Adding a token to the Apple Device Enrollment Program (DEP)

The Add Token option in the Apple Device Enrollment Program (DEP) workflow includes steps to add a DEP token that is provided by Apple.

About this task

Follow the steps to add an MDM server token to the IBM® MaaS360® Portal.

Procedure

  1. From the IBM MaaS360 Portal home page, select Apple Device Enrollment Program (DEP) > Tokens, and click Add Token from the Tokens page.
    You can also add a token at Apple Device Enrollment Program (DEP) > Tokens > Add Token from the DEP page.
  2. On the Add Token window, create a DEP account and follow the steps in Apple Business Manager.
  3. Download the public key PEM file that is needed to create a new MDM server in the Apple DEP Portal.
  4. From the Apple DEP Portal, log in to Apple Business Manager.
  5. Select Devices and click Management Services.
  6. Select the MDM server that is tied to your ADE or DEP connection.
  7. Click the menu icon and choose Edit.
  8. Click Replace Certificate and upload the .pem public key from your MDM.
  9. Click Save.
  10. Click the menu icon and choose Download Token.
  11. Confirm the prompt to download the new .p7m token.
  12. Go to IBM MaaS360 Portal.
  13. Enter the Token Name to uniquely identify the token.
  14. Optional: Check the box to enable the token that you want to associate with Apple Education.
    Use this option only if you enabled the Apple for Education service and the devices that you are enrolling are used for Apple Education.
  15. Optional: Select the Default token for account driven enrolment checkbox to upload the default token.
  16. Upload a Token File. The Apple DEP Portal supports the .p7m file type.
    Viewing an example of adding a DEP token in the MaaS360 portal
  17. Click Add.
  18. Complete the security check by entering the administrator password for authentication, choose from the options that are available for remembering your credentials, and click Confirm.

Results

The token is added successfully and listed on the Tokens page.