Creating a macOS Device Policy
Before you begin
Important: If you wish to enroll a macOS device using a third-party
certificate, bind a trusted third-party certificate to Deployment Server
Extensions and Web Console and macOS Profile
Signing in the SOTI MobiControl
Administration Utility and turn off the Require Trust Profile
During Enrollment setting.
About this task
Use this procedure to create a MacOS Enrollment Policy.
Procedure
- From the main menu, select Enrollment Policies view is displayed. . The
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Click New Enrollment Policy. The Enrollment
Policy wizard launches.
- Below the Apple icon, select the macOS platform. The General view is displayed.
- On the General view, enter a name and description for the policy. Make the name brief but descriptive, especially if you plan to create multiple enrollment policies. Click Next.
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On the Groups view, choose if authentication is required
for enrollment. No authentication means that devices are enrolled without user
verification. If authentication is required, select one of the following
options:
Password Type a single password for use across all devices that enroll with this policy. Once the password is set, select a device group destination. Directory Click to add directory groups. Choose a directory service from the dropdown and use the Search Groups field to find a group. You can add a new directory service connection by clicking Manage Services. From the dropdown menu, choose Directory, Identity Provider, or SOTI Identity. See Identity Management for more information. Once the directory group is added, select a device group destination and applicable terms and conditions. Important: Multiple directory groups can be added to the enrollment policy; however, the authenticated device will be assigned to the first listed directory group of which the user is a member. Use the up/down arrow buttons to arrange the list in an appropriate order. - ClickNext. The Auto Enroll view is displayed.
- Optional:
Click Enable Automated Device Enrollment to configure
device settings for future device enrollments. Set the following:
- Under Select an Automated Device Enrollment
account, select the account to perform Automated Device
Enrollment. Note: To add a new Automated Device Enrollment account, click Manage Accounts and follow the steps in Creating ADE Accounts.
- Scroll down to select from the available settings.
- Under Select an Automated Device Enrollment
account, select the account to perform Automated Device
Enrollment.
- Click Next. The Settings view is displayed.
- Select from the available settings then click Finish.
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The new enrollment policy is created, and the Enrollment Policy
Info page is displayed. This page lists policy details and
device enrollment options:
- Click . Click Manage Emails to email the enrollment URL to a recipient.
- Click macOS Agent Enrollment ID to to reveal and copy the ID.
- Click Enrollment URL to view or copy the enrollment URL directly.
- Click OK to complete the process.