You can easily enroll new devices with the Add device wizard. It provides a
workflow that combines the following tasks:
- Add a new device to Sophos Mobile.
- Optional: Assign a user to the device.
- Enroll the device.
- Optional: Transfer a task bundle to the device.
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On the menu sidebar, under MANAGE, click
Devices, and then click .
Tip Alternatively, you can start the wizard in the following ways:
- From the Dashboard page by clicking the
Add device
widget.
- From the Sophos Central Admin menu by clicking .
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On the User page,
either enter search criteria to look up a user the device will be assigned to, or select Skip user assignment to enroll a
device that will not be assigned to a user yet.
Note You can search for partial strings, but only from the start of
a field. For example, the search string example matches Example User and
example@company.com but not user@example.com.
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On the User selection page,
select the required user from the list of users matching your search criteria.
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On the Device details page,
configure the following settings:
| Option | Description |
|---|
| Platform |
The device platform.
|
| Name |
A unique name under which the device will be managed by Sophos Mobile. |
| Description |
An optional description of the device. |
| Phone number |
An optional phone number. Enter the number in international format, for example
+491701234567. |
| Email address |
The email address to which the enrollment instructions are sent.
This is the email address of the user assigned to the device, as
configured in Sophos Central user management.
|
| Owner |
Select the device owner type: either Corporate or Personal. |
| Device group |
Select the device group the device will be assigned to. If you have not created a device
group yet, you can select the device group Default, which is always
available. |
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On the Enrollment type page,
select whether you want to enroll the device or only the Sophos container.
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Select the task bundle you’ve configured for the device platform.
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On the Enrollment page, follow
the instructions to complete the enrollment process.
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When enrollment has been completed successfully, click Finish.
Note
- When you have made all the selections, you can close the wizard without having to wait for the
Finish button to appear. An enrollment task is created and processed
in the background.
