Creating a Smart Device Group

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Smart groups allow you to organize devices based on one or more attributes, such as device type, building, model, or operating system. These groups have dynamic memberships that are updated when devices check in with Jamf School.

  1. In Jamf School, navigate to Devices > Device Groups in the sidebar.
  2. Click + Add Group.
  3. Configure the Basics settings in the device group assistant by doing the following:
    1. Enter a name for the group in the Group Name field.
    2. (Optional) Enter a description for the group in the Description field.
      Example:

      "Devices used as school kiosks" or "Jamf AP Science Lab Devices"

    3. Select Smart Group for the group type.
  4. Configure the Options settings by doing the following:
    1. (Optional) Enter any text that you want associated with the smart group. This text is displayed in Devices/Device Groups in the description column.
    2. Configure how apps scoped to this device group display in the Jamf Teacher or Jamf School Student app by selecting an option from Show in iOS app.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Configure the Profiles settings by selecting profiles to add to the smart group for automatic or on-demand installation, and then click Next.
  7. Configure the Apps settings by selecting the apps you want to install on devices automatically or on-demand, and then click Next.
    Note:

    If you are deploying Jamf Connect with Jamf School, add the Jamf Connect packages you want to install and select Automatic for the install method.

  8. Configure the Documents settings by selecting documents from the list for automatic or on-demand installation, and then click Next.
  9. Configure the Members settings by doing the following:

    • To filter membership by specified criteria, click + Add Filter and do the following:

      1. Choose a rule from the pop-up menu.
        Note:

        If you are deploying Jamf Connect with Jamf School, select "Managed Profile (Installed)" from the + Add Filter pop-up menu for each Jamf Connect configuration profile you uploaded.

      2. Configure the rest of the pop-up menus and fields as needed.

      3. Repeat this process to add filters as needed.

    • To add a device group or user group to the smart group, click + Add Group and do the following:

      1. Choose a rule from the pop-up menu.

      2. Configure the rest of the pop-up menus and fields as needed.

      3. Repeat this process to add groups as needed.

  10. Select Match all rules or Match one or more rules.
  11. Click Finish.