Integrating Jamf Parent with Jamf Pro

Jamf Pro Documentation 11.31.0
Solution
Application
Content Type
Technical Documentation
Utilities & Services
version
11.31.0
ft:locale
en-US
vrm_version
11.31.0

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 either Self Service for mobile 10.9.0 or Self Service+ for mobile
    Note:

    Supervised student devices with iOS 16.x or earlier or iPadOS 16.x or earlier must upgrade to at least iOS 17.x or iPadOS 17.x to use Self Service+ for mobile.

To use Jamf Parent, parents need their own mobile device with the Jamf Parent app installed on it (requires iOS 16 or later, or Android 7 or later).

  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 or Self Service+, which parents use 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 or 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.