# Zebra StageNow

## User Guide: Zebra StageNow <a href="#user-guide-zebra-stagenow" id="user-guide-zebra-stagenow"></a>

### StageNow <a href="#stagenow" id="stagenow"></a>

Zebra's StageNow Workstation is a wizard for creating staging configurations. StageNow's Mobility Extension (Mx) configurations can be used for enrolling devices in MDMs, pushing an operating system (OS) update, configuring a whitelist of secure apps, or many other such scenarios. The configurations can be used in barcodes or NFC tags, or can be exported as XML files. BlueFletch Enterprise Playbook Agent supports StageNow, and can run Mx-configured actions among its other plays.

The [OEMConfig](https://techdocs.zebra.com/oemconfig/11-3/about/) application is an alternative Mx-based tool for configuring custom settings on Zebra devices, but requires Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) enrollment. OEMConfig selects settings in a Managed Configuration, accessed through an enterprise Google Play Store. StageNow can be leveraged for Zebra devices regardless of their enrollment in an EMM.

#### StageNow Workstation Requirements <a href="#stagenow-workstation-requirements" id="stagenow-workstation-requirements"></a>

* Computer running Microsoft Windows 7 or 10
* Supported web browser (Firefox 29+, Google Chrome 35+, or Internet Explorer 9+) to install the latest version of StageNow from Zebra [Support and Downloads](https://www.zebra.com/us/en/support-downloads/software/utilities/stagenow.html)

#### Configuring a StageNow Profile <a href="#configuring-a-stagenow-profile" id="configuring-a-stagenow-profile"></a>

This is a broad walk-through of the StageNow Workstation and is most relevant to an administrator using StageNow to make custom plays in the BlueFletch Portal. More detailed information on creating profiles in StageNow can be found in Zebra's [documentation](https://techdocs.zebra.com/stagenow/5-6/stagingprofiles/) for a recent version of the software.

1. After logging into a fully-setup StageNow Workstation, open **Create New Profile** from the left column to start making a new configuration.
2. Select the Mx version of the Zebra devices that will be staged, and select a wizard based on the task. Selecting "Xpert Mode" provides selection from all settings. Press **Create** to continue.&#x20;

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3. Enter profile name and press **Start**.
4. In Xpert Mode's ***Add/Edit*** window, select the tab ***Config*** in the side panel. Select one or more items from within ***Settings*** or ***Wizard*** to add it to the ***Config*** tab. Press **Add** to continue.&#x20;

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> **Note:** ***Settings*** includes the more granular configuration options available, while ***Wizard*** contains various flows for editing associated settings.

5. Proceed through each ***StageNow Config*** step for the profile.
6. Once the staging profile has proceeded through all steps, press **Complete Profiles** on the ***Review*** page to finalize.
7. On the ***Publish*** page, select **Export for MDM** to download the configuration as an XML file. The content of this file can be copied directly into a play in BlueFletch Portal.&#x20;

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### Creating a StageNow Play in BlueFletch Portal <a href="#creating-a-stagenow-play-in-bluefletch-portal" id="creating-a-stagenow-play-in-bluefletch-portal"></a>

The same steps for creating any [new play](https://docs.bluefletch.com/bluefletch-enterprise/product-guides/portal/plays#create-new-play) apply to creating a new StageNow play:

1. Navigate to the ***Plays*** section of the ***Playbook MDM*** tab.
2. Select the **New Play** button.
3. On the ***Create New Play*** page, enter a name for the StageNow play, and select "Stage NOW" from the **Action** dropdown.
4. Enter the text from the XML file generated by StageNow Workstation in the text field and press **Save**.&#x20;

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5. The new StageNow play will now display in the list of available plays and can be added to any playbook.