Knox Release Highlights - November 2021

Knox Product

Version

­Description

Release Date

Knox Mobile Enrollment

KCS 21.11

The major features of this release include:

• End of support for Internet Explorer 11
• Allow option to skip start of managed provisioning enrollment flow
• Add new MDMs in Android Enterprise profile drop-down selection
• Remove Force DO/Let MDM choose option for profiles
• Set Disable System app as default value for Profile settings menu

Full Release Notes available here

Nov. 17, 2021

Knox Asset Intelligence

21.11

The major features of this release include:

• Knox Asset Intelligence now integrates seamlessly with Knox Capture to provide scanning insights directly to the dashboard. Devices using both KAI and Knox Capture can report on the following data: Total Scans, Total devices, Barcode symbology types and device information. To learn how this works visit this page

Full Release Notes available here

Nov. 17, 2021

Knox E-FOTA One

21.11

The major features of this release include:

• End of support for Internet Explorer 11. Knox cloud services is recommended to be used on Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox
• Gradual campaign rollout - a campaign may be rollout at a certain rate to a random set of devices daily, e.g. 5% of devices can start firmware download on the first day, next 5% on the day after and so on
• Network throttling per WiFi SSID - maximum download speed for a specific networks identified by SSID in a campaign may be specified
• Detailed firmware information on device - a detailed firmware information in the install ready popup notice is now displayed
• Daily email reports for campaign updates - now it is possible to subscribe to daily email updates reporting a number of updated devices and failures
• Automatic re-assignment of license and campaign to EMM groups - an automatic re-assignment of a license and campaign to devices in an EMM group which were not yet assigned
• USB Ethernet support - now devices can download firmware over a USB Ethernet connection
• Changes to client app deletion - Knox E-FOTA client app is no longer deleted from a device when it is unenrolled or deleted from the service. Client app can be uninstalled by EMM or manually
• Changes to EMM group syncing - the number of groups that can be added form EMM instance is now limited to 1000
• Improvements to campaign syncing - the campaign information is synced only if the target firmware version of the device assigned to the campaign has changed

Full Release Notes available here

Nov. 17, 2021

Knox Configure

KCS 21.11

The major features of this release include:

• End of support for Internet Explorer 11
• Improvements to Knox Configure Routines
• Optimize self-uninstall KC agent feature
• Enhance Multi-App Kiosk Mode
• Support power and battery settings for XCover devices
• Add option to skip T&C for Setup/Dynamic edition
• Add option to disable settings suggestion pop-up
• Change default Knox version to Knox 3.4 and higher

Full Release Notes available here

Nov. 17, 2021

Knox MSP Portal

KCS 21.11

The major features of this release include:

• End of support for Internet Explorer 11
• MSP can issue free Knox Suite licenses for Enterprise Edition devices on behalf of managed customers
• MSP can manage Samsung Care+ for Business
• Improvements to MSP license management

Full Release Notes available here

Nov. 17, 2021

Knox Manage

v21.11

The major features of this release include:

• Android 12 changes
• Location access
• Work Profile - Enrollment identifiers
• Password quality
• Screen capture
• Work Profile and token-based device enrollment
• Added access to the Zero-touch page
• Export and import managed app configurations
• Hardware-backed SafetyNet Attestation service
• Lock screen message policy addition
• Google Play account sub-policy addition
• Time zone policy enhancement
• Remote alarm command
• Windows
• Manage Windows apps
• Application Store on KM agent
• Chrome OS
• Set up Chromebook management
• Chrome OS management overview
• Manage Chrome OS apps
• Assign apps
• Set profiles and policies
• iOS
• iOS 15 support
• Allowed Wi-Fi networks policy addition
• App contact sharing policy additions
• Device restriction policy additions
• Knox services
• Sub-admin self-registration
• MSP-related audit log additions
• Knox Remote Support
• Knox Remote Support name change
• Staging users on shared devices
• File browser
• Azure AD Sync Service based on Graph API

Full Release Notes available here

Nov. 18, 2021

Knox Mobile Enrollment Direct

V1.2

The major features of this release include:

• Android Enterprise WP-C support: Since initial launch KME Direct only supported DO/Fully Managed devices. With V1.2 administrators can use the option ‘Let MDM choose’ instead of forcing Device Owner enrollment
• Multi-time configuration via QR scan: It’s now possible to create an XML settings profile from within the KME Direct client which can then be applied to devices after initial staging, by simple scanning a QR code from the camera app. Previously it was only possible to apply configuration setting upon enrollment
• Built-in relay server: KME Direct V1.2 now has a built in relay server so you can store XML and application files onto your machine which devices can then reference and install when enrolling
• Added configuration options for Mobile network: With version 1.2, you’ll now be able make use of the following network options: Enable/ Disable roaming, Add Access Point Names, Specify Name, APN, Proxy, Username, Password, Server, MCC, MNC, Authentication type, PAN roaming protocol and confirm you MMS and MVNO
• Enrollment through USB Ethernet: You can now enroll devices through a USB Ethernet connection without Wi-Fi or a mobile network connection. This can be configured in the Device Deployment Profile
• Additional form field and guiding text updates: Version 1.2 release includes additional text changes to form field labels and guiding tooltips. Also, to ensure consistent terminology among Knox products, the previous use of KME Direct will be updated to the full name of Knox Mobile Enrollment Direct

Full Release Notes available here

Nov. 19, 2021