Time Fence (Android)

The Time Fence option creates a periodical boundary for mobile devices to behave or function in a specified way. Admins can configure policies on the devices by assigning jobs to execute when the device enters or exits this periodical fence.

To create a Time Fence job and push it to the enrolled device(s) remotely, follow these steps:

1. On the SureMDM console, navigate to Jobs > New Job > Android > Time Fence.

2. In the Time Fence prompt, select Enable Time Fencing.

3. Set the Option Time as 

• Console time - Select this option to create fence based on the SureMDM Console's time.
• Device time - Select this option to create a fence based on the user's device time.

4. Select Fence has two options:

• Time Fence - Enter the Start Time, End Time and select the Days
• Date Fence - Enter the Start day, Start time, and End day, End time.  

note

1. Click Add Fence to add multiple fences.

2. The device must run SureMDM Agent  v26.00.96 or later for Date Fence feature to work.

5. Select the Fence Entered tab, click Add to select the job(s) that will be activated on the device when it enters the periodic fence .

6. In the Select Jobs to Add screen, select multiple jobs from the list using the Ctrl key.  

7. Select the user from the following options, who will receive an alert when the device enters the periodical fence:

•       Device -  Device user (Mailbox Section)
•       MDM - SureMDM admin (Inbox section)
•       Email - Recipient of the configured email address

8. Select Fence Exited tab and repeat the steps 5 to 7 to configure the settings when the device exits the periodical fence.

9. Click Save.

10. In the Job Details window, enter a Job Name and click Save. 

The newly created job will be listed in the Jobs List section. 

11. Go back to Home tab and select the Android device(s) or group(s).

12. Click Apply to launch the Apply Job/Profile To Device prompt.

13. In the Apply Job/Profile To Device prompt, select the job and click Apply.