MSP Program
Getting started with Knox Capture
Overview
This topic describes how to capture and input barcode data. This topic describes the Knox Capture interface in Managed mode, and describes ways to customize and view the scan configuration defined by an IT admin.
Before you start
- Ensure you have a supported device with Samsung Knox Capture installed.
- Choose an app, like your company’s app or Samsung Internet, from which you’ll launch the scanner.
Step 1: Get familiar with the Knox Capture interface
Refer to this section to become familiar with the Knox Capture interface, learn how to configure the scan trigger button, and view the current configuration. To proceed directly into scanning, refer to Step 2: Launch a device app.
Knox Capture runs in the background when the device is on and manages the scanning of business apps based on a setup managed by your IT admin.
Open Knox Capture
The first time Knox Capture is launched, a prompt displays to view the Privacy Policy and EULA terms. After reviewing the terms, tap Agree to move to the home screen.
NOTE—The terms and conditions page only displays the first time Knox Capture is launched. If previously launched from another device app, and the terms and conditions were approved in that context, then this page will not display again. Additionally, you may be re-prompted to accept the terms and conditions if your IT admin has recently upgraded Knox Capture to a trial or paid license.
Home screen
The home screen features the Camera scan triggers menu. An expandable menu to the right of the Camera scan triggers label provides options to view the current configuration, access support, and review the About Knox Capture page.

Camera scanning trigger
Use the Knox Capture interface to configure the camera's scan trigger. For instructions on customizing the scan trigger, refer to Set the camera scan trigger.
NOTE—The camera scan trigger option might be disabled depending on how the IT admin configured the hardware keys on the device.
Current configuration
Consider interacting with the Knox Capture interface to view the current scan configuration and review how scanning has configured on the device.
To review the current configuration:
- Expand the menu to the right of the Camera scan trigger label and tap View current configuration.

- A list of the scanning profiles displays. For more information on how Knox Capture uses profiles, refer to How it works.

- To review a profile settings, tap the profile's name. The following displays for the selected profile:
- Applications—A list of device applications managed by the profile. Tap the app name to see which of the app's Android activities belong to the current profile. For more information, refer to Apps and activities.
- Scanner type—Tap the camera scanner to view IT admin-configured settings such as barcode types and camera zoom. To learn more, refer to Scan engine settings.
- Keystroke output—These are the rules configured to process and format scanned barcode data before it is sent to an app as keystrokes. For more information on these rules, refer to Keystroke output.
Step 2: Launch a device app
Before scanning, first open an app and tap an input field, such as a form, so Knox Capture knows where to send the scanned data. In the following example, the Samsung Internet app is used.
- Launch the app.
- Tap on an input. In the following example, the Google search input is selected.


Step 3: Trigger the scanner
Next, press the hardware key set up to trigger the camera scanner. By default, the trigger is the push-to-talk key located on the left side of the Galaxy XCover Pro. To configure the camera trigger, go to Set your camera scanning trigger.
NOTE—If you want to be able to launch the scanner from your keyboard, go to your device settings and set the Samsung Keyboard as default. In the Samsung Keyboard, the key that triggers a camera scan is .
Knox Capture launches the device camera and scanning can begin.
Step 4: Scan
NOTE—The scanning experience may differ depending on the current configuration. For more information on scan engine settings, review the configuration in the Knox Capture app or refer to Scan engine settings.

Point the camera at the barcode above for the camera to focus on the barcode. The following illustrates what you will see:

After focusing on a barcode, Knox Capture automatically scans it and processes the captured data.
Step 5: View the scanned data
After processing the captured barcode data, Knox Capture sends it back to the app that triggered scanning. Data populates the Google search input selected in Step 2: Launch a device app.

If the current configuration includes keystroke output rules, then the results of those rules display now. For example, if the IT admin created a rule to append a Tab key event, then the cursor will advance to the next cell in the spreadsheet after outputting the scanned data. For more information, refer to Keystroke output.
Summary
You are now familiar with the Knox Capture interface and can trigger and scan barcodes with a simple key press. You should also be able to select the camera scanning trigger and view the Knox Capture configuration set by the IT admin.
Further reading
- Learn more about profiles on the How it works page.
- Set your camera scan trigger.