Configuring and Distributing the Jamf Teacher App

Jamf Teacher Configuration Guide
Solution
Application
Jamf Teacher
Content Type
Technical Documentation
Utilities & Services
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en-US

To distribute the Jamf Teacher app to teachers, you must create a managed app configuration. The managed app configuration allows teachers to use the app without logging in.

Managed app configuration is a set of key-value pairs used to configure iOS and iPadOS applications. You can use managed app configuration to configure and customize Jamf-managed apps for your organization.

Note: If optional key-value pairs are not used, the app's default settings are used.

For more information or to generate a managed app configuration, see the AppConfig Generator utility from Jamf.

Requirements

To use Jamf Teacher with Jamf Pro, teachers need a mobile device with iPadOS 11 or later.

  1. In Jamf Pro, click Devices in the sidebar.
  2. Click Mobile Device Apps in the sidebar.
  3. Click New.
  4. Select App Store app or apps purchased in volume and click Next.
  5. Enter the name of the app, choose an App Store country and click Next. Then click Add for the app you want to add.
  6. On theGeneral tab, ensure that the Make App Managed when possible checkbox is selected.
  7. Use the Scope, Self Service, and Managed Distribution tabs to configure app distribution settings as needed.
  8. Click the App Configuration tab and enter the following in the Preferences field:
    <dict>
  <key>action</key>
  <string>updateToken</string>
  <key>device</key>
  <dict>
    <key>UDID</key>
    <string>$UDID</string>
  </dict>
  <key>apiUrl</key>
  <string>$DAS_URL</string>
  <key>jamfProAuth</key>
  <dict>
    <key>jamfProUrl</key>
    <string>$JPS_URL</string>
    <key>authCode</key>
    <string>$OAUTH_AUTH_CODE</string>
    <key>appConfigReinstallCode</key>
    <string>$APP_CONFIG_REINSTALL_CODE</string>
  </dict>
</dict>
  9. Click Save .
The app is distributed the next time mobile devices in the scope contact Jamf Pro. If users were added as targets to the scope, the app is distributed to the devices those users are assigned to the next time the devices contact Jamf Pro.
Note:

If the user assignment is changed on a device with Jamf Teacher installed on it, you must redistribute the app to that device with Jamf Pro.

For more information about the Jamf Teacher user experience, see the Getting Started with Jamf Teacher.