Requirements for Apple Business Essentials
Before you sign up for Apple Business Essentials, make sure you’re using a supported browser and have the necessary information ready for setting up your initial administrator account. You must also provide a verification contact, and agree to any updated terms and conditions.
Supported browsers
The following browsers are supported for using Apple Business Essentials:
Supported browser | Minimum supported operating system |
|---|---|
Safari (14.1 or later) Chrome (87 or later) Microsoft Edge (87 or later) | macOS 10.13 or later |
Safari Chrome (87 or later) | iPadOS 14.1 or later Note: iPad mini isn’t supported |
Chrome (87 or later) Microsoft Edge (87 or later) | Windows |
Operating system requirements
Usage | Minimum supported operating system | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Devices appear in Apple Business Essentials and can be enrolled in internal device management or a linked third-party mobile device management (MDM) solution | iOS 15 iPadOS 15 macOS 12.0.1 tvOS 15 watchOS 10 visionOS 1.1 | ||||||||||
Federated authentication and syncing with:
| iOS 15.5 iPadOS 15.5 macOS 12.4 visionOS 1.1 | ||||||||||
Sign in with Apple at Work & School | iOS 16 iPadOS 16.1 macOS 13 visionOS 1.1 | ||||||||||
Requirements for automatically adding devices
The following conditions must be met to automatically add devices to Apple Business Essentials:
If the device was purchased directly from Apple, the purchaser must have used an enrolled and verified Apple Customer Number.
If the device was purchased directly from a participating Apple Authorized Reseller or an authorized cellular carrier, the device must be linked to that reseller’s Reseller Number. The actual date of eligibility is determined by the participating Apple Authorized Reseller or authorized cellular carrier sales history. The Reseller Number must be added to your organization’s list of approved suppliers.
The device must have been ordered after March 1, 2011, whether it was purchased directly from Apple, from a participating Apple Authorized Reseller, or an authorized cellular carrier.
Requirements for manually adding devices
You can manually add add iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV devices to Apple Business Essentials using Apple Configurator, even if the devices weren’t purchased directly from Apple, an Apple Authorized Reseller, or an authorized cellular carrier.
Updated terms and conditions
When terms and conditions are updated, a user with the role of Administrator must sign in and accept them. Until the updated terms and conditions are accepted, most of the functionality in Apple Business Essentials is blocked. See the Apple Support article If Apple Business Manager, Apple Business Essentials, or Apple School Manager asks you to approve new terms and conditions.
Important: If you’re unable to accept the terms and conditions, contact an Apple Business Essentials administrator immediately. Before full functionality is available, an administrator must sign in to Apple Business Essentials and accept the new terms and conditions.
Initial administrator account
Use the name of a person when setting up the user account, not the name of a role or group. This is known as an administrator account. After your enrollment is approved, you can give up to four managers the role of Administrator. This user (initial administrator) must agree to the program and software license agreements, which are periodically updated.
The following information is required:
First and last name of the individual enrolling on behalf of the organization
Note: This must be a legal, human name. First and last names such as “IT Coordinator” or “iPad Deployment” will be returned to you to correct the information.
A work email address
Work phone number
Role/Job title
Initial administrator account email address requirements
The email address you use for your initial administrator account must meet certain specific requirements, which are as follows.
Hasn’t been used as an Apple Account for any other Apple service or website
Isn’t associated with an App Store or iCloud account
Can be from a public email provider
If you don’t own a custom domain name, you can use a public email provider for the Managed Apple Account for this user account. All subsequent Managed Apple Accounts must use the reserved domain, which is automatically set up after a successful enrollment. See Reserved domains.
Can’t be from a domain that’s already been verified by another Apple Business Essentials organization
For example, if another organization has verified betterbag.com, the initial administrator user account for your organization can’t contain betterbag.com.
Important: Don’t use this new administrator Managed Apple Account with an App Store or iCloud account, or any other Apple services or website other than Apple Business Essentials.
Verification contact
Your verification contact—usually a legal representative of your organization—verifies that you have the authority to sign and bind your organization to the terms and conditions of Apple Business Essentials. The information given for this contact can’t be the same as for the individual submitting the enrollment. Apple reaches out to the verification contact during enrollment to verify information about the initial administrator user account and the organization.
Note: During the review process, AppleCare may reach out during enrollment to verify your submitted information. Make sure that any filters allow mail from all apple.com domains. Return any missed phone calls quickly so the review process can proceed smoothly.
The following information is required:
Name
Work email address
Work phone number
Role/Job title
Organization details
The following information is required:
Information | Character limit/Notes |
|---|---|
Data Universal Numbering System D-U-N-S Number | Important: The D-U-N-S Number must match the legal organization name and address. |
Country or region | N/A |
Phone number | 128 |
Website URL | 128 |
Time zone | N/A |
Supplier information | An Apple Customer Number, if purchasing direct from Apple: The legal name and mailing address of the organization should match those associated with the Apple Customer Number. A Reseller Number, if purchasing Apple devices from a participating Apple Authorized Reseller or an authorized cellular carrier. |