How to set incoming text messages and phone call restrictions with Knox Service Plugin

Environment

• Knox Manage
• Knox Service Plugin
• Knox 3.4.1 and higher

Overview

With Knox Service Plugin, the Blocklist Incoming SMS restriction and Blocklist Incoming Call restriction policies provide the option to block specific mobile numbers from contacting the user through SMS text messages or phone calls.

How to block incoming text messages and phone calls

To restrict incoming text messages and phone calls with Knox Service Plugin:

1. On the Knox Manage console, go to Profile.

2. Create a new profile or modify an existing profile.

3. Expand the Samsung Knox > Knox Service Plugin policy drawer and set the following policies in Device-wide policies:

   Policy	Value
   Enable device policy controls	True
   Call and Messaging control > Enable call and messaging controls	True
   Call and Messaging control > SMS Controls > Blocklist Incoming SMS restriction	Enter a comma-separated list of a mobile numbers to restrict. Some supported patterns: To block all numbers, enter .* To block numbers starting with "XXX", enter .*XXX To block numbers ending with "XXX", enter XXX.*
   Call and Messaging control > Call Controls > Blocklist Incoming Call restriction

   For more information on how to restrict incoming text messages and phone calls with Knox Service Plugin, see PhoneRestrictionPolicy.

4. Click Save & Assign to save your changes and assign the profile to your device group.

How to allow incoming text messages and calls from certain phone numbers

Once you set the policies in the previous section, all calls and text messages will be blocked. If you also need to define a selective list of numbers to allow through, you can configure the following additional Device-wide policies: