What is BYOD in Intune?

What is BYOD in Intune?

BYOD stands for bring your own device, which is a scenario where employees or students use their personal devices, such as phones, tablets, or PCs, for work or school purposes. BYOD can offer benefits such as increased productivity, flexibility, and satisfaction for users, as well as reduced costs for organizations. However, BYOD also poses challenges such as security, compliance, and management of the devices and the data they access.

Intune is a cloud-based service that provides endpoint management and security for various types of devices, including BYOD devices. Intune can help organizations to protect their data and resources, while respecting the privacy and preferences of the users. Intune can also help users to enroll their devices, access work or school apps and data, and stay compliant with the organization’s policies.

How does BYOD work in Intune?

BYOD in Intune is a way of managing the apps that contain corporate data on personal devices. Intune can protect the corporate data even if the app accesses both personal and work data. To set up BYOD in Intune, you need to allow enrollment for Android Enterprise work profile, create a user group, a device compliance policy, a device configuration profile, assign applications, and enroll a test device¹.

Android Enterprise work profile

Android Enterprise work profile is a feature that creates a separate profile on the personal device for all work-related information. The work profile is managed by Intune, while the personal profile is not. The work profile contains work apps and data, which are isolated from the personal apps and data. The user can switch between the profiles easily, and see which apps belong to which profile by an icon badge. The organization can enforce policies and settings on the work profile, such as password requirements, app restrictions, or data encryption. The organization can also wipe the work profile remotely if needed, without affecting the personal profile².

User group

A user group is a collection of users that share some common attributes or characteristics. You can use user groups to assign policies and applications to specific users based on their roles or needs. For example, you can create a user group for BYOD users and assign them the appropriate device compliance policy and device configuration profile. You can also assign them the required or available apps that they need to access work or school resources³.

Device compliance policy

A device compliance policy is a set of rules that define the minimum security requirements for a device to access work or school resources. For example, you can require a device to have a PIN or password, encryption enabled, antivirus software installed, or the latest OS version. You can also specify what actions to take if a device is not compliant, such as blocking access, sending notifications, or wiping data⁴.

Device configuration profile

A device configuration profile is a set of settings that configure features and functionality on a device. For example, you can configure Wi-Fi settings, VPN settings, email settings, or app permissions. You can also configure settings that affect the interaction between the personal profile and the work profile on Android devices, such as allowing copy and paste, sharing files, or syncing contacts⁵.

Applications

Applications are the software programs that users need to access work or school resources on their devices. Intune supports various types of applications, such as web apps, mobile apps, desktop apps, or Microsoft 365 apps. You can use Intune to add applications from different sources, such as Google Play Store, Apple App Store, Microsoft Store for Business, or your own line-of-business apps. You can also use Intune to assign applications to user groups based on their availability (required or optional) and assignment type (available for enrolled devices or with or without enrollment)⁶.

Test device

A test device is a personal device that you use to verify the enrollment process and the functionality of the policies and applications that you have assigned to BYOD users. You can use any Android device that supports Android Enterprise work profile to enroll as a test device. You need to install the Intune Company Portal app on the device and sign in with your work or school account. Then you need to follow the instructions to create a work profile and enroll your device in Intune⁷.

Conclusion

BYOD in Intune is a solution that enables users to use their personal devices for work or school purposes while protecting the organization’s data and resources. Intune provides various features and capabilities to manage and secure BYOD devices using Android Enterprise work profile, user groups, device compliance policies, device configuration profiles, and applications. By following the steps outlined in this article, you can set up BYOD in Intune and test it on your own device.

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