Preparing the Jamf Protect PKG for Deployment

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To prepare the Jamf Protect PKG for deployment to new computers, you can use one of the following methods: 

  • Automatically deploy the PKG to any computers in the scope of a Jamf Protect plan configuration profile by selecting the Automatically deploy the Jamf Protect PKG with plans checkbox. This method is recommended and ensures that the Jamf Protect agent and plan are installed at the same time. 

  • Download the latest version of the Jamf Protect PKG from Jamf Pro, and then upload it to Jamf Pro.

Requirements

You must register your Jamf Protect tenant in Jamf Pro.

For more information, see Registering Your Jamf Protect Tenant in Jamf Pro.

  1. In Jamf Pro, click Settings in the sidebar.
  2. In the Jamf Apps section, click Jamf Protect .
  3. Click Edit in the bottom-right corner of the pane.
  4. Do one of the following in the Jamf Protect deployment section:

    • (Recommended) Select the Automatically deploy the Jamf Protect PKG with plans checkbox to allow Jamf Pro to automatically deploy the latest version of the Jamf Protect PKG to any computers in the scope of a Jamf Protect plan configuration profile. 

    • Click Download to obtain a local copy of the package that can be uploaded to Jamf Pro.

If you selected Automatically deploy the Jamf Protect PKG with plans, you can now configure the scope of your plans. No additional package upload steps are required.

If you clicked Download, the latest version of the Jamf Protect PKG downloads to your computer and can be uploaded to Jamf Pro.