1.2 Zone Configuration

Before you start taking full advantage of the management capabilities provided by the Endpoint Management product, there are a few configuration tasks you need to complete to ensure that your Management Zone is configured correctly.

Task	Details
	Create folders and groups for organizing devices	Organize devices into folders and groups to ease the overhead involved in applying Endpoint Management configuration settings and performing tasks on similar devices. Rather than making assignments or performing tasks on individual devices, you can manage the folders and groups, with each device in a folder or group inheriting the assignment or task. For instructions, see Organizing Devices: Folders and Groups.
	Create registration keys or rules	Endpoint Agent must be deployed on each device that you want to manage. When you deploy the Endpoint Agent to a device, the device is registered in your Management Zone. You can use registration keys or rules to automatically assign devices to the appropriate folders and groups, enabling the devices to immediately inherit any assignments associated with the folders and groups. For instructions, see Creating Registration Keys and Rules.
	Modify zone configuration settings	The Management Zone settings are preset to provide the most common configuration. You don’t need to change any settings at this time, but you might want to browse the settings to become more familiar with them. For instructions, see Modifying Configuration Settings.

Task

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Create folders and groups for organizing devices

Organize devices into folders and groups to ease the overhead involved in applying Endpoint Management configuration settings and performing tasks on similar devices. Rather than making assignments or performing tasks on individual devices, you can manage the folders and groups, with each device in a folder or group inheriting the assignment or task.

For instructions, see Organizing Devices: Folders and Groups.

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Create registration keys or rules

Endpoint Agent must be deployed on each device that you want to manage. When you deploy the Endpoint Agent to a device, the device is registered in your Management Zone.

You can use registration keys or rules to automatically assign devices to the appropriate folders and groups, enabling the devices to immediately inherit any assignments associated with the folders and groups.

For instructions, see Creating Registration Keys and Rules.

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Modify zone configuration settings

The Management Zone settings are preset to provide the most common configuration. You don’t need to change any settings at this time, but you might want to browse the settings to become more familiar with them.

For instructions, see Modifying Configuration Settings.