Read this guide for an introduction to the WebUI tools, concepts, and terminology.
This section guides you through BigFix Modern Client Management (MCM) and BigFix Mobile to understand the MCM concepts, terminologies, features, and functionality. You can find detailed instructions for managing the complete lifecycle of your MDM managed endpoints here.
You can configure the MCM server to install the BigFix agent and other applications on , Windows, macOS, Android, and Apple mobile devices during enrollment or after the devices have been enrolled with MCM.
Admin users can define configuration settings for Android, Apple, and Windows apps that support managed configurations.
Welcome to the BigFix Platform documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use BigFix.
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Following is a list of links to the BigFix Platform user guides in PDF format:
Use this section to become familiar with BigFix infrastructure and key concepts necessary to understand how it works.
This topic describes how the SSL/HTTPS communication works in BigFix applications and links the tasks on how to configure it.
Learn the system requirements, licensing and installation instructions, and how to configure and maintain BigFix.
Learn how to configure BigFix according to your needs.
Learn how to work with the BigFix Console.
Learn how BigFix Asset Discovery works.
Learn how the Web Reports feature extends the power of BigFix.
Learn how the BigFix Explorer feature extends the power of BigFix.
Welcome to BigFix WebUI. The WebUI delivers a powerful set of functions for BigFix operators. It simplifies BigFix workflows, speeds access to data, and improves flexibility, visibility, and performance.
Take a quick tour of the WebUI screens, controls, and workflow.
Use the Device screens to view and manage all the devices in your environment as determined by your permission levels. You can find specific devices, access device documents, select devices for deployment, generate and export device reports and do much more.
Use the Patch screens to list patches, find specific patches, and view detailed patch information including known issues, vulnerable devices, and deployments.
A patch policy is a set of criteria that defines a patch list; that is, a collection of Fixlets that meet the patching criteria of a specific set of endpoints.
Use the Insights for Vulnerability Remediation (IVR) application to view a list of all the vulnerabilities, remediate vulnerabilities and create customized IVR reports.
A BigFix software package is the collection of Fixlets used to install software on a device. The package includes the installation files, the Fixlets that install them, and information about the package itself.
Use the Custom Content pages to view custom content, edit tasks, and view related information, including applicable devices and deployments.
Use the BigFix Query feature to retrieve data from endpoints through a dedicated query channel, where the memory available on each Relay minimizes the impact to normal BigFix processing.
To deploy means to dispatch content such as applications, modules, updates, and patches to one or more endpoints. For example, by deploying a software, you install the software in the targeted endpoints. BigFix WebUI enables you to configure the content and the target devises to create a deployment and monitor the deployment status. The work flow including all the steps, processes, and activities that are required to create a deployment is collectively called as the Deploy Sequence.
Use the Deployment views to monitor and verify completion of BigFix deployments.
Use the Content App to work with Fixlets, tasks, and baselines on the BigFix sites. Search, filter, and deploy content using standard WebUI tools.
BigFix Extension Management application provides you the possibility to extend WebUI features beyond what is delivered in the products that you are currently entitled to. You can address specific use cases that are not currently fulfilled by the product by adding ad-hoc extensions to WebUI.
The MCM dashboard is the home page of the MCM application. It provides insights into every aspect of device management, device security, and device encryption of MDM managed devices.
Use the WebUI Permissions service to take advantage of fine-grained control over permissions and preferences for users and groups of users in WebUI MDM.
After the devices are enrolled to MDM successfully, the devices report to BigFix WebUI, and they are listed on the Devices page. You can use the Devices page in BigFix WebUI to view the list of all devices (as determined by permission levels). The devices list shows all the devices in the BigFix environment including the devices managed by MCM.
As a Master Operator, use the Health Check page in the MCM application to monitor the health of your MCM deployments.
You can easily filter and select a specific group of target devices that meet your conditions for carrying out MCM commands using the WebUI. These commands include tasks such as installing and updating components; deploying actions, policies, policy groups, and more.
MDM on-premises requires you to perform one-time MDM Server setup. You must have the required hardware and software set up prior to deploying MDM on-premises. Set up your environment through BigFix WebUI.
Offline Domain Join (ODJ) service is an "Add-on" service and is installed through WebUI after completing the initial MDM server installation.
After the MCM components are set up, there are additional configuration options available to enable features like Bulk Enrollment for Windows, DEP policies for macOS, or prestage installers for Windows and MacOS MDM endpoints.
Smart groups are dynamic user groups created and managed based on Active Directory group, user attributes, and device attributes. The members of a smart group are defined dynamically in WebUI, rather than being manually defined by an administrator. You can target multiple devices using smart groups that a user or a device is subscribed to and you can manage apps, device access, group membership and so on.
You must enroll your devices to BigFix MCM to get them listed in WebUI and manage them through MDM.
Learn how to prestage and deploy the latest version of the BigFix agent for macOS on the MDM Server.
Learn how to prestage and deploy the latest version of the BigFix agent for Windows on the MDM Server.
You can enable or the Apple Volume Purchase Program (VPP) on selected MDM Servers.
The App Catalog is a repository for apps where admins can add, remove, and distribute native, public, and VPP apps to managed devices using an application policy.
Android private apps are internal applications developed specifically for your organization and distributed only to enterprise users. These apps must be tested by the quality assurance team using testing tracks (such as alpha or custom) before being released to production. A Google Play Developer account is required to access and manage these testing tracks.
Configuring an Email app on enrolled Android devices can be done through managed configurations by defining settings that can be remotely applied to the Email app.
You can manage VPN app on enrolled Android devices by defining settings through managed configurations that can be remotely applied to the VPN app.
Find answers to common queries.
After the devices are enrolled to MDM successfully, the devices report to BigFix WebUI, and they are listed on the Devices page. Use the MCM application in the WebUI to view, manage, and control these MCM and BigFix Mobile devices.
You can create and manage policies specific to Windows, Apple (macOS/iOS/iPadOS), and Android devices through BigFix WebUI.
With MCM and BigFix Mobile, you can perform the following MDM-specific actions:
After unenrolling from MDM, you can no longer manage the device through BigFix MCM. MDM policies become ineffective on the unenrolled devices.
BigFix 11 delivers a few significant new functions for enhancing the visibility and management of devices on your network regardless of whether the devices are physical or virtual.
For more information about this product, see the following resources:
Read this guide for information about installing and administering the WebUI.
Read this guide for an introduction to the BigFix UI tools, concepts, and terminology.
Read this guide for information about installing and administering the BigFix UI
This glossary provides terms and definitions for the BigFix software and products.
