Enabling auto sign-in with a third party MDM

Devices that are enrolled in a third party MDM, or Zoom's Mobile Device Management service (ZDM), or can be assigned to a specific Zoom Room. After being assigned, the Zoom Rooms app will be installed and signed into automatically.

This article covers:

• How to retrieve the activation code
• How to configure MDM
  • General configuration instructions
  • Configuring Auto Sign-in with AirWatch
  • Configuring Auto Sign-in with Jamf
  • Configuring Auto Sign-in with Intune

Prerequisites for enabling auto sign-in with a third party MDM

• Device enrolled in a Mobile Device Management program
• Zoom Rooms Controller for iOS global minimum version or higher

How to retrieve the activation code

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
2. In the navigation panel, click Room Management then Zoom Rooms.
3. Click + Add Room or locate the existing room in the rooms list.
4. (Optional) If it is an existing room, click Edit.
5. Find the Activation Code heading, then click Regenerate.
6. Copy and save the Activation Code.

How to configure MDM

General configuration instructions

1. Retrieve the Zoom Room Activation code.
2. Copy the Activation Code.
3. Push the the configuration through your Mobile Device Management program, including the following keys
   • For Zoom Rooms Controllers or Scheduling Displays, push the following information:
     • key "ActivationCode" and the activation code you generated as the value
     • key "WorkMode" and the value “controller”, "scheduling display" or "zoom room" depending on what this device is used for
   • For the Zoom Rooms computer, push the following information: 
     • key "ActivationCode" and the activation code you generated as the value

Configuring Auto-Sign in with AirWatch

1. Retrieve the Zoom Room Activation code.
2. Copy the Activation Code.
3. In AirWatch, navigate to Apps & Books and choose Zoom Rooms.
4. Open the Details View.
5. Click Assign.
   
6. Click Add Assignment.
   
7. Select Assignment Groups.
   
   Note: Because AirWatch will push the configuration to all devices in the group and each iPad requires a unique Activation Code, each group should contain only one iPad.
8. Enable Application Configuration and enter the values as follows:

   Configuration Key	Value Type	Configuration Value
   ActivationCode	String	Zoom Room Activation Code
   WorkMode	String	"controller", "scheduling display" or "zoom room"

   
9. Click Add.
10. Click Save and Publish.
    
11. On the App's Details View page, select the devices and click Install.
    

Configuring Auto Sign-in with Jamf

1. Retrieve the Zoom Room Activation code.
2. Open Jamf, click Mobile Device Apps, then click New.
   
3. Click App Store app or apps purchased in volume, then click Next.
4. Enter zoom rooms in the Search field and click Next.
5. Click Add. Locate the Distribution Method heading and select Install Automatically/Prompt Users to Install.
6. Click Scope, select Specific Mobile Devices and Specific Users, then click Add.
7. Select an iPad and click Add. Click Done.
8. Enter the information below on the App Configuration page:

    <dict>
          <key>ActivationCode</key>
          <string>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</string>
          <key>WorkMode</key>
          <string>xxxxxx</string>
    </dict>

   Configuration Key	Configuration Value
   ActivationCode	Zoom Room Activation Code
   WorkMode	"controller", "scheduling display" or "zoom room"

9. Click Save, then click Done.
   
10. Click Mobile Device Apps, observe that zoom rooms are listed.

Configuring in Intune

1. Retrieve the Zoom Room Activation code.
2. Log in to Intune.
3. Click Client apps.
   
4. In the navigation panel, click App configuration policies. 
5. Click Add and choose Managed Devices.
6. In the Basics tab of the policy, fill out the following:
   • Name- Enter the description of the policy
   • Platform- iOS/iPadOS
   • Targeted app- Zoom Rooms
7. Click Next.
8. In the Settings tab, for Configuration settings format, select Enter XML data.
9. In the XML property list box, enter the following:
   

   <dict>
         <key>ActivationCode</key>
         <string>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</string>
         <key>WorkMode</key>
         <string>xxxxxxx</string>
   </dict>

   Configuration Key	Configuration Value
   ActivationCode	Zoom Room Activation Code
   WorkMode	"controller", "scheduling display" or "zoom room"

10. Click Next.
11. In the Assignments tab, for Assign to, select the scope of the deployment. 
12. In the Review + create tab, click Create.