- 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
- Knox Configure
- Mobile
- Wearables
- Shared Device
- FAQ
- 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
- FAQ
- KBAs
- 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
- Profile
- Knox E-FOTA
- Certificates
- Advanced settings
- Monitor
- Kiosk devices
- Knox Remote Support
- Active Directory
- Microsoft Exchange
- Mobile Admin
- Appendix
- Release notes
- Features
- FAQ
- KBAs
- Knox E-FOTA
- Introduction
- How-to videos
- Get started
- Features
- EMM integration
- Appendix
- Release notes
- FAQ
- 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
- Device management
- Accept or reject devices
- Upload devices
- Delete devices
- Complete device management
- Send notifications
- 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
- FAQ
- KBAs
- Support
- Samsung Care+ for Business
- For Knox Partners
- Knox Deployment Program
- Knox MSP Program
Samsung Knox Deployment App (KDA)
The Knox Deployment App is a mobile application available from the Google Play Store that is uniquely designed to help streamline the enterprise deployment of Samsung phones and tablets running Knox 2.8 or higher. The Knox Deployment App enables customers to seamlessly enroll devices using Knox mobility solutions.
About
The Knox Deployment App provides the flexible option to IT admins needing to bulk enroll end-user devices without having a reseller. Using this app allows IT Admins to reduce their bulk deployment time, by using a master device without factory resetting each device. Once enrolled, an IT admin can easily locate the devices within Knox Guard.
Bluetooth enrollment
To support Bluetooth-based enrollment, an IT admin can install the KDA on a dedicated admin/master smartphone or tablet device. If the user’s device is within proximity of the master device, the user device connects to the admin device via Bluetooth without a PIN or password requirement.
NFC enrollment
With Near Field Communication (NFC) enrollments, a non-B2B device is “bumped” (held closely together) with another smartphone device with Knox Deployment App running and scanning in NFC mode. The dedicated master NFC device displays profiles available for enrollment and end user device enrollment begins once an IT admin selects a profile. The NFC enrollment option is not available to tablet devices. Using the Knox Deployment App does not apply the profile to the admin/master device. It only broadcasts the profile to the devices in the vicinity.
App version information
Knox Deployment App version information and available open source licenses can be referenced from within the ABOUT screen. Samsung recommends you periodically compare the Knox Deployment App’s version to the latest available from Samsung to ensure you have the latest feature set and functionality available.
To launch the Knox Deployment App’s ABOUT screen:
- Invoke the drop-down menu from the top, right-hand, side of the device and select About.
- Refer to the listed version number and note the version. If needed, select Open source licenses to review the available open source licenses available to your Knox deployment.
Prerequisites
To support Bluetooth or NFC enrollments using the Knox Deployment App, the IT admin must:
- Secure a Knox Portal account and ensure:
- Your devices support the Bluetooth or NFC protocols. Check your device specification if unsure.
- You have at least one profile configured in Knox Guard
- Secure the appropriate licenses to enroll devices (through the Samsung Knox Portal).
- A Knox Portal account.
- Install the Knox Deployment on an admin/master device, and login using their Knox Portal ID/password.
- Select a profile on the master device to apply to the end-user devices.
Using the Knox Deployment App
This section describes the screen flow navigation for a typical Bluetooth or NFC based enrollment using the Knox Deployment App.
- Select SIGN IN once the Knox Deployment App launches on the device.
- Enter the Knox Portal Username and Password to login into the Knox Deployment App.
- Select Remember me to display and utilize the username in subsequent Knox Deployment App logins.
- Select SIGN IN to proceed with the device login.
Once you have successfully logged into the Knox Deployment App, a WELCOME screen displays providing first-time options for profile selection and deployment mode.
Profile selection
Select a profile to utilize within the Knox Deployment App to apply specific device settings to the master admin device using Bluetooth or NFC to enroll end user devices.
To select a configuration profile using the Knox Deployment App:
- Select Tap here to select a profile from the Welcome screen display a list of profile selection options.
- Optionally filter whether All profiles are listed for potential selection. The most recent profile additions display first within their respective categories.
- Each listed profile has a brief description to help determine its relevance to a potential Bluetooth device enrollment using the Knox Development App. An important distinction to the profile description is the profile’s relevance to either phones and tablets or wearable devices.
- If needed, select the Search icon near the top of the screen to display a search field where existing profiles can be located and displayed. The search function only locates filtered profiles.
- If no profiles are available, a profile requires registration at www.samsungknox.com.
- Select a listed profile. Once selected, the profile displays upon subsequent logins. The profile is now ready for Bluetooth or NFC deployment mode selection as described in the sections that follow.
Bluetooth Deployment
Once profiles are set on the master admin device, the IT admin needs to set Bluetooth as the deployment mode and define the Bluetooth duration interval. End users can then enroll their device by entering the appropriate URL.
To deploy devices using the KDA:
- From the admin master device, navigate to the SELECT DEPLOYMENT MODE screen and select Bluetooth as the device deployment mode.
- Set the Bluetooth Duration for either 30 minutes, 1 hour, 3 hours, 5 hours or 8 hours. Select OK to save the update.
- The Bluetooth duration is deployment activation period for end user devices receiving their profile configuration from the IT admin’s master device. Once the set duration expires, devices cannot enroll with the Knox Deployment App, and the process must be repeated to continue the enrollment of other required devices.
- From the Knox Deployment screen, the admin selects START DEPLOYMENT to initiate the defined Bluetooth Duration interval.
- The device’s end user must go to https://me.samsungknox.com and complete the instructions provided.
- The end user then selects FINISH DEPLOYMENT to complete the enrollment.
NFC Deployment
Once profiles are set on the master admin device, the IT admin sets NFC as the deployment mode.
To deploy devices using the KDA:
- From the admin master device, navigate to the SELECT DEPLOYMENT MODE screen and select NFC as the device deployment mode.
- Beam enrollment information to the receiving device by holding the admin/master device back-to-back with an NFC enabled and compatible device and then pressing the screen as illustrated below.
- Select FINISH DEPLOYMENT on master/admin device once the NFC beam is completed with the end user device.