New Inventory Interface - Tablesetting
Why do I have to set the tablesettings every new at school? Why can't the setting be taken over from the top location? Nice Regards Peter View more
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iPad lost connection to Jamf Server "Inactiv since....."
Hi All One question. We have some iPads with the yellow message in the Jamf at iPad details "Inactive.....". And the iPads don't get any changes over the Jamf, some new profile, App update and so. Happens it, if the iPad are to long offline and don't... View more
Managed configuration for Jamf School Student App
Hello!We already use Jamf School in our school.Now we would like to use the “Jamf School Student” app.We would like to prevent the request for data protection information and access permission for Bluetooth, notifications, etc. from being displayed w... View more
ASM ID creation
We recently updated to iOS 17.3 on our iPads, which required us to re-sign in to the students' Apple IDs. During the sign-in process, some of them encountered verification failures. In the past, we would resolve this issue by deleting the account in ... View more
App order not the same after setting teacher restrictions
Hi,the preview of the following post seems to be the topic, I am searching for, but on opening it, I get an error with ID: 5642DCC6. So I open a new one.https://community.jamf.com/t5/jamf-school/unsorted-display-of-apps-by-app-hiding-locking-in-jamf-... View more
New function at iOS 17 "Focus"
Hi allSince iOS 17, students can change the background with the new "Focus" function. When will this be integrated into the Jamf restrictions?Thank and best RegardsPeter View more
Classroom Issues
Hi all! Is anyone else experiencing problems with Jamf School and Classroom? Classes and lessons remain empty for teachers and I can't find anything wrong within JSS or Classroom. Jamf has updated the Education profiles, but no luck. Just wondering i... View more
Bypass Family account - to remove Apple Child ID restrictions during school
The top actually says everything.We have th issue, that some parents set up their IPads with Apple Child IDs and gave it restrictions, which are active during school time. Is there an option to disable thos restrictions when the IPad is in school? Th... View more
Jamf School & Google Accounts
I'm pretty new to Jamf, and I've never set up iPads for a school before. I'm wondering how I can set up Jamf to let students and staff use their Google credentials to log in to the iPads.My idea is to have students and staff log in using their Google... View more
Who came up with this - automatic logout from Jamf
Hi Jamf AdminsThe annoying automatic logout from jamf after a short time. Every time login again and navigate back to where you were.Simply annoying.What do you think about this community?CheersPeter View more
Apple Classroom on Mac with Jamf School Classes
We managed to get Apple Classroom to work on iPads, but we couldn't get it to work as a teacher's device on the Mac. We are just trying a very simple 1 teacher device running Classroom and 2 student devices. When starting Classroom on the Mac, Classr... View more
Shared iMac's Best Practices - Education
Hi, Reaching out to find out the best practices used in education in a shared lab with Active Directory binding. All user accounts are in Active Directory and use these credentials to login to the iMac. No mobile account is created at login and simpl... View more
Adding Apps when memory is tight
When teachers start to really use a 32GB iPad, they quickly start to run out of memory, so you have start removing apps and providing self install options. If you visit the app list for a device those apps that have been removed no longer show the am... View more
Install app on managed iPad
Hi, how do you install an app on a managed iPad of a student?Thanks View more
Un-enroll Device and change owner.
Hi, I'm an Admin of Jamf School.I want to unenroll and unmanage it. I have to give it back to a student and let him manage with his own personal Apple ID.Could you please help me on that? Thanks View more
Jamf School Rename Mobile Device Serial Last 4 Digits
Hi Folks, I would like to rename the school's iPads to a Prefix-%SerialNumber%(last 4 digits) In the Jamf School Documentation, it stated %SerialNumber%,5% uses first 5 digits of serialnumber. Can't find any variables that gives me last 4 digits. Any... View more
Controlled printing from iPads
Hello folks, im pretty new to jamf school. At the moment we are thinking about to add a printer in our environment so students are able to print some of their works they accomplish in school. From time to time there will be probably students who just... View more
Shared iPad storage problem
We have configured shared iPad with temporary guest mode, but guest can't login due to storage problems. What is the best configuration in the DEP profile für this (max. number of users, standard or storage quota)? View more
Jamf School Profiles - Problem with Layout and Web Clips
Hi, I use the Layout payload from our Jamf School MDM to organize the Apps on our students Shared iPads.That works BUT when I add a Web Clip in the Layout section this Web Clip is not shown nor any other reorganizing of the Apps. To me it seems Jamf ... View more
Help with a script Hide app or an option in a app
Hi 1 : first of all am no expert in scripts so go easy on me plz ;) .the first question is that i want to hide and app on my ipad or a groupe of ipads and i want to do it using a script i found some scripts but they seem no to work for me like : tell... View more
Jamf Teacher Only Showing as an iOS app
Since we have been having so many problems getting Apple Classroom to consistently work on our MacBooks,(due to bluetooth, wifi, airplay, and various issues that Apple cannot seem to help us fix), I started looking at Jamf Teacher. My first step seem... View more
What happens to Lost Mode devices when Jamf Pro subscription ends?
So our school district is considering a move from Jamf Pro to Jamf School. Due to COVID this past year we had to give out most of our iPads as 1-to-1 devices for students and our equipment turn-in date is coming up soon. Unfortunately our Jamf Pro su... View more
Trouble distributing apps in a few cases
Hi, I'm managing a couple of hundred iPads through Jamf School and ASM, this works fine mostly but I've recently discovered an issue that I'm unable to solve. Sometimes apps won't install. The status for the apps on these devices is "Waiting for lice... View more
New to Jamf School - Printer Setup and default Settings
Hello, Our school uses the Papercut System and we are deploying 50 M1 MacBooks over Jamf School. I have pushed the Minolta Printer Drivers on a test machine but want to know what is the best way to set defaults from Jamf School. Looking at Profiles >... View more
Office and jamf school authentication problem
Hello, The purpose of my manipulation is to authenticate at startup when installing the profile.I did it with Google no problem, I try with Office, problem.I can identify myself but when I finish the Office authentication, I have an error message.Can... View more
iMovie for iPad says installed on JamfSchool but its not showing on device
Hi Everyone!does anyone have any idea why the managed iMovie app will say its installed on the device but not at all appearing on the home screen nor listed under apps in the settings page? The user had originally decided that they would install the ... View more
cant login to mac (JAMFSchool) as any user apart from local admin
Hi we have not used macs on our system (over 2000 ipads) but we have some macs now on DEP that i want to try setting up, i have one setup as a test and have created profiles etc and can log on with local admin account fine, i just cant login with any... View more
JAMF Teacher App - Lesons set to Never on the timer dont seem to work
Hello all, We use JAMF teacher to restrict kids from apps and what not... We can successfully do it to one student or two up to 8 hours. But as soon as we press Never for the time it automatically errors out when trying the whole class. Does anyone h... View more
New to Jamf School
Hello! Would it be correct in saying that Jamf School is more of an iPad focused MDM solution. We plan on managing 50 M1 MacBook Airs this year and about 350 M1 MBA's next year, possibly including about 350 iPads of various gens. Any advice on choosi... View more
Jamf School macOS deployment workflow
I'm curious to hear how other Jamf School admins handle 1:1 macOS deployments. Since there are no pre-stage enrollment options, how do you prepare a new MacBook Pro or iMac for a faculty/staff member? My workflow is as follows: DEP profile creates lo... View more