Assign device to profile
Before you enroll an iOS device under DEP, the device need to be, assigned to a profile. This will build a relationship between a given profile and a device. Please note that with Apple DEP APIs, any change to a exiting profile creates a new UUID and the existing devices must be assigned to the new profile.
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After assigning the device to a profile, it is necessery to make a decision on how the the device to user relationship will be mapped upone enrolling upon enrolling and how the user will be authenticated.
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Enroll the device by providing user credentials
Admin can mark make the device must prompt to enter for user credentials during seting up. This is useful if the admin doesn't want a specific pre-defined association of a user with a specific device serial. Admin can provide any purchased device to any user and the user to device association with be made using the initial device setting up (during Apple setup assistant after a factory reset)
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| Field name | Usage | Description |
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| Assigned user's username | Username of the user to asign assign the device | Username must be provided without the tenant domain(i.e not the fully qualified username). If Login required is checked, this field must be empty |
| Login required | If the end user need to provide login credentials | If username is provided, this must be unchecked |
| Agent install required | If the agent must be installed after the device startup |
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- If DEP related policies must be applied to the device, the "is Supervised" check is ticked during profile creation.
- If this is a first testing rounds, keep "is Mandotory Mandatory" uncheked untill until it is confimed the configurations are correctly made.
- If profile edit is made, the device must be removed from existing profile assignment and reassigned to the new UUID.
- A profile is assigned to the device being enrolled.
- Either "Assigned user's username " is filled or "Login required" check is ticked.
- If Agent install is checked, the agent is published and agent app ID related configurations are made. Note that the agent version must be IoT server 3.3.1 or upwards compatible.
- Factory reset is mandotory if an existing device is being reused/tested. Apple devices purched through DEP program and has not beed setup before, does not need to be factory resetting.