Policy management

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Item

Description

1.  Add

Add a new policy.

2. Sorting

Specify the sort order and type.

3.  Search

Search for a policy name.

4. Deploy

Apply a policy to selected devices.

5. Edit

Adjust policy settings.

6.  More

Duplicate or delete a policy.

Add a new policy

1. Go to  Devices > Policies.

2. Select  Add.

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3. Specify a name for the policy and select Add.

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4. Adjust the settings. Select Save and deploy to continue. See Policy settings for details.

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5. A window pops up. Check the boxes for all the devices you want to apply the policy to.

6. Choose Select to proceed.

7. Select Confirm to apply.

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Policy settings

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  1. Device tab
    Select the tab to view all devices with this policy applied.
  2. Policy information
    Shows the information of the policy. Click  to edit.
  3. General settings
    Adjust launcher, security settings and update options. See Set up block list or white list and Google Play Store related settings for details.
  4. Advanced settings
    Adjust settings regarding network, display and system. If no adjustments are made, the system will keep the original settings on the device.
  5. Apps
    Add apps to the policy list. Selected apps will be installed on devices after the policy is deployed or updated.

    For certain apps such as InstaShare 2, you may adjust app settings directly from DMS and apply the settings to the displays through a policy.

Set up block list or white list

You can set up the block/white list for your device. Once you define the block list, the selected applications will not be usable. If you define the white list, only the selected applications can be used. The list updates upon the devices restart.

  1. Go to Policy > Security Settings > App block/white list.
  2. Select > and choose Bock list or White list.
  3. Choose applications from BenQ apps / My apps or Google Play Store and click Select to apply.
  4. To block apps from Google Play Store, please navigate to Google Play Store and get the URL of the specific App.
  5. Enter the Google Play URL and click Sync.

Google Play Store related settings

Note

This feature is for EDLA models only.

DMS offers 2 options for admin to control the usage of the Google Play Store.

  • Restrict accounts in Google Play
    After restricting accounts in the Google Play Store, users will be unable to use any accounts within Google Play. Additionally, the Google Play Store itself will be disabled by default.
  • Disable Google Play Store
    Once disabled, the devices will no longer be able to access or run Google Play Store.