Devices must have internet access during Setup Assistant so that they can check in with Jamf Pro and receive the initial configuration for enrollment.
In Jamf Pro, click Devices in the sidebar.
Click PreStage enrollments in the sidebar.
On the PreStage enrollments page, do one of the following:
Click New to create a new PreStage enrollment.
Select an existing PreStage enrollment and click Edit .
In the General payload, do the following:
If creating a new PreStage, enter a display name for the PreStage enrollment.
Best Practice:
Use a consistent naming convention so your PreStage enrollments are easy to identify and manage. For example, use a format similar to [Platform]-[Location or Department]-[Role or Use Case].
Choose an Automated Device Enrollment instance to associate with the PreStage enrollment.
To automatically add new devices to the PreStage scope, select the Automatically assign new devices checkbox in the PreStage enrollment's General payload.
Best Practice:
If you only have one Automated Device Enrollment instance integrated with Jamf Pro, Jamf recommends selecting this option. This eliminates the need to continuously update the scope.
To skip Setup Assistant steps and reduce the total device setup time for users, do one of the following under Setup Assistant options:
(tvOS only) Select the Automatically advance through Setup Assistant (tvOS only) checkbox to skip all Setup Assistant screens on tvOS devices.
Select the screens that you want to skip during enrollment.
Note:
For example, if your organization controls items like screen time, Siri, or Apple Intelligence via policies, configuration profiles, or blueprints, skip these items during Setup Assistant.
Configure additional payloads as needed based on the goals you are trying to achieve with the PreStage. For more information, see Mobile Device PreStage Enrollment Payload Reference.
Click the Scope tab and do one of the following:
Select each device that you want to enroll via Automated Device Enrollment using settings in the PreStage enrollment.
Click Select All to add all devices associated with the Automated Device Enrollment instance, regardless of any results that have been filtered using the Filter Results, to the PreStage enrollment.
Click Save in the bottom-right corner of the pane.
When you save your PreStage enrollment, the settings sync with Apple. Jamf Pro automatically syncs with Apple every two minutes and displays device information updates in the PreStage enrollment. If you continuously edit and save a PreStage enrollment, syncing delays may occur.