26.5 Lock Device and Unlock Device

26.5.1 Locking a Device

You can remotely lock a lost or a stolen device from ZENworks Control Center by using the Lock Device quick task. If passcode restriction is already enabled on the device, then the user can unlock the device by only entering the set passcode.This quick task is applicable for Android, iPadOS, and iOS devices that are enrolled as fully managed devices in the management zone.

  1. In ZENworks Control Center, click Devices > Mobile Devices to display your enrolled mobile devices.

  2. Select the check box in front of the device, click Quick Tasks > Lock Device to display the Lock Device quick task.

  3. Specify a reason for locking the device. Additionally, for iOS devices, you can specify a call back phone number that can be called back when the device is found, along with a message. The call back phone number and the message are displayed on the lock screen of a device on which a passcode is enabled.

  4. Click Next to display the quick task options.

  5. Retain the default values of the quick task options and click Start.

  6. Click Hide to close the quick task after the quick task is initiated.

26.5.2 Unlocking a Device

This quick task is applicable for Android, iPadOS and iOS devices that are enrolled as fully managed devices in the management zone. The Unlock Device quick task removes the passcode restriction on devices. This task can be performed on only a single device at any given point in time. For Android devices, you need to specify the reason for unlocking the device along with the new passcode. The new passcode will be set immediately after the previous passcode is cleared on the device.

On Android 8.0+ devices that already have an existing device passcode set, the Unlock Device Quick Task can be initiated only if the Reset Password Enabled status, displayed on the right pane of the Device Information page, is active. This status is activated when the user confirms the existing device passcode credentials after the device is enrolled to the zone. For the user to confirm these credentials, ZENworks automatically sends a notification to the device when it syncs with the ZENworks server immediately after enrollment. For devices that do not have a passcode set, on initiating this quick task, ZENworks will automatically set the new passcode on the device.

For iOS and iPadOS devices, you only need to specify the reason for unlocking the device.

  1. In ZENworks Control Center, click Devices > Mobile Devices to display your enrolled mobile devices.

  2. Select the check box in front of the device, click Quick Tasks > Unlock Device to display the Unlock Device quick task.

  3. For Android devices, specify the reason for unlocking the device along with the new passcode. The new passcode will be set immediately after the previous passcode is cleared on the device. In the case of an iOS or iPadOS device, you only need to specify the reason for unlocking the device.

  4. Click Next to display the quick task options.

  5. Retain the default values of the quick task options and click Start.

  6. Click Hide to close the quick task after the quick task is initiated.