Introduction
This article defines the supported methods for enrolling computers and mobile devices into the datajar.mobi managed service. This applies to the below hardware and software:
- Supported computers running macOS
- Supported mobile devices running iOS, iPadOS and tvOS
Supported device enrolment methods for computers
dataJAR supports the following methods for enrolling computers:
- Automated Device Enrolment (ADE) is required for all computers when:
- Your reseller is able to assign it to your Apple Business Manager or Apple School Manager instance.
- The computer has an Intel T2 or Apple Silicon processor - use Apple Configurator on an iPhone or iPad to assign the computer to your Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager instance without involvement from your reseller. More information can be found here: Enrolling a device using Apple Configurator
- Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) user enrolment, previously known as User-Initiated Enrolment is supported when:
- The computer has an Intel processor without the T2 coprocessor, and your reseller cannot assign it to your Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager instance.
- Where it is business-critical to get a device enrolled into .mobi but not immediately possible to add the device to Apple Business Manager or Apple School Manager.
Please note that dataJAR offers minimal support for user enrolment, further details can be found here: Enrolling macOS devices as BOYD
Supported device enrolment methods for mobile devices
dataJAR only supports Automated Device Enrolment (ADE) for mobile devices through your Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager instance. Your reseller can assign mobile devices to your Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager instance, or you can do this yourself using Apple Configurator on a Mac.
Please note that dataJAR does not provide or support Device Enrolment or User Enrolment for mobile devices.
Additional resources
- Automated Device Enrolment (Apple)
- Software Requirements for datajar.mobi and Auto-Update
- Enrolling macOS devices into datajar.mobi via Automatic Device Enrolment (ADE)
- Enrolling iOS devices into datajar.mobi via Automatic Device Enrolment (ADE)
- Adding computers to Apple Business Manager / Apple School Manager with Apple Configurator
- Adding iOS devices to Apple Business Manager / Apple School Manager with Apple Configurator
- Apple Configurator User Guide for iPhone (Apple)
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