This guide details how IT administrators can deploy Vacation Mode across targeted corporate devices to override standard operational schedules during company closures or employee travel.
Key Benefits of Vacation Mode
- Rapid Override: Instantly applies a dedicated, pre-configured policy across target endpoints, overriding active schedules or location-based conditional rules.
- Travel Flexibility: Maintains policy stability without requiring manual timezone adjustments when employees travel internationally.
- Complete Auditability: Logs every activation and deactivation event—including user ID and timestamp—in the device History tab for compliance auditing.
Enabling Vacation Mode for Enterprise Devices
- Log in to the Mobile Guardian Dashboard and navigate to the Devices section.
- Select the checkbox next to each hardware asset requiring Vacation Mode.
- Open the Actions dropdown menu at the top of the table, scroll to Vacation Mode, and select Enable.
- Confirm the prompt to submit the command to the Bulk Action Queue.
- Monitor completion status in the batch queue interface.
Verifying Status & Access Permissions
- Visual Status Indicator: Devices with active Vacation Mode display a suitcase icon next to the asset name in the primary device directory.