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2 weeks ago

Self-Service Management -is it worth it?

Hey peeps, I’ve been having a burning question lately about self-service management. I’ve heard the term come up in my circles quite a lot of times and am thinking about adopting it into our company’s ecosystem. Giving users the freedom to solve their issues seems like a good idea, but I have doubts about whether it's just a hype train. I don’t want to make any decisions that I may regret in the future. Any thoughts on…

stevenhere

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2 months ago

What is PHP and do I really need to learn it in 2025?

Helo people, I keep running into PHP whenever I’m searching for web dev tutorials. Honestly, I thought it was kind of outdated, like something only used for WordPress or legacy systems. But it still pops up everywhere!!! What exactly is PHP, and is it really worth learning these days?

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2 months ago

pauel

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3 months ago

Looking for best ways to deploy business apps on iPads

Hey, I’ve hit a wall. We’re trying to roll out about 25 business apps to our on-field sales team devices through Hexnode. Everything looks fine at first, but halfway through, a bunch of devices choke up during deployment. The network slows, installs hang, and then I get messages from the team saying half their apps…

george

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3 months ago

Time to Shift Gears: Windows 10 to 11 Upgrade Made Easy with Hexnode

Hi everyone, This post walks you through everything you need to know about managing the Windows 10 to 11 upgrade using Hexnode. Windows 10 has had a great run since its launch in 2015. Between Windows Hello, ATP, Virtual Desktops, and the UWP app model, it really changed how we work. But now it's time…

arthur

Discussion

3 months ago

Portal Idle Timeout

Hey Community, is there a way to automatically log out technicians from the Hexnode portal after a period of inactivity? I’m essentially talking about a timeout option so that all the technicians using the portal can be logged out automatically, ideally after an hour or so. Currently, a technician once logged in is always in that…

roosevelt

Discussion

4 months ago

Do webhooks help with automation?

Hello, I’ve hit a tricky issue while managing our Mac deployment workflows. Currently, when a new device enrolls, I run a series of automated steps, install some apps, configure settings, and send issues to our ticketing platform. We have all this synced to our Source server where we keep records of all these events. But…

roosevelt

Discussion

4 months ago

How to group multiple patches for deployment?

Hey Community, so, the question is how do i group multiple patches for devices. Now the thing is i can deploy the patches individually; however, I've noticed this way of updating leads to overhead due to the time lost in reboot cycles. What are some of the strategies that we could implement using Hexnode where…

marien

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5 months ago

We would like to conduct thorough testing of the functionalities of Hexnode. What are the recommended testing procedures?

Hi, We are looking to do some in-depth testing of Hexnode’s functionalities across different device platforms. Are there any recommended steps or a general approach that you’d suggest to get a comprehensive understanding? We want to make sure we don’t miss out on any important features.

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5 months ago

alvinli

Discussion

5 months ago

ChromeOS Kiosk and Policies

I got questions on how everyone else got your Chrome devices setup with hexnode. How did you guys handle it or manage it? I got a new ChromeBox I am planning to deploy and would like to know if Kiosk mode works the same as the Android devices using policies.

raelynn

Discussion

5 months ago

Detecting jailbroken/rooted devices in the workplace

In recent times, my mind has been occupied with a pressing question. Detecting jailbroken/rooted devices. Sure, it sounds pretty simple but here’s the catch—it’s actually not. So, if everyone could chime in on their takes and solutions for detecting jailbroken/rooted devices, I’m sure it would be really helpful in making mobile devices foolproof.

shai

Ideation

9 months ago

Disk encryption option for Linux (debian/ubuntu)

Our developers mainly use MacOS. However, there are a few that would like to run linux. We have certain policies in our organization that describe the requirements that need to be met inorder to use in this case operating systems. A big one is making sure that de disks are encrypted and the encryption key…

livewot

Ideation

10 months ago

Remember my selection

When deleting an item from a group, there is a check box that says "Remember". Make it remember my action between sessions. I know it is removed.Make it a setting that is toggleable inside my account

livewot

Ideation

10 months ago

Adding a device to multple groups

On a specific project, I have 3 groups I deal with. Corporate iPads Canada USA All devices are a member of Corporate iPads. None are duplicated between USA and Canada. 1) It would be nice if I could nest groups. 2) It would also be nice if I could Open Manage Open Device Groups Select…

maxanschuetz

Ideation

11 months ago

Reinitiation button for Failed actions

When an action applied to a device fails I would love to just reinitiate the action by clicking a button right next to it instead of having to manually look for the action again in the menu

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11 months ago

thomasburris

Ideation

1 year ago

Windows Firewall policies

As an admin user, I'd like the ability to control Windows firewall settings by policy instead of through scripts so that we can automate and standardize our firewall settings.

james-hoang-nguyen

Ideation

1 year ago

Platform SSO for macOS on Hexnode MDM with Google Workspace

Hello Hexnode Team, It's been a pleasure to be Hexnode customer and I'm currently using Hexnode on a daily basis to manage our MacOS devices in our environment. I have been noticed that Microsoft has released a preview of platform SSO on MacOS for Intune & EntraID. I was wondering if Hexnode is having a…

Best Practices

Self-Service Management -is it worth it?

What is PHP and do I really need to learn it in 2025?

Looking for best ways to deploy business apps on iPads

Time to Shift Gears: Windows 10 to 11 Upgrade Made Easy with Hexnode

Portal Idle Timeout

Do webhooks help with automation?

How to group multiple patches for deployment?

We would like to conduct thorough testing of the functionalities of Hexnode. What are the recommended testing procedures?

ChromeOS Kiosk and Policies

Detecting jailbroken/rooted devices in the workplace

Disk encryption option for Linux (debian/ubuntu)

Remember my selection

Adding a device to multple groups

Reinitiation button for Failed actions

Windows Firewall policies

Platform SSO for macOS on Hexnode MDM with Google Workspace

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