First published on CloudBlogs on Feb 19, 2015
Windows Phone 8.1 provides a significant number of features, some of which cannot be configured directly from the Microsoft Intune administration console. To cover these scenarios, we have added a new Intune policy type called
Windows Phone OMA-URI Policy
which enables you to configure OMA-URI for Windows Phone 8.1. In this blog post, you will learn how to create custom Wi-Fi profiles for Windows Phone 8.1 using OMA-URI and
Microsoft Intune
.
From the Intune admin console
Let’s say you want to provision a Wi-Fi profile with a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) to all Windows Phone 8.1 users. To do so, you must first connect the desired Wi-Fi using your Windows device.
In the Intune administration console navigate to
Policy
>
Add Policy
Create a new
Windows Phone OMA-URI Policy
:
Under
OMA-URI Settings
click
Add
.
Setting Name:
Enter something short and easy to read – e.g., “my PSK Wi-Fi OMA-URI”
Setting Description:
e.g., “Custom Wi-Fi profile to light up PSK for Wi-Fi profiles on Windows Phone 8.1”
Data Type:
String (XML)
OMA-URI Location:
./Vendor/MSFT/WiFi/Profile/MYPSKWIFI/WlanXml
Data:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<WLANProfile xmlns="
http://www.microsoft.com/networking/WLAN/profile/v1
">
<name>MYPSKWIFI</name>
<SSIDConfig>
<SSID>
<hex>4D5950534B57494649</hex>
<name>MYPSKWIFI</name>
</SSID>
<nonBroadcast>false</nonBroadcast>
</SSIDConfig>
<connectionType>ESS</connectionType>
<connectionMode>auto</connectionMode>
<autoSwitch>false</autoSwitch>
<MSM>
<security>
<authEncryption>
<authentication>WPA2PSK</authentication>
<encryption>AES</encryption>
<useOneX>false</useOneX>
</authEncryption>
<sharedKey>
<keyType>passPhrase</keyType>
<protected>false</protected>
<keyMaterial>12345678</keyMaterial>
</sharedKey>
</security>
</MSM>
</WLANProfile>
Note:
the XML above is a sample OMA-URI. Please refer to “How to create an XML file from an existing Wi-Fi connection” section below to get your own customized XML.
Once you have filled in the appropriate fields, your screen should look like this:
Click
OK
to save the policy, then deploy the policy to the required Intune groups.
NOTE:
To configure Wi-Fi profiles using OMA-URI:
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Data type must be String (XML)
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The value for <name> must EXACTLY match the SSID you are connecting to (highlighted above)
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The value for <hex> must be all uppercase – it is case sensitive (highlighted above)
How to create an XML file from an existing Wi-Fi connection
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Use a Windows computer to manually connect to the desired wireless network.
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Once you have successfully connected, open the following folder:
C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWlansvcProfilesInterfaces{SOME GUID}
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Here you will find an XML profile for each Wi-Fi endpoint you have connected to using this computer. You may have to dig through each XML file to locate the one with matching SSID.
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Once you have located the correct XML file, copy and paste this XML into the
Data
field of the OMA-URI settings page.
Other tips and tricks
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To convert a string to HEX use an online tool like
this one
.
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Make sure you capitalize all alphabetic characters in the <hex>
4d5950534b57494649 -> 4d5950534b57494649
Additional resources
I hope you found this blog post helpful. If you are looking for more information about Windows OMA-URI policies in Microsoft Intune, see
Use Windows Phone OMA-URI policies to manage device settings with Microsoft Intune
in the Microsoft Intune Documentation Library. Also, if you’ve not yet tried out Intune,
sign up for a free 30-day trial today
.
- Karan Daftary, Program Manager
