Weblinks

Introduction

Weblink can be deployed as an app in Relution. This is useful if, for example, a weblink is to be deployed user- or group-specifically (auto-deployments) or placed in the policy configuration Homescreen Layout.

  1. Click on Add in Relution under App Store.
  2. Select Web Link.
  3. Click on Next.
  4. Enter the URL of the link.
  5. Click on Add details.
  6. Activate the sharing status Productive Share.
  7. Assign a name Share
  8. Click on Save in the upper right corner.

Weblink cannot be deployed as a Required App in the App Compliance policy configuration. However, it is possible to automatically deploy Weblink to specific users or user groups via Auto Deployments.

  1. Open the corresponding user account or group.
  2. Click the Add button at the bottom of the Auto Deployments section.
  3. Select the created web links and click Add.
  4. Click Save at the top.

The added web links will be immediately displayed on the devices where the corresponding user or a member of the corresponding user group has logged in.

Web links can also be provided with the configuration Web link, for this purpose, a configuration via policies must be created as follows:

  1. In the page navigation, go to Devices > Policies > Add or open an existing policy
  2. Click on the button Add > Weblink > Add Details to create a weblink configuration
  3. The Label and the URL (e.g. https://relution.io) are mandatory fields
  4. App to open the weblink - A 3rd party browser app can be selected here, such as Firefox. If no entry is made, Safari will be used.
  5. Removable - The web link can be removed by the user.
  6. Prepared Icon - The uploaded web link icon is used, alternatively from the website if available.
  7. Full Screen - The web link opens in full screen mode.

The policy configuration Homescreen Layout can be used to place apps and web links specifically on the homescreen of iOS devices.

  1. Navigate to the menu item Devices > Policies in the Relution portal and click on `Add``.
  2. Create an iOS policy and assign a name. Click on Save.
  3. After clicking Add, select Homescreen Layout option and proceed to Add Details.
  4. If you have previously assigned existing web links to a category, they can be automatically placed in created folders on the homescreen. If you want to arrange them manually, uncheck the option Group icons by category.
  5. Then place the relevant apps and web links in the desired order using drag & drop. share
  6. Click Save and publish the current version of the policy.
  7. To apply the policy to iOS devices, add the desired devices using the Devices with this policy tab. The selected settings will then be automatically applied to the devices.

To display a web link in the home screen layout, steps 1+2 or 1+3 are necessary. The URL in the web link must be identical when creating it in the Relution store and in the web link configuration.

To display and use web links on Relution shared devices, the devices must be assigned an app compliance policy. This policy needs to be configured as follows:

  • Set List Type to Allowed
  • Set Web Links to Allow all web links (Safari will be automatically allowed)

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