Automated MDM enrolment settings
Apple devices enrolled in a mobile device management (MDM) solution and managed by Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager can have the following enrolment options configured.
Note: To learn which MDM enrolment options are supported for your devices, consult your MDM solution’s documentation.
Option | Usage | ||||||||||
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Prompt user to enrol device | The device prompts the user to enrol the device in MDM, and you can specify the settings below. | ||||||||||
Prevent unenrolment | A supervised iOS or iPadOS device can’t be unenrolled by the user. Mac computers can be unenrolled if the user has Super User (root) access. | ||||||||||
Require credentials for enrolment | Users need to authenticate to a directory service before they enrol a device in MDM. | ||||||||||
Automatically advance through Setup Assistant | A supervised Apple TV is automatically configured without any user intervention provided no other Setup Assistant screens are enabled. | ||||||||||
Supervise device (iOS 12 and earlier) | The device is supervised during enrolment and can’t be unenrolled by the user. | ||||||||||
The following settings can be configured when supervision is enabled.
Option | Usage | ||||||||||
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Configure as Shared iPad | Students can’t use Shared iPad. | ||||||||||
Number of Shared iPad users | Enter the number of students who may potentially use this iPad. For best results, the number of students should be low. | ||||||||||