Android Policy Options

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The table below describes policy options in the General tab.

FIELD	DESCRIPTION
Policy Name	User-supplied name for this policy.
Description	User-supplied description.
Operating System	OS of mobile device; must be Android.

The tables below describes security settings defined in the Protection tab.

FIELD	DESCRIPTION
Install Shield	Select On to prevent apps identified as threats from installing on the device. On is the default.
File System Shield	Select On to display an alert if a threat is detected on the mobile's memory card. On is the default.
Execution Shield	Select On to prevent an app identified as a threat from installing or executing on the mobile. On is the default.
Unknown Sources Shield	Select On to warn if the device has Unknown Sources enabled. On is the default.
USB Debugging Shield	Select On to warn if the device has USB Debugging setting enabled. On is the default.

FIELD	DESCRIPTION
Automatic scan frequency	Select how often you want an automatic scan to run on the device. Options: Never Hourly Daily — This is the default. Weekly
Automatic threat definition update frequency	Select how often you want threat definitions updated. Options: Never Hourly Daily — This is the default. Weekly

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

Automatic scan frequency

Select how often you want an automatic scan to run on the device.

Options:

Automatic threat definition update frequency

Select how often you want threat definitions updated.

Options:

FIELD	DESCRIPTION
Lost Device Protection	Select On to enable lost device protection features such as lock, wipe, locate, and scream. On is the default.
SIM Card Lock	Select On to lock the device if someone removes or exchanges the SIM card. On is the default.

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

Lost Device Protection

Select On to enable lost device protection features such as lock, wipe, locate, and scream.

On is the default.

SIM Card Lock

Select On to lock the device if someone removes or exchanges the SIM card.

On is the default.

FIELD	DESCRIPTION
Block malicious SMS messages	Select On to block SMS messages deemed malicious according to current threat definitions. On is the default.

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

Block malicious SMS messages

Select On to block SMS messages deemed malicious according to current threat definitions.

On is the default.

FIELD	DESCRIPTION
Block known malicious websites	Select On (default) to prevent access to known malicious websites.

FIELD	DESCRIPTION
Require a passcode	Select On to require a password to access the device. On is the default.
Minimum passcode length	Select the minimum required length of password. Options: 4 through 16. 4 is the default.
Idle time before automatic device lock	Amount of idle time before the device is locked and requires a password to unlock. Options: Off 15 or 13 seconds 1 minute — This is the default. 2 minutes 3 minutes 4 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes 60 minutes
Minimum passcode strength	Required format of passwords. Options: Off Alphabetic, PIN or Pattern — This is the default. Alphanumeric or PIN Alphabetic — At least letters. Alphanumeric — Letters and numbers.