Configuring Jamf Connect Deployment and Update Settings

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Important:
The Automatically Deploy And Update Jamf Connect option is only available with Jamf Connect 2.45.1 or earlier.

You can configure Jamf Pro to deploy Jamf Connect to existing computers and automatically update the version as new releases become available. To do so, you must assign deployment and update settings to an existing configuration profile in Jamf Pro that has Jamf Connect settings. Jamf Pro will install and update computers in the scope of the configuration profile accordingly.

This deployment method is recommended for the following scenarios:

  • Deploying Jamf Connect for the first time to computers that are already enrolled in Jamf Pro.

  • Managing automatic update settings for existing computers that already have Jamf Connect installed.

Requirements

  • Jamf Pro 10.30.0 or later

  • Jamf Connect 2.45.1 or earlier

  • Cloud Services connection enabled

    For instructions, see Cloud Services Connection in the Jamf Pro Documentation

  • The following Jamf Pro user account privileges:

    CategoryPrivilege

    Jamf Pro Server Settings

    Jamf Connect (Read)

    Jamf Pro Server Objects

    Jamf Connect Deployments

  1. In Jamf Pro, click Settings in the sidebar.
  2. In the Jamf Apps section, click Jamf Connect .
  3. Next to the configuration profile with the Jamf Connect settings you want to deploy, click Edit.
  4. Next to Automatically Deploy And Update Jamf Connect, clickYes.
  5. Choose a version of Jamf Connect to deploy from the Version pop-up menu.
    Note:

    If a computer in the scope of the configuration profile already has a previous version of Jamf Connect installed, Jamf Pro will update that computer to the chosen version.

  6. Choose one of the following options from the Update Type pop-up menu to manage future updates:
    • Manual —

      Only deploy the chosen version to computers in scope and do not automatically deploy future updates.

    • Maintenance —Automatically deploy maintenance (e.g., 1.0.1) updates to computers in scope.
    • Minor & Maintenance —Automatically deploy minor and maintenance (e.g., 1.1.0 and 1.0.1) updates to computers in scope.
  7. Click Next .
    Jamf Pro displays a confirmation pop-up dialog summarizing the actions it will take based on the settings you have configured.
  8. Click Confirm.
Jamf Pro deploys the chosen version of Jamf Connect when computers in the scope of the configuration profile check in and updates them accordingly as new releases become available.
Note:

Jamf Pro checks for new versions of Jamf Connect every twelve hours.