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Meraki - iOS Configuration Guide

The following contains procedures for deploying Meraki for iOS.

Note

Blocksi supports iOS 13.1 and higher.

Getting Your Organization ID and Name
To get your organization ID and name:

  1. Sign in to your Apple School Manager account with your Administrator credentials.

  2. Click your name in the bottom left of the sidebar.

  3. Go to Preferences > Enrollment Information.

  4. Locate your Organization ID and Company Name.

  5. Send this information to Blocksi to add your organization to the approved list of customers who can use Blocksi's filtering app.

Enabling Custom Apps
To enable custom apps:

  1. Sign in to your Apple School Manager account with your Administrator credentials.

  2. Click your name in the bottom left of the sidebar.

  3. Click Preferences at the bottom of the sidebar.

  4. Click Enrollment Information.

  5. Scroll down to the Customer Apps section.

  6. Click Enable in the Custom Apps row.

Configuring Volume Purchasing
To configure volume purchasing:

  1. Click License Management in the Main Menu.

  2. Click Synchronize VPP.

Adding the Blocksi Mobile Device App to Meraki
To add the Blocksi Mobile Device App to Meraki:

  1. Go to Systems Manager.

  2. Click Apps in the Manage section.

  3. Click Add app.

  4. Click iOS in the App platform section.

  5. Select App Store app in the App type section.

  6. Click Next.

  7. Click Blocksi for iPad.

  8. Select Blocksi from the Device tags field in the Targets section.

  9. Click Save.

Creating the App Configuration Profile
To create the app configuration profile:

  1. Go to Systems Manager.

  2. Click Profiles list and click Add profile.

  3. Click Device profile (default) and click Continue.

  4. Add the profile name and a description under Profile configuration and click Add settings.

  5. Click iOS and then select Managed App Config.

  6. Select iOS and then select the Blocksi for iPad app.

  7. Fill in the key value form according to the following table:

    Key

    Type

    Value

    adminPassword

    Text

    123PasswordExample

    organizationId

    Text

    admin@blocksi.net

    policyServer

    Text

    34.41.17.164:2800

    filteringDNS

    Text

    104.155.190.120:81

    showDisclaimer

    Text

    false

    ttl

    Text

    60

    userAuthEnabled

    Text

    false

  8. Click Save.

  9. Sync profiles.

Adding the DNS Proxy Configuration
To add the DNS proxy configuration:

  1. Click the Add Settings button.

  2. Click the Device Type - iOS button, and select Cisco Umbrella.

  3. Configure the settings as follows:

    • Use Certificate - unchecked

    • App Bundle Id - com.blocksi.dnsproxy

    • Provider Bundle Id - com.blocksi.dnsproxy.ext

    • Per-App DNS - empty

  4. Fill in the key value form according to the following table:

    Key

    Type

    Value

    adminPassword

    Text

    123PasswordExample

    organizationId

    Text

    admin@blocksi.net

    policyServer

    Text

    34.41.17.164:2800

    filteringDNS

    Text

    104.155.190.120:81

    showDisclaimer

    Text

    false

    ttl

    Text

    60

    userAuthEnabled

    Text

    false

Verifying That the DNS Proxy Is Running Correctly

Note

This needs to be performed on the target device.

To verify the DNS proxy:

  1. Open the Settings app.

  2. Navigate to General > VPN & Device Management.

  3. Click the DNS row under Restrictions and Proxies. The DNS Proxy profile should be Running, as shown below.

    DNS Proxy Running Window
Configuring the iOS Filtering Policy

To create the filtering policy, please see Configuring the iOS Filtering Policy on the BMEE Admin Dashboard.