Apple's Device Enrollment allows users to manually enroll a device with Jamf Pro. This method is designed for institutional devices that are not eligible for Automated Device Enrollment. Device Enrollment can be profile-driven or account-driven. Users and administrators can be provided a direct Jamf Pro enrollment URL that opens the enrollment portal in a web browser, or can sign in with a Managed Apple Account directly on the device to initiate enrollment.
You can set up Device Enrollment using the following methods:
- Profile-driven Device Enrollment
Also known as "user-initiated enrollment via URL". These settings allow you to enable to Device Enrollment and customize the enrollment experience for users, including the messaging that displays for each step of the enrollment process. Users can then enroll their own devices by logging in to a web-based enrollment portal and following the onscreen instructions. You can provide this URL by sending it in an email, a SMS invitation from Jamf Pro, or any other means that fit your environment.
- Account-driven Device Enrollment
- (iOS 17 or later, iPadOS 17 or later, and visionOS 1.1 or later) Users open the Settings app, navigate to , and then sign in with a Managed Apple Account. After sign-in, users are directed to your organization's Jamf Pro enrollment portal.
- Apple Configurator
- If you use Apple Configurator, you can enroll devices with the following:
- Enrollment URLs with Apple Configurator —
Enroll devices with Jamf Pro by connecting them to a computer via USB and using an enrollment URL with Apple Configurator.
- Enrollment Profiles with Apple Configurator —
You can create an enrollment profile using Jamf Pro and by connecting them to a computer via USB to install the profile with Apple Configurator.
- Enrollment URLs with Apple Configurator —