Apple-deployment
Zero Touch - Education
When you as a school start using an MDM (Mobile Device Management) solution to manage your Apple products, it is common that the devices are automatically registered in the MDM solution without you having to do anything physical with them. You will most likely also want new devices to come into management when they are activated for the first time. Apple School Manager helps schools do that. This is a service that we work on daily basis with many schools across Sweden.
Save time
When using Apple School Manager, you link your MDM solution to your Apple School Manager account and to the devices in that account. Once a device is registered, its MDM registration can be locked so that it is always managed.
When a responsible person activates one of the assigned devices and connects it to a Wi-Fi network, the MDM solution identifies the student and installs all MDM-specific management settings, apps, and books on the computer. This automation saves a lot of configuration time for you as a school and your students. Devices automatically enrolled in an MDM solution can also be put into a monitored mode, enabling additional management features.
Managed AppleIDs vs. personal
Apple School Manager also allows you to create and maintain managed Apple IDs. Managed Apple IDs are accounts created and owned by your organization that allow students to collaborate with Apple apps and services and access work data in managed apps using iCloud Drive. This is beneficial as many employees are reluctant to use their personal Apple IDs to install work-related apps and books, perhaps especially those apps that have a cost associated with them.
