Disable MAC address randomization on Samsung devices for Wi-Fi MAC address filtering using Knox Service Plugin

Learn how to disable MAC address randomization on Samsung devices for Wi-Fi MAC address filtering using the Knox Service Plugin app.

This configuration disables MAC address randomization on your organization's managed Samsung devices and establishes a Wi-Fi profile with fixed MAC addresses. By using fixed MAC addresses instead of randomized ones, your corporate Wi-Fi infrastructure can consistently identify and apply MAC-based filtering and access control. Wi-Fi credentials are also pushed to the devices automatically and invisibly.

The configuration consists of the following components:

Device-wide policies (Selectively applicable to Fully Manage Device (DO) or Work Profile-on company owned devices (WP-C) mode as noted)
│
└─ Device Controls
    └─ Wi-Fi Policy
        └─ Enable Wi-Fi policy controls = True

Wi-Fi Configurations
│
└─ Wi-Fi Configuration
    ├─ Password = [Wi-Fi network password]
    ├─ Security Type = [Wi-Fi network security type]
    ├─ Skip Mac Randomization = True
    └─ Wi-Fi Network Name = [Wi-Fi network SSID]

Requirements

To configure MAC address filtering for your managed Samsung devices, the following requirements must be met:

• You must have a Miradore Premium or Premium+ subscription, or an active trial.
• The requirements for using the Knox Service Plugin app must be met.
• Managed Google Play Enterprise must be configured for your Miradore site.

Steps

1. Navigate to Management > Applications and select Add > Android application.
2. Select Managed Google Play store, then select Next.
3. Search for Knox Service Plugin and select its tile from the results.
4. Click Select.Result: The application's page opens. The same page can be opened by navigating to Management > Applications and double-clicking the application's row in the table.
5. On the Configurations tab, click Select configuration > Add configuration.
6. Enter a name for your configuration in the text box and press Enter.
   Note: You can make the configuration default for the application by ticking the Default checkbox.
   Result: The newly created configuration is open on the Configurations tab.
7. Add the Device-wide policies (Selectively applicable to Fully Manage Device (DO) or Work Profile-on company owned devices (WP-C) mode as noted) setting to the configuration by selecting the icon on the right.
   1. Select Add in the Add managed property to application configuration wizard.
   2. Select Close to exit the wizard.
8. Expand the Device-wide policies (Selectively applicable to Fully Manage Device (DO) or Work Profile-on company owned devices (WP-C) mode as noted) setting and add the Device Controls setting to the configuration by selecting the icon on the right.
   1. Select Add in the Add managed property to application configuration wizard.
   2. Select Close to exit the wizard.
9. Expand the Device Controls setting and add the Wi-Fi Policy setting to the configuration by selecting the icon on the right.
   1. Select Add in the Add managed property to application configuration wizard.
   2. Select Close to exit the wizard.
10. Expand the Wi-Fi Policy setting and add the Enable Wi-Fi policy controls setting to the configuration by selecting the icon on the right.
    1. In the Add managed property to application configuration wizard, select the Value checkbox.
    2. Select Add, then Close to exit the wizard.
11. Add the Wi-Fi Configurations setting to the configuration by selecting the icon on the right.
    1. Select Add in the Add managed property to application configuration wizard.
    2. Select Close to exit the wizard.
12. Expand the Wi-Fi Configurations setting and add the Wi-Fi Configuration setting to the configuration by selecting the icon on the right.
    1. Select Add in the Add managed property to application configuration wizard.
    2. Select Close to exit the wizard.
13. Expand the Wi-Fi Configuration setting and add the Password setting to the configuration by selecting the icon on the right.
    1. In the Add managed property to application configuration wizard, enter the Wi-Fi network's password in the Value field.
    2. Select Add, then Close to exit the wizard.
14. Expand the Wi-Fi Configuration setting and add the Security Type setting to the configuration by selecting the icon on the right.
    1. In the Add managed property to application configuration wizard, select the Wi-Fi network's security type from the Value drop-down list.
    2. Select Add, then Close to exit the wizard.
15. Expand the Wi-Fi Configuration setting and add the Skip Mac Randomization setting to the configuration by selecting the icon on the right.
    1. In the Add managed property to application configuration wizard, select the Value checkbox.
    2. Select Add, then Close to exit the wizard.
16. Expand the Wi-Fi Configuration setting and add the Wi-Fi Network Name setting to the configuration by selecting the icon on the right.
    1. In the Add managed property to application configuration wizard, enter the Wi-Fi network's SSID in the Value field.
    2. Select Add, then Close to exit the wizard.
17. Deploy the configured application to the managed devices.
    Tip: It is recommended to deploy the configuration to a test device first. If the test is successful, remove the Debug Mode setting from the configuration before deploying it to your managed devices.