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How to create and configure Windows Login application in the Tenant Admin Portal

This document provides step-by-step instructions to create and configure Windows Login Application in the Tenant Admin Portal.

Updated over 2 weeks ago

Introduction

This section explains how to create a Windows Login passwordless application in the Tenant Admin Portal and configure the required settings to enable secure user authentication on Windows endpoints.

Steps to create and configure Windows Login application

  1. Log in to the Tenant Admin Portal.

  2. On the Applications page, click Create Application in the top right corner.

    The Create New Application pop-up box is displayed.

  3. Do the following:

    1. Enter Application Name.

    2. Select Application Type as Passwordless.

    3. Click Next.

      The Select Passwordless Use Case page is displayed.

    4. Select Windows Login > click Create.

      The Passwordless application of type Windows Login is created and the configuration page is displayed.

  4. Configure the following:

    1. Details tab

    2. Authenticator tab

    3. Theme tab

    4. Configure tab

    5. Health Setup tab

    6. Connections tab

Note: These are one-time settings and all the default settings are recommended.

Configure Details tab

  1. Modify Application Name (if required).

    Note: Special characters are not allowed in Application Name.

  2. Add Description. (Optional)

    Note: The description should be less than 140 characters.

  3. Select your Timezone based on your country and region from dropdown list. (Optional)

  4. Select Factor Sequence from drop down list to activate Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for the Application's Endpoints.

Configure Authenticator tab

You may enable username and one or more credential options based on your requirements.

Enable Username

  • Emp ID/Primary ID: Enable this option to prompt the user to enter their Employee ID or Primary ID before authentication.

    • (Optional) In the Custom Label field, enter a label that appears on the login screen instead of Emp ID / Primary ID.

  • Email: Enable this option to allow users to log in using their email ID without needing further authentication.

  • Select the Remember Username checkbox to save the user after the first login. Next time, the app skips the ID entry screen and opens the authentication screen directly.

Configure Credentials

Face

Badge ID

To use Badge ID as credential, enable Badge ID.

  • To configure Select Badge Input and Badge Auth Source refer to

Note: Enable Badge ID, and then enable PIN for multi-factor authentication.

QR Code

To use QR Code as credential, enable QR Code for multi-factor authentication to sign into Windows Login application. For more, refer to How to enable QR Code credential for Windows Login application in the Tenant Admin Portal

Note: Enable QR Code, and then enable PIN for multi-factor authentication.

NFC/ID

To use NFC/ID credential, enable NFC/ID to sign into Windows Login application. For more, refer to How to enable NFC/ID credential for Windows Login application in the Tenant Admin Portal

Note: Enable NFC/ID, and then enable PIN for multi-factor authentication.

Configure MFA Credentials

PIN

To use PIN as credential, enable PIN for multi-factor authentication to sign into Windows Login application. For more, refer to How to enable and configure PIN credential for Windows Login application in the Tenant Admin Portal

Password

To use PIN as credential, enable PIN for multi-factor authentication to sign into Windows Login application. For more, refer to How to configure Password credential in Windows Login Application

Configure Theme tab

You can customize theme of your login page of the Windows Login application by following the onscreen instructions.

Design Configure tab

Do the following:

  1. Configure Settings tab

  2. Configure rf IDEAS tab

  3. Configure Enroll Options tab

  4. Configure Health Setup tab

  5. Configure Connections tab

Configure Settings tab

  • Enable Auto Launch Mode: Select this option to auto-launch the Windows Login app in the login screen.

  • Use Groups for Authorization: Coming Soon

  • Validate Windows Credential: Select this option to ensure Oloid Agent checks the validity of the user’s Windows credentials before logging in.

  • Allow Credential Updates and Enrollment: Select this option to allow users to self-enroll or update their credentials.

  • Capture Windows User Events: Select this option to capture Windows events for user logins, logouts, locks, unlocks, and credential provider details. All captured data is stored in the transaction tab.

  • Enable Manual Capture Accessibility: Turn on this option to allow users to manually capture their face during face authentication.

  • Enable Badge Out: Select Badge out using Windows Service option to allow users to log out of their Windows system using their badge. For details, refer to Windows Login - How to configure Enable Badge Out option

  • Set Time-Out for Login Screen: Select this option to allow users to configure the maximum time the system will wait on the login screen before timing out.

  • Master Admin override passcode: Follow the onscreen instruction to create master admin override passcode. For details, refer How to create device-admin passcode for Supervisor App

  • Apply Endpoint Template: Select a Windows Login endpoint template that is applied during the endpoint pairing process.

Configure rf IDEAS tab

  1. Do the following:

    1. Select RFID Reader Type from the Select RFID reader type dropdown .

    2. Enter Description. (Optional)

    3. Click to browse the file or drag the file to upload/download.

    4. Click Save.

    The application is updated successfully. For more details, refer How to upload/download HWG file in Oloid Portal

Customize Buttons tab

  • Customize Authentication Button Labels: Enter customized Button Label to display on the Windows application.

  • Select Enable Badge Options to display on the Windows Login app.

    • Do one of the following:

      • Select Enroll Badge Only to enable Badge login

      • Select Enroll Badge + Pin to enable Badge and Pin login.

Configure Auto Update tab

Auto update features keep all Windows Device Agents up to date without manual effort. It allows the tenant admin to install the latest version or select a specific version. They can also schedule updates to run at a set time, with options to retry if an update fails.

For more, refer to How to configure Auto Update feature in Windows Login Application in Tenant Admin Portal

Configure Health Setup tab

Do the following:

  1. Enter Server Name

  2. Enter URL in the Add URL that needs to be monitored field and click Add

    The Health Setup tab is configured.

Configure Connections tab

Do the following:

  1. Select + Add Connections to map a connection to the application.

  2. On the Add Connections pop-up box, select connection name(s) from the Select Connection dropdown list and click Add.

Note: Click Save after each action to save your configuration.

The Windows Login application is configured and listed on the Application page.

Video Tutorial

Watch the videos to create and configure Windows Login App:

  1. How to create Windows Login application - Video Tutorial

  2. How to configure Windows Login application - Video Tutorial

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