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Deploy *.appx files to Windows Phone 8.1 with the upcoming Microsoft Intune March service update

On By Ronny de JongIn Android, Cloud, Configuration Manager, Intune, iOS, Microsoft Intune, System Center, Windows Phone 8.1Leave a comment

The Microsoft Intune Team announced the next service update for Microsoft Intune will become available between March 4, 2015 and March 7, 2015.

With notable attention with the new service update you’re able to deploy *.appx files to Windows Phone 8.1 devices. The *.appx extension – aka as Metro App – is normally only available for the Windows 8.1 platform. By enabling *.appx support for Windows Phone 8.1 Microsoft is taking the next step into the universal app erea.

New Intune standalone (cloud only) features that will be released as part of this service update include:

  • Ability to streamline the enrollment of iOS devices purchased directly from Apple or an authorized reseller with the Device Enrollment Program (DEP). The Device Enrollment Program (DEP) provides a fast, streamlined way to deploy your corporate-owned Mac or iOS devices, whether purchased directly from Apple or through participating Apple Authorized Resellers
  • Ability to restrict access to SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business based upon device enrollment and compliance policies
  • Management of OneDrive apps for iOS and Android devices
  • Ability to deploy .appx files to Windows Phone 8.1 devices
  • Ability to restrict the number of devices a user can enroll in Intune

Further, as part of this service update, we Microsoft will be providing hybrid customers with the ability to create custom WiFi profiles with pre-shared keys (PSK) for Android devices. This will be expected to be alvailable in the next service update for Intune standalone (cloud only).

For more detailed information see the Microsoft Intune Team Blog

Get in touch with the Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite ‘blackbelt’s’ and drop your feedback!

On By Ronny de JongIn Azure, Azure AD, Azure Information Protection, Cloud, Configuration Manager, Events, Microsoft Intune, Windows Phone 8.1Leave a comment

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I’m very excited having the opportunity to meet the product teams on Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS) during a 4-day stay in Redmond (WA) next week! As my employer Inovativ is participating in the Red Carpet Program we’re invited to join the Enterprise Mobility airlift. An airlift is an event which outlines new features being released in a new wave/product release. This airlift includes deep dive sessions on Azure AD Premium, Microsoft Intune and Azure RMS. As Microsoft Partner we’ll be lined up with the latest technology and have the chance to discuss and provide feedback on the components involved with the Enterprise Mobility Suite.

Further I’m looking foward to meet some community friends in person like Mr. ‘IoT’ and ‘Enterprise Mobility’ Rob Tiffany. I let me assure that the coffee is ready at Satya’s office ;-)

So I challenge you to collect your best feedback and questions on Azure AD Premium, Microsoft Intune, Azure Rights Management and bring it on, I’ll forward them to the PG’s! You can drop me a line by Twitter, Facebook or by e-mail

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Part 3 – Deploy certificates to mobile devices using Microsoft Intune NDES – Deployment

On By Ronny de JongIn Active Directory Certificate Services, Andriod, Azure, Cloud, Enterprise Mobility, Infrastructure, iOS, Microsoft Intune, Mobile Device Management, Network Device Enrollment Service, Office 365, Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol, Web Application Proxy, Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.13 Comments

In the first two blog posts I covered the theory how deployment of certificates works to mobile devices using Microsoft Intune NDES connector followed by setup and configuring the connector.

In this third blog – part 3 – I’ll outline the depoyment of both Trusted CA Certificate Profile and SCEP Certificate profiles to mobile devices.

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Part 2 – Deploy certificates to mobile devices using Microsoft Intune NDES – Connector

On By Ronny de JongIn Active Directory Certificate Services, Andriod, Cloud, Enterprise Mobility, Infrastructure, iOS, Microsoft Intune, Network Device Enrollment Service, Office 365, Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol, Uncategorized, Windows Phone 8.16 Comments

In part 1 of this blog series I provided some background and highlevel overview how the proces of deploying certificate profiles to devices works with Microsoft Intune.

In this second blog – part 2 – I’ll outline the setup and configuration of the Microsoft Intune NDES connector. As starting point, we assume that you have already installed a Certificate Authorithy (CA), NDES server and an active Microsoft Intune subscription.

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Part 1 – Deploy certificates to mobile devices using Microsoft Intune NDES – Overview

On By Ronny de JongIn Active Directory Certificate Services, Azure, Cloud, Enterprise Mobility, Infrastructure, Microsoft Intune, Network Device Enrollment Service, Office 365, Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol, Uncategorized, Web Application Proxy, Windows Server 2012 R26 Comments

With the recent updates of Microsoft Intune it is possible now deploying certificate profiles using Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES) to mobile devices.

In this blog series I’ll cover the different aspects of certificate enrollment proces by using Microsoft Intune (standalone).

Overview

Before going in details about NDES and hereby an brief overview of how NDES process works in relation to Microsoft Intune.

Microsoft Intune Standalone NDES

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Create DNS records for Microsoft Intune including Workplace Join & Work Folders

On By Ronny de JongIn Cloud, Infrastructure, Microsoft Intune, Windows Server 2012 R22 Comments

In order to take benefit of all related services to Microsoft Intune and attached services regarding Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS) a number of DNS records must be added in your public DNS namespace. Hereby an overview of DNS records required including their associated services.

Just to be sure yourdomain.com is used as fictive placeholder and must be replaced with your own organization (public) namespace.

Entry Type Address Purpose
enterpriseenrollment.yourdomain.com CNAME manage.microsoft.com To ease enrollment process of mobile devices
sts A Required for single-sign on (SSO) and points to your AD FS server(s)
enterpriseregistration A sts.yourdomain.com Required for Workplace Join (device registration discovery)
enterpriseregistration.yourdomain.com CNAME enterpriseregistration.windows.net Required for Azure Workplace Join (device registration discovery)
enterpriseregistration.region.yourdomain.com CNAME enterpriseregistration.windows.net Required for Azure Workplace Join (device registration discovery)
workfolders CNAME workfolders.yourdomain.com Points to your Workfolders enabled File Server(s)
discovery A discovery.yourdomain.com Required for discovery Work Folders URL

Troubleshooting Microsoft (Windows) Intune Extensions

On By Ronny de JongIn Cloud, Configuration Manager, Enterprise Mobility Management, Infrastructure, Intune, Microsoft Intune, Mobile Device Management, System Center, Unified Device Management, Windows Intune5 Comments

Most of you are problably aware of Microsoft (Windows) Intune extensions and using them briefly without any issue(s). New extensions becomes automatically available through the Microsoft Intune connector and new updates are merged or installed to introduce new features taking benefits of the Microsoft Intune cloud services platform.

So far so good…but if you’ve bad luck extensions comes partly down or becomes not available at all to your Configuration Manager instance! Unfortunately there is no way to force a trigger of the tenant discovery process and thus the installation of Microsoft Intune extensions. In normal circumstances it will take up to 24 hours after registering your Intune subscription untill the Intune extensions comes down to your Configuration Manager instance. This pitty if you would speed up the process of installing new deployments or you’re in a disaster recovery scenario. Hereby some guidelines for troubleshooting Microsoft Intune extensions, logs locations(s), Certificate Thumbprint ID, SQL query and validating the connectivity with Microsoft Intune.

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