Using Wi-Fi with Mobile Device Manager

10/3/2008

This article can help you plan and deploy your wireless infrastructure using Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM) 2008. This includes establishing Wi-Fi access through public and private connection points for Windows Mobile devices to MDM. Also it provides you with best practices and guidelines to help ensure a more secure and more reliable MDM wireless architecture. You must have MDM fully installed and configured in your company network before proceeding with any MDM Wi-Fi implementation.

Assumptions

You must have a general understanding of the following to proceed:

Wireless architecture and wireless access points
MDM Device Management Server
MDM Enrollment Server
MDM Gateway Server
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Domain controllers
Active Directory directory service
Group Policy management
Virtual private networks (VPNs)
Network protocols
Domain Name System (DNS)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Secure Socket Layers (SSL)

Best Practices

You have read and understand the following topics in the MDM Planning Guide:

In This Section

MDM Wireless Deployment Topologies: Provides an overview, best practices, and setup guidance for the supported MDM wireless topologies.

Windows Mobile Device Enrollment using Wi-Fi: Enrolling a Windows Mobile 6.1 device by using Wi-Fi from wireless access points that are both external and internal to your company network.

Procedures for MDM Wireless Deployment: Assists you in configuring your mobile devices.