Sophos Mobile Control
13 Device groups
Device groups are used to categorize devices. They help you to manage devices efficiently as you can carry out tasks on a group rather than on individual devices.
A device always belongs to exactly one device group. You assign a device to a device group when you add it to Sophos Mobile Control.
Tip: Only group devices with the same operating system. This makes it easier to use groups for installations and other operating system specific tasks.
13.1 Create device group
1. On the menu sidebar, under MANAGE, click Device groups, and then click Create device
group.
2. On the Edit device group page, enter a Name and a Description for the new device group.
3. In the Compliance rules section, use the Corporate devices and Personal devices lists to select the compliance rules you want to apply.
4. Click Save.
Note: The device group settings contain the Enable iOS auto-enrollment option. This option
allows you to enroll iOS devices with the Apple Configurator. See Auto-enroll iOS devices
(page 53)
The new device group is created and shown on the Device groups page.
13.2 Delete device groups
1. On the menu sidebar, under MANAGE, click Device groups.
2. On the Device groups page, click the blue triangle next to the device group that you want to delete, and then click Delete.
3. In the confirmation dialog, select one of the remaining device groups to which devices from the current device group will be re-assigned.
This selection is not available when there are no devices assigned to the current device group.
4. Click Yes to delete the device group.
Note: When there is only one device group left and there are devices assigned to it, you cannot delete this device group.
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