Mobile Security supports the integration with AirWatch. To
integrate Mobile Security with AirWatch, you need to have an
AirWatch account with required permissions for the communication between the Mobile Security server and AirWatch.
You can create account on AirWatch with three different permission options:
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Option 1: Create an AirWatch Administrator account for the communication with all permissionsOn the AirWatch administration console, navigate to, and create account with the following role and permissions:
AirWatch Administrator AirWatch Admins (Internal or External) Access to all except "dangerous" console features.
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Option 2: Create a user with API ONLY with all REST API permissionsOn the AirWatch administration console, navigate to, and create account with the following role and permissions:
API Only Only provides access to REST APIs
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Option 3: Create a user with API ONLY with customized REST API permissionsThis option allows you to select the specific REST APIs that Mobile Security uses.Do the following:
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On the AirWatch administration console, navigate to Mobile Security uses, as shown in the following table:, and create a role with the specific REST APIs permissions thatCategoryNameAdmin User ManagementSearch Admin UserWTag ManagementCreate TagSearch TagAdd Devices to the TagRemove Devices from TagRetrieve Devices with Specific TagSmart Group ManagementCreate Smart GroupSearch Smart GroupsDelete Smart GroupsApplication Group ManagementCreate Application GroupSearch Application GroupRetrieve Application Group DetailsAdd Application to an Application GroupDelete Application from the Application GroupApplication ManagementInternal Application Install : Upload Application Chunks (iOS and Android)Internal Application Install : Begin Internal Application InstallDevice ManagementRetrieve Device InformationDevice Extensive SearchDevice Count Info
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Navigate to, and add an account with the newly created role.
Note
The AirWatch REST permission settings page does not have permission for each API, but provides a lot of API series (such as, Admin API, APPs API, etc.). Contact AirWatch technical support to know which REST API permissions need to be enabled on the settings page. -