Set up iOS/iPadOS device enrollment with Apple School Manager

Set up Microsoft Intune to enroll iOS/iPadOS devices purchased through Apple School Manager. Using Intune with Apple School Manager, you can enroll large numbers of iOS/iPadOS devices without ever touching them. When a student or teacher turns on the device, Apple Setup Assistant runs with preconfigured settings and the device enrolls into management.

Prerequisites

To enable Apple School Manager enrollment, you use both the Microsoft Intune admin center and Apple School Manager portal. You need a list of serial numbers or a purchase order number so that you can assign devices to Intune.

• Get an Apple mobile device management (MDM) push certificate.
• Set up the MDM Authority.
• If using Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS), user affinity requires WS-Trust 1.3 Username/Mixed endpoint. For more information, see Get ADFS endpoint.
• Devices must be purchased from Apple School Manager.

Apple School Manager enrollment can't be used with the device enrollment manager account.

Next steps

This series of articles describes how to set up Microsoft Intune for devices purchased through Apple School Manager.

1. 🡺 Prerequisites (You are here)
2. Get an Apple token for school devices
3. Create an Apple enrollment profile
4. Sync and distribute devices