Managing activation settings
You can manage how users activate devices, including whether users need an activation password or if they can scan a
QR Code
, how long an activation password or QR Code
is valid, and whether users can activate multiple devices with the same password or QR Code
.The following are examples of how you can manage activation settings:
- When you set activation passwords for users, you can do the following:
- HaveBlackBerry UEMautogenerate an activation password or specify an activation password manually.
- Specify how long the activation password is valid (in minutes or days).
- Specify that the activation period expires as soon as the user activates a device, effectively limiting the number of devices that a user can activate with that password to one.
- You can include the activation password in aQR Codeso that users only need to scan theQR Codein the activation email rather than type the password. ForAndroid Enterprisedevices that users will activate with theWork space onlyorWork and personal - full controlactivation types, theQR Codecan also contain the location to download theBlackBerry UEM Client.
- You can create multiple passwords for a user and pair the passwords with specific activation profiles. For more information, see Allowing users to activate multiple devices with different activation types.
- If you allow users to set activation passwords inBlackBerry UEM Self-Service, users can create activation passwords whenever needed, but they can activate only the number of devices that are specified in the the activation profile. For more information, see Allow users to set activation passwords in BlackBerry UEM Self-Service.
- You can force expiry of an activation password for a user at any time. For more information, see Force activation password expiry.
- If you are deploying devices usingSamsung Knox Mobile Enrollment, you can allow users of those devices to use theirMicrosoft Active Directorycredentials to activate their devices. Instead of managing activation passwords for each user, you can instruct users to use theirActive Directorycredentials. This option applies only to on-premises environments and to devices that are enrolled in your organization'sKnox Mobile Enrollmentaccount. For more information, see Specify the default activation settings.