Integrating Jamf Parent with Jamf Pro

Jamf Pro Documentation 11.16.0
Solution
Application
Content Type
Technical Documentation
Utilities & Services
version
11.16.0
ft:locale
en-US
vrm_version
11.16.0

Requirements

  • A Jamf Pro user account with read and update privileges for Jamf Parent and read privileges for smart device groups and static device groups

  • (On-premise only) A valid SSL certificate obtained from a third-party vendor (For more information, see SSL Certificate in the Jamf Pro Documentation.)

  • (On-premise only) Allow secure inbound connections from "student-api.services.jamfcloud.com"

  • Supervised student devices with Jamf Self Service for iOS 10.9.0 or later

To use Jamf Parent, parents need their own mobile device with iOS 10.2 or later with the Jamf Parent app installed on it.

  1. In Jamf Pro, click Settings in the sidebar.
  2. In the Jamf Apps section, click Jamf Parent .
  3. Click Edit .
  4. Select Allow limited management of students' devices by Jamf Parent.
  5. From the Student Device Group pop-up menu, choose the smart or static device group of student devices you want Jamf Parent to manage.

    The devices in the selected device group will display a QR code in Self Service that will be used to add the student device to Jamf Parent.

  6. Choose days and times to restrict Jamf Parent app usage from the Jamf Parent Restrictions pop-up menus.
  7. Choose the time zone to use for the Jamf Parent time restrictions from the Time Zone pop-up menu.
  8. Click Save .

The QR code is made available in Self Service to devices in the selected student device group.

To view the number of devices with Jamf Parent that are managing a student device, you can use the Jamf Parent Pairings smart device group criteria.