Devices and Groups Overview
10/3/2008
Mobile Device Manager (MDM) Software Distribution Console lets you control the whole process of updating managed Windows Mobile powered devices by determining which packages they need, how to install the packages, and monitoring the deployment status of the managed devices.
After you enroll devices on to System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM), you have to group them for effective management. The groupings will vary, and you should plan these groupings carefully. Then, you can create the groups by using MDM Software Distribution Console and then assign the managed devices to these groups.
Device Groups
At first, MDM Software Distribution Console creates two groups, All Devices and Unassigned Devices.
You can remove any device group except the Unassigned Devices group and the All Devices group. Every managed device belongs to the All Devices group. Until you add a managed device to a group that you create, it is a member of the Unassigned Devices group. You can assign a managed device to multiple groups, and you can nest groups inside other groups.
Methods for Assigning Devices to Groups
After you create managed device groups by using MDM Software Distribution Console, you can assign managed devices to these groups by using one of the following methods:
- Server-side targeting: Use MDM Software Distribution Console to move managed devices to one device group at a time
- Client-side targeting: Use Group Policy to direct managed devices to add themselves automatically to device groups
See Also
Tasks
Specifying the Method for Assigning Devices to Groups
Creating a Device Group
Assigning a Device to One or More Groups