cloud management gateway – All about Microsoft Endpoint Manager

Certificate error while deploying an OS over CMG using bootable media

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Eswar Koneti | 2 Comments | 4,223 Views

Starting in Configuration Manager 2010, we can use OS boot media from SCCM to reimage internet-based devices that connect through a Cloud Management Gateway (CMG). Do note that, this method cannot join the devices to domain but only in a workgroup as there is no domain connectivity for internet-based clients. This scenario is useful to…

Configuration Manager Remote control for CMG Connected devices

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Eswar Koneti | 13 Comments | 11,826 Views

Microsoft released Configuration Manager Technical preview build 2009 with some cool features applicable to cloud management gateway. This technical preview is for lab purpose ONLY and can be installed on 3 successive build versions which are from 1906,1907 and 1908. The latest active baseline version available is 2007 and can be downloaded from the Evaluation…

How to convert the CMG cloud service from PKI to Public cert | How to redeploy the CMG service

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Eswar Koneti | 2 Comments | 2,970 Views

Cloud management gateway (CMG) helps you to manage the configuration manager clients on the internet without any additional on-premise infrastructure. Due to COVID-19, most of the workforce is working from home (with/without VPN), and managing the endpoints using Cloud Management Gateway (CMG) is immense. Many organizations have already implemented the CMG to manage the windows…

How to request a cert from public provider for Cloud management gateway

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Eswar Koneti | 0 Comments | 8,171 Views

Introduction: Cloud management gateway (CMG) helps you to manage the configuration manager clients on the internet without any additional on-premise infrastructure. Due to COVID-19, most of the workforce is working from home (with/without VPN), and managing the endpoints using Cloud Management Gateway (CMG) is immense. Many organizations have already implemented the CMG to manage the…

SCCM Cloud Management Gateway cost estimation calculator

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Eswar Koneti | 4 Comments | 16,821 Views

When I talk to my customers about the SCCM Cloud Management Gateway setup, the first question that will be asked is, will there be any cost associated with this service? if so, what will be the cost for X number of clients that will be utilizing the CMG service. Even though the implementation of CMG…

Using intune to install ConfigMgr client as win32 app using local source files without downloading from CMG

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Eswar Koneti | 8 Comments | 7,150 Views

Few months ago i blogged about How to install SCCM client using win32 apps in Intune for co-management and CMG .when you create a win32 app for ConfigMgr client with the command line switches as said in the blog post, ccmsetup.exe will always get the source files from CMG. The download of the client files…