Creating a Smart Device Group to Deploy Jamf Connect

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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 which are updated when devices check in with Jamf School.

To ensure the Jamf Connect profiles and packages remain installed on devices after enrollment, you can create a smart group and scope the profiles and packages to that group.

  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 Name field.
    2. (Optional) Enter a description for the group in the Description field.
    3. Click Smart Group for the group type.
  4. Configure the Options settings by entering any text you want associated with the smart group in the Information field, and then click Next.

    The text is displayed on the Devices > Device Groups page in the Description column.

  5. Configure the Profiles settings by locating each Jamf Connect profile and clicking Automatic or On demand for the install method. Then click Next.
  6. Configure the Apps settings by locating the packages you want to add and then clicking Automatic for the install method for both packages. The packages you choose depend on the Jamf Connect version you are deploying:

    • If you are deploying Jamf Connect 2.45.1 or earlier, choose JamfConnectLaunchAgent.pkg and JamfConnect.pkg.

    • If you are deploying Jamf Connect 3.0.0 or later, choose SelfService+.pkg and JamfConnectLogin.pkg.

  7. Click Next until the Members step displays.
  8. 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.

      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.

  9. Click Match all rules or Match one or more rules.
  10. Click Finish.

The Jamf Connect profiles and packages are deployed to the devices in the smart group.