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Administrator Guide
Read this guide to learn about enrolling, administering, and troubleshooting endpoints through BigFix MCM and BigFix Mobile.
Known limitations
Read this topic to get familiarized with MCM v3.0 known limitations.

Administrator Guide
Read this guide to learn about enrolling, administering, and troubleshooting endpoints through BigFix MCM and BigFix Mobile.
- Modern Client Management and BigFix Mobile
  This guide is intended for HCL BigFix Master Operators (MO) and those who administer BigFix deployments. If you are looking for information about using Modern Client Management (MCM) and BigFix Mobile, see the WebUI User's Guide.
- BigFix MCM
  Read this section to learn enrolling and managing Windows and macOS desktop and laptop devices.
- BigFix Mobile
  BigFix Mobile enables you to enroll and manage Android, iOS, and iPadOS devices.
- SCEP Certificate-based authentication
  BigFix MCM supports certificate-based authentication through Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP). SCEP is the fastest and most secure way to provision certificates to all your MCM-managed devices. With SCEP, IT Admins can automate issuing certificates to the endpoints to provide access to corporate Wi-Fi, VPN, and secure e-mail through encryption.
- SAML-authenticated enrolment flow
  When you configure SAML as the authentication method, when a user hits the enrollment URL and click Enroll, the user is first authenticated via the identity provider before proceeding with the enrollment process.
- Application management
  Application management in BigFix MCM enables IT admins to centrally control, distribute, and maintain Windows and macOS applications. It allows IT administrators to streamline the deployment, update, and security of apps on enrolled devices.
- Email configuration management
  With BigFix MCM and BigFix Mobile, you have the ability to install and set up email application that can connect to your email system. This allows users to easily connect, verify their identity, and synchronize their work email accounts on their devices.
- VPN management
  BigFix MCM and BigFix Mobile enable organizations to manage and configure Virtual Private Network (VPN) settings on enrolled Android, Apple, and Windows devices, ensuring secure remote access to corporate networks.
- Wi-Fi configuration management
  BigFix MCM and BigFix Mobile offer WiFi configuration management, where administrators can control and configure the wireless network settings on MCM-enrolled devices. This helps organizations to maintain a secure and reliable wireless network infrastructure while providing flexibility for users to connect to authorized networks.
- Known limitations
  Read this topic to get familiarized with MCM v3.0 known limitations.
- Troubleshooting
  This section is intended to help you solve problems that might occur when installing BigFix MCM and BigFix Mobile.
- Frequently Asked Questions
  Read this section for commonly asked questions and their answers to manage the MCM deployments better.

Known limitations

Read this topic to get familiarized with MCM v3.0 known limitations.

Device Ownership attribute limitations for enrolments

In BigFix MCM v3.0, while creating Smart Groups, consider the following recommendations:

Pre enrollment: Do not use "Device Ownership" as a Device Attribute rule.
Post enrollment: If you want to use "Device Ownership" as a Device Attribute rule, use the values "Personally Owned" or "Institutionally Owned" (case sensitive) and deploy the policies and Policy Groups directly to a Smart Group.

VPP and Custom App Assume management limitation for BYOD devices: While configuring the apps that need to be delivered to Apple user enrolled devices, do not select the "Assume Management" option. This is because App configuration options on BYOD devices are limited compared to supervised devices. Administrators can only manage settings that don't interfere with the user's personal data. Deploying different application policies with different app management configuration for the same App is not supported in MCM v3.0. Therefore, you can select Assume Management option for delivering apps to supervised devices only.