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Install the Android Filter app on single-user devices using Intune

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This article applies to our Cloud products, which can include Admin Panel, Cloud Filter, Cloud Reports, and Smoothwall Monitor. It does not apply to On-Premise Appliance.

The Android Filter app provides real-time filtering that seamlessly integrates with Smoothwall Cloud Filter, ensuring your policies are consistently applied. 

This guide outlines the steps to install the Android Filter app on devices used by a single user with the Microsoft Intune Admin Center.

Alternatively, see how to install the Android Filter app on devices in Shared Device Mode (SDM).

Before you begin

Step 1: Add the Android Filter app

  1. Go to Apps > Android.
  2. Select Add.
  3. Under App Type, select Managed Google Play App from the dropdown.
  4. Search for and select Qoria Filter.

      Tip

    If you can’t see the app, search for com.qoria.uc.android.edu instead.

  5. Select Sync in the App pane to sync with the Managed Google Play service.
  6. Go to Apps > Android, select the Qoria Android Filter app from the list.
  7. Go to Properties > Edit.
  8. Select Add group, select the User Group’s checkbox, then choose Select.
  9. Review the settings before selecting Create.

Step 2: Create the App Configuration Policy 

  1. Go to Apps > App configuration policies.
  2. Select Add > Managed Devices.
  3. In the Basics step:
    1. Add a name, such as Filter Configuration Policy.
    2. For Platform, select Android Enterprise.
    3. For Profile Type, select Fully Managed, Dedicated and Corporate-Owned Work Profile Only.
    4. For Targeted app, select Qoria Filter.
  4. In the Settings step:
    1. For Configuration settings format, select Use configuration designer.
    2. Select the checkbox for Serial Id, select string and add the serial number.
    3. For the Tenant ID checkbox:
      • If you have a multi-tenant setup and don’t want to use the Default Tenant, select the checkbox. Select string and enter the Tenant ID.
      • If you don’t have a multi-tenant setup, or you want to use the Default Tenant, don’t select the checkbox.
    4. Select the checkbox for User Id: 
      • If you have domain-joined devices, select variable as the value type and select the username variable.
      • If you have devices that are not domain-joined, set the device to a single user. Select string as the value type and enter the specific username or email address of a valid user synced to Cloud Filter.
    5. Select the checkbox for Hardware Id. Select your identifier from one of two types:
      • Select string as the value type. Enter an identifier to be used in reporting, such as your device’s serial number. 
      • Choose variable as the value type and select ‘Intune Device ID’ from the dropdown menu.
  5. In the Assignments step, select Add groups, then select the checkbox for the User Group.
  6. Review the settings before selecting Create.

Step 3: Create the Device Configuration Policies 

Create an Always-on VPN Policy

  1. Go to Devices > Android devices > Configuration.
  2. Select Create > New Policy. 
  3. For Platform, select Android Enterprise.
  4. For Profile type, select Device Restrictions.
  5. In the Basics step, add a name, such as Android Always On VPN Filter.
  6. In the Configuration settings step, select the Connectivity dropdown.
    1. For Always-on VPN (work profile-level), select Enable.
    2. For VPN Client, select Custom.
    3. For Package ID, enter com.qoria.uc.android.edu
  7. In the Assignments step, select Add groups, then select the checkbox for the User Group.
  8. Review the settings before selecting Create.

Upload the Trusted Certificate 

  1. Go to Devices > Android devices > Configuration.
  2. Select Create > New Policy. 
  3. For Platform, select Android Enterprise 
  4. For Profile type, select Trusted certificate.
  5. In the Basics step, add a name, such as Android Filter Certificate.
  6. In the Configuration settings step:
    1. Download the qoria_pub_cert.cer file.
    2. Return to your Microsoft Intune Admin Center.
    3. For Certificate file, select the qoria_pub_cert.cer file.
  7. In the Assignments step, select Add groups, then select the checkbox for the User Group. 
  8. Review the settings before selecting Create.

Next steps

Check the installation is working as expected:

  1. Check that your Web Filter policies apply correctly.
  2. Open the app and confirm it says ‘This device is being protected’.
  3. Check the last Secret Knock and the Directory Groups or Group Mappings to which the user belongs using the Diagnostics page.