Overview of the Mobile Controller : Next steps
  
Next steps
This section contains the steps required to deploy SteelHead Mobile clients software to SteelHead Mobile clients. If you use the default package, all you have to do is distribute the package and make sure the endpoints connect successfully. If you create a custom package, additional steps are required to configure your custom policies.
Basic steps for deploying the SteelHead Mobile package
This section describes the basic steps for deploying the default SteelHead Mobile package to the endpoint clients in your network.
You have a number of options with regard to the default package and policy that is shipped with the Mobile Controller. You can create custom packages to be used in the future with customized policies, or you can customize the default policy, Initial. In addition, you can use the default package and customize the policy that is assigned to the Default group on the assignments page.
To deploy a custom SteelHead Mobile package
1. Log in to the Management Console. For details, see Connecting to the Management Console.
2. Apply your policies. For details, see Managing SteelHead Mobile packages.
3. Create your packages to deploy the SteelHead Mobile software to your endpoint clients. For details, see Managing SteelHead Mobile packages.
If the package will be downloaded by more than 50 clients simultaneously, we recommend that you put the package on a file server so that the Mobile Controller is not overloaded with requests.
4. Define your group. For details about groups, see Managing SteelHead Mobile assignments.
5. Assign your policies and packages to groups. For details, see Managing SteelHead Mobile packages and Managing SteelHead Mobile policies.
6. Using the deployment tool of your choice (for example, email or an internal website), deploy the packages to your endpoint clients. For details, see Managing SteelHead Mobile packages.
7. Verify your connection and optimization in the Endpoint Report page. For details, see Viewing reports for endpoints.