[Rockies-Edu] Apple School Manager coming soon, are you prepared?
[Rockies-Edu] Apple School Manager coming soon, are you prepared?
- Subject: [Rockies-Edu] Apple School Manager coming soon, are you prepared?
- From: "Michael T. Scott" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 07:21:25 -0600
Hi All,
Upgrades to Apple School Manager (ASM) will be available soon. Until upgrades are available there are key actions you can take today:
- Review Prepare to upgrade to Apple School Manager
- Evaluate your existing VPP accounts.
- If you have access to the Volume Purchase Program (VPP), but are not enrolled in the Device Enrollment Program, you should sign up now. To expedite enrollment, use your VPP agent account.
- If you have other VPP accounts not associated with your Apple Deployment Programs (ADP) organization, follow directions in "Prepare to upgrade to Apple School Manager" to consolidate your VPP purchasers. Taking this action will enable you to easily reset passwords on your existing VPP purchaser accounts. This consolidation can not be done after you upgrade to ASM.
- Prepare your infrastructure.
- Upgrade your Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution. Consult with your MDM provider to install their latest release. Your vendor's latest release supports iOS 9.3, ASM, and Classroom.
- Test and migrate device-based app assignment. Released with iOS 9.0, device-based assignment of apps allows your school to deploy and update apps over the air without requiring Apple IDs on devices.
- Evaluate iOS 9.3's new management capabilities. If you are deploying iPad, you will find enhancements including hiding apps and laying out the Home Screen.
- Prepare your devices.
- Install the latest versions of iOS and macOS. Managed IDs require at least iOS 9.3 (9.3.2 or later recommended) or macOS 10.11.4.
I will reach out as soon as upgrades to Apple School Manager are available. I will also share best practices on creating Managed IDs to quickly take advantage of this new service.
Additional information is available in the following guides and documentation:
-Mike Michael Scott, Systems Engineer Apple Education Apple Inc. (720) 346-3871
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