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This article provides information on how to perform Windows 10 Desktop staging environment.
How to perform Windows 10 (Desktop) staging enrollment?
Device Staging Enrollment Admins often prefer to configure device management before shipping a device to an end user. By using device staging enrollment, you can enroll a device with the AirWatch Windows Agent, install device-level profiles, and ship it to an end user. Device staging enrollment enables you to enroll your Windows 10 device into AirWatch. This enrollment requires the AirWatch Windows Agent to start. After the device enrolls, any assigned device-level profiles download to the device. Once the device is fully enrolled and configured, you can ship the device to your end users. When the end user signs in to the device, the AirWatch Windows Agent updates the device record in the AirWatch Console. AirWatch reassigns the device to the end user and pushes any user-level profiles to the device. The two staging methods are: l Manual Installation – Download and install the AirWatch Agent and enter enrollment credentials. This method requires devices to be domain-joined before enrollment. l Command Line Installation – Download the AirWatch Agent and then install and enroll the device using the command line. The enrollment completes by either updating the AirWatch Console device registry when a user enrolls into a domainjoined device or by comparing the enrolled user name against a list of previously registers serial numbers. Bulk Import Device Serial Numbers Import device serial numbers for use with device staging to quickly add devices to the AirWatch Console. The bulk import requires a CSV file with all the serial numbers to import. To register multiple devices: Navigate to Accounts > Users > List View or Devices > Lifecycle > Enrollment Status. a. Select Add and then Batch Import to open the Batch Import form.Complete each of the required fields. Batch Name, Batch Description, and Batch Type.Select the information icon ( ) located next to the Batch File (CSV) field to access the User and Device Import help page featuring .csv templates and a description of each.Select the appropriate Download Template and Example for this Batch Type and save the comma-separated values (CSV) file to somewhere accessible.Locate the saved CSV file, open it, and enter all the relevant information for each of the devices that you want to import. The template is pre-populated with three sample entries demonstrating the type of information intended to be placed in each column. Important: Enter all data containing only numerical values in double quotation marks (for example, "123456") to avoid having the values truncated. Truncated data in the CSV file may result in devices being placed in the denylist by VMware AirWatch MDM. l To register a device, make sure that column X (User Only Registration) is set to No. l To register an additional device to the same user account, make sure that all information in columns A through W is the same. The remaining columns are used to register each additional device. l To store advanced registration info, make sure that column AF (Store Advanced Device Info) is set to Yes.Save the completed template as a CSV file. In the AirWatch Console, select Choose File from the Batch Import form, navigate to the path where you saved the completed CSV file and select it.Select Save to complete registration for all listed users and corresponding devices. Enroll through Command Line Staging Simplify enrollment for end users by staging your Windows Desktop devices using the Windows Command Line. This enrollment method enrolls the device and downloads device-level profiles base on the user credentials entered. Important: Do not change the name of the AirWatchAgent.msi file as this breaks the staging command. To enroll through command line staging: Download the VMware AirWatch Windows 10 Agent UWP from AirWatch Resources. Only download the AirWatch Agent. Do not start the executable or select Run as that initiates a standard enrollment process and defeats the purpose of silent enrollment. If necessary, move the AirWatch Agent from the download folder to a local or network drive folder.Open a command line or create a BAT file and enter all the necessary paths, parameters, and values into them command: msiexec.exe /i "<Path to Agent MSI>\AirwatchAgent.msi" /quiet ENROLL=Y IMAGE=N SERVER=<DS Server> LGName=<Group ID> USERNAME=<Staging username> PASSWORD=<Password>Run the command. After the command runs, the device enrolls into AirWatch. If the device is domain-joined, the AirWatch Agent updates the AirWatch Console device registry with the correct user. If you are using the bulk serial number import, the AirWatch Agent updates the AirWatch Console device registry and connects the user credentials to the serial number of the device. Enroll through Manual Device Staging Simplify enrollment for end users by staging your Windows 10 devices using the AirWatch Windows Agent. This enrollment method enrolls the device and downloads device-level profiles so the end user must only log in to the device to begin using it. These devices must be domain-joined through Azure AD. To stage your Windows 10 devices: Download the VMware AirWatch Windows 10 Agent UWP from AirWatch Resources.Start the installer once the download completes.Select Run to begin the installation.Select Email if you have AirWatch Auto-Discovery enabled, otherwise select Server Detail.Complete the settings required based on the authentication type selected: l Enter the email address to auto-fill the server details screen. Select Next and the details are entered. l Enter the Server Name and Group ID if you are not using AirWatch Auto-Discovery to complete the settings.Select Next.Enter the staging Username and Password and select Next.Complete any optional screens.Select Finish to complete the enrollment. Once the AirWatch Agent detects a staging user, the agent listener runs and listens for the next Windows login. When the end user logs into the device, the agent listener reads the user UPN and email from the device registry. This information is sent to the AirWatch Console and the device registry is updated to register the device to the user. Note: Refer to latest Windows Desktop Platform User Guide.