Install the Cerby mobile app for Android via an MDM platform

This article describes how to deploy and configure the Cerby mobile app for Android using Managed Google Play.

With Cerby, you can centrally deploy the Android mobile app across your organization’s managed devices and preconfigure allowed workspaces during installation, using Managed Google Play and a Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution such as Jamf Pro or Microsoft Intune.

IMPORTANT: Cerby suggests always using the latest version of the Cerby mobile app to perform this configuration.

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Requirements

The following are the requirements to configure and install de Cerby mobile app on Android:

• Managed Google Play: The Cerby app must be added and approved in your Android management console.

• Android Enterprise enrollment: Devices must be enrolled in Fully Managed, Dedicated, or Corporate-Owned Work Profile mode.

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Install the Cerby mobile app for Android via an MDM service

The following are the configurations you can use to install the Cerby mobile app for Android via an MDM service:

• Configuration for Jamf Pro

• Configuration for Microsoft Intune

Configuration for Jamf Pro

To add, configure, and deploy the Cerby mobile app for Android, you must complete the following steps:

1. Add the Cerby mobile app by following the next steps:

   1. Log in to your Jamf Pro account on a browser window.

   2. Click the Devices button in the top navigation bar.

   3. Select the Mobile Device Apps option from the CONTENT MANAGEMENT section in the left navigation drawer. The Mobile Device Apps page is displayed.

2. Create a new mobile app configuration profile by following the next steps:

   1. Click the New button. The General section is displayed on the Choose an App page.

   2. Select the App Store app or apps purchased in volume option.

   3. Click the Next button.

   4. Enter “Cerby” in the search field.

   5. Click the Next button.

   6. Click the Add button next to the Cerby item.

3. Configure the app settings by following the next steps:

   1. Select the App Configuration option.

   2. Select the configuration you want to use:

      • Using the JSON format

        1. Select the Enter JSON option.

        2. Paste the following snippet:

        {
            "allowedWorkspaces": ["workspace1", "workspace2", "workspace3"]
        }

      • Using the XML format

        1. Paste the following XML snippet into the Property List field:

            <plist version="1.0"><dict>
            <key>com.cerby.managed.workspaces</key>
            <string>workspace1, workspace2</string>
            </dict>

      NOTE: Cerby supports up to five workspaces. If more are added, only the first five are used.

   3. Click the Save button.

4. Set the scope by following the next steps:

   1. Select the Scope tab to add your deployment targets.

   2. Add your target devices or user groups. For more information, read the Scope official documentation.

   3. Click the Save button.

Now you are done.

Configuration for Microsoft Intune

Microsoft Intune uses App Configuration Policies to deliver managed app settings through Managed Google Play. To create, configure, and assign an App Configuration Policy for the Cerby mobile app, complete the following steps:

1. Create the policy by following the next steps:

   1. Select the Apps menu item.

   2. Select the App configuration policies menu item.

   3. Click the Add button.

   4. Select the Managed devices option.

   5. Select the Android Enterprise platform option.

   6. Select the appropriate Profile Type option.

   7. Select the Cerby application option.

2. Configure the corresponding settings by following any of the following options:

   • Using the Configuration Designer

     1. Select the Use configuration designer option.

     2. Click the Add button.

     3. Select the allowedWorkspaces key option.

     4. Enter the workspace values in the Value field.

   • Using a JSON snippet

     1. Select Enter JSON data option.

     2. Enter the configuration structure in the JSON data field:

     {
         "kind": "androidenterprise#managedConfiguration",
         "productId": "app_package_name",
         "managedProperty": [
         {
             "key": "allowedWorkspaces",
             "valueString": "workspace1, workspace2"
         }
         ]
     }

3. Assign the policy by following any of the following options:

   1. Select the Assignments tab.

   2. Select the appropriate user or device group option.

   3. Click the Create button.

Now you are done.