Jamf (Apple Device Management) for IT Staff

Jamf is a cloud-based platform for managing Apple devices. UB has implemented Jamf in a secure shared environment, allowing campus IT staff to manage their UB-owned devices while leveraging a shared library of apps and solutions.

Request access to Jamf or Apple School Manager

Jamf Features

  • Keep Apple devices secure and up-to-date, providing ease and consistency in configuration.
  • Automatically install applications and configuration settings, or allow your customers to self-install without admin credentials through the Self Service app.
  • Manage devices running macOS, iOS, or tvOS, on or off campus.
  • Remotely track, lock or wipe lost or stolen equipment with industry-standard MDM remote management commands.
  • Collect inventory from managed devices, and deploy software and configuration settings to those devices.

Apple School Manager

Apple School Manager (ASM) is a cloud-based platform for assigning content and devices to a management platform.

  • UB equipment purchased through standard channels after March 1, 2011 is eligible for assignment through Apple School Manager. This is also known as the Device Enrollment Program (DEP).
  • Node admins can use ASM to buy Apps from the AppStore and assign them to Jamf for deployment to devices. This is also known as the Volume Purchase Program (VPP).

Vendor Documentation

Jamf

Apple School Manager

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