You can pre-populate the fields on the iPrint login screen for users in your system by configuring the iPrint key-value pairs in MobileIron. You can pre-populate the server URL and user ID fields for both the iOS and Android apps. For the Android app, you can also pre-populate the user password field.
You accomplish this within MobileIron by modifying the app configuration for Android, and creating a new app configuration for iOS.
In the MobileIron Admin Portal, click the
tab.On the Configuration tab, click
> > .The New AppConnect App Configuration dialog box is displayed.
Specify the following information:
Name: Provide a name for the configuration, such as iPrint iOS Configuration.
Description: (Optional) Provide a description for the configuration.
Application: Specify the iPrint iOS bundle ID, which is com.novell.print.
In the
section, click the icon to add a new field to the key-value pair table; you can then specify the key-value pair to be included in the configuration.The key-value pairs that you can add are shown in Table 11-1, iPrint Key-Value Pairs. Key-value pairs that you add to the table represent the information that will be pre-populated for iPrint login.
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.Table 11-1 iPrint Key-Value Pairs
Key |
Value |
---|---|
server |
Specify the URL of your iPrint site. For example, iprint.acme.com. |
user |
Specify $USERID$ for MobileIron to automatically populate the app with the users’ MobileIron user ID. Alternatively, you can specify an individual user’s user ID. |
password |
Specify $PASSWORD$ for MobileIron to automatically populate the app with the user’s MobileIron password. Alternatively, you can specify an individual user’s password. |
In the MobileIron Admin Portal, click the
tab.On the Adding the Android iPrint App.
tab, in the column, click the name of the iPrint configuration for the iPrint app that you uploaded, as described inClick
.The Modify AppConnect App Configuration dialog is displayed.
Specify the following information:
Name: Provide a name for the configuration, or keep the default.
Description: (Optional) Provide a description for the configuration, or keep the default.
Application: Select Novell iPrint from the drop-down list.
In the Table 11-1, iPrint Key-Value Pairs. Key-value pairs that remain in the table represent the information that will be pre-populated for iPrint login.
section, keep or remove the key-value pairs that are shown inClick
.