When you add a bunch of devices to an MDM, we call it mass enrolling. Adding iPads, iPhones and iPods to your Bushel can be done through Apple Configurator. Apple Configurator automates the enrollment process, but when working with Bushel the enrollment profile has the username and email address, if you’re using email. This means that you would only want to use a mass enrollment option with Bushel if you are not using email, if all of your users will have the same generic email address or if your users will enter their own email information.
As mentioned, an enrollment profile automatically adds your devices to your Bushel. To obtain the enrollment profile:
- Log into your Bushel.
- Click on Devices.
- Click on Enroll for Enroll This Device.
- Click on Enroll This Device.
- Once the profile is downloaded, it will automatically attempt to enroll the computer you are downloading it from in the Profiles System Preferences pane.
- Click on Cancel.
- Click on the downloads link in Safari.
- Click on your Downloads folder.
- You have now downloaded the .mobileconfig file that will enroll devices into your Bushel
Add the Profile To Apple Configurator:
To deploy the profile through Apple Configurator:
- Open Apple Configurator.
- Click on Supervise in the row of icons along the top of the screen.
- Drag the profile (by default currently called MDM-iOS5.mobileconfig) from the Finder into the list of Profiles.
- The profile then appears in Apple Configurator (in this example, called jasper Bushel Profile but would be called your organization’s name followed by Bushel Profile for you).
Deploy The Bushel Enrollment Profile Through Apple Configurator
Once the profile is installed in Apple Configurator, let’s deploy it. In this example, don’t configure any other options. To deploy:
- Open Apple Configurator.
- Click on Prepare.
- Click on the Install Profiles button in the Profiles section of the Settings pane.
- Click Next.
- Check the box for the enrollment profile.
- Click Next.
- Follow the prompts on the screen of the device to install the profile.
If you then wish to remove the device from your Bushel (aka unenroll), simply remove the enrollment profile by opening the Settings app, scrolling down to the Profiles section and tapping on the Remove button for the profile you just installed.