Assign DEP Profiles to Devices

A device from Apple Business Manager uses the DEP profile assigned to it the next time it runs Setup Assistant. You assign profiles in System Administration, on the devices of your DEP server.

Before you start

• Create at least one DEP profile. See Create a DEP Profile.
• In Apple Business Manager, assign the devices to your CapaInstaller MDM server, and then synchronize the DEP server so the devices appear under Devices.

Assign a profile to devices

1. In System Administration, expand Software Accounts → Apple Device Enrollment Programs, expand your DEP server, and select Devices.
2. Select one or more devices, right-click, and select Assign Profile….
3. In the Assign Profile dialog, select the Profile.
4. Enter a Changelog description and click Ok.

The profile is assigned at Apple, and the device list is synchronized. The devices use the profile the next time they run Setup Assistant. A device that is already set up must be erased first.

Remove a profile from devices

1. Select the devices under Devices, right-click, and select Remove Profile….
2. Enter a change description and click Ok.

The profile is removed at Apple, and the device list is synchronized.

Set a default profile

A default profile is assigned automatically to new devices. During synchronization, CapaInstaller assigns the default profile to devices that are new to CapaInstaller and don’t have a profile at Apple.

1. Expand Profiles under your DEP server.
2. Right-click the profile and select Set profile as default.
3. Enter a change description and click Ok.

To stop assigning a default profile, right-click the default profile and select Clear default profile. Devices that already got the profile keep it.

Tip

Schedule the global Replicator task Synchronize Apple Device Enrollment Program so new devices get the default profile without a manual synchronization. See Manage Global Replicator tasks schedule.

Pre-configure a device

You can set the unit label and the device name that a device gets when it enrolls, or enrolls again, in CapaInstaller.

1. Under Devices, right-click the device and select Pre-Configure Device…. Current label and Current name show the values that are already pre-configured, if any.
2. In Unit Label, enter the label for the device.
3. In Rename Device, enter the new device name.
4. Enter a Changelog description and click Ok.

Both fields start with the device’s current name. If you leave a field filled in, that value is saved. Clear a field to remove that pre-configuration.

When the device enrolls, it gets the unit label, and CapaInstaller sends a command to rename the device.