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Time Restricted URL/App Block

Hi All.We would like to block access to YouTube between certain hours for our iPads. It is obviously possible to do this via the Jamf Teacher App. I'm surprised that it isn't possible on a global level via the main Jamf interface.Or am I missing some...  View more

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Jamf Parent Help

So I am working to get Jamf Parent up and running and integrated with Jamf School, and i seemingly have done everything correctly. However, whenever a parent tries to scan the QR code to add their child's device to their Jamf Parent app, the message,...  View more

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Jamf Parent Help

So I am working to get Jamf Parent up and running and integrated with Jamf School, and i seemingly have done everything correctly. However, whenever a parent tries to scan the QR code to add their child's device to their Jamf Parent app, the message,...  View more

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iPadOS Updates fail

Is anyone able to remotely update iPadOS with Jamf School?I'm testing a 14.6 -> 16.2 and left it over night to fail.Jamf School cannot determine the OS update status. The update likely failed on the device.There is no passcode and it was left plugged...  View more

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JAMF School APi

I am looking at wanting a Powershell script to access the JAMF School API to pull a list of devices and their WiFi Mac addresses.Any hints or directions for a start with he JAMF API?  View more

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Jamf management not being well received...

The long version:Previously unmanaged Mac user population at my org. Spent the last 4 months aggressively chasing the users to get their devices enrolled and setup with management. This was a battle in itself. Many Mac users struggling with the the f...  View more

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Jamf School local account management

Hello y'all. I was just recently hired by a small (less than 500 k-12) students to manage their new 1:1 technology program. They had purchased 255 MacBooks, 180 iPads, and 60 Apple TVs. They also purchased Jamf School "at the recommendation of Apple....  View more

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Updating Time zone

Hi,Location service is running and detecting correctly London/Europe. However the time still set to UTC. I cannot see any obvious payload in JamfSchool to update the time to London/Europe. Any other alternatives to set it up please? Thanks  View more

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Undo removal of apps

For some unknown reason, the apps GoodNotes and TI-Nspire have been removed from a lot of students' and teachers' iPads. Now these apps show the status "Deferred item. Will be removed on 2022-12-28." I can only click on "Remove item", but I would lik...  View more

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Blocking Freeform App iPad 16.2

We are trying to find a way to block the Freeform app on iPadOS 16.2 for our K12 District. We normally would use a Restriction Profile using the SafeList and Blocklist Payload but I do not see an option for that app. Does anyone have a script or way ...  View more

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Temporary Admin rights using Jamf School

I have found some information from a Jamf Pro system on creating a temporary Admin through Self-Service and would like to do the same using Jamf School but can not find any documentation if it is possible and how to get it set up. Our teachers are st...  View more

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add user script

I am trying to add another user to our mac fleet using a script. The script goes through without error and creates a user but no directory folder so when I attempt to log in as the "sub" it just spins and spins. Here is my script....what am I missing...  View more

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Jamf 100 Exam questions

Hello all,Just wanted to know if anyone here has taken the Jamf 100 certification exam. I've been studying for about 3 weeks and wanted to know anyone's experience taking the exam in the past.Also I would like to know how accurate is the practice exa...  View more

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Jamf 100 Practice test

I am currently studying for my Jamf 100 and have ran into a couple question on the Jamf 100 practice test and I am not sure I understand the material or understand the questions. Can you all give me a hand?Supervision is available as part of a comput...  View more

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Apple Remote Desktop

I'm trying to set up remote management with Apple Remote Desktop on MacBooks The devices are on a different site, and I need to remotely enable the functions that you normally have to check box, like Generate reports, Restart/Shut Down, etc. Is there...  View more

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Phone numbers on Jamf?

Hi! i have a question to an Jamf GURU :)Is it possible to automatically add phone number to an iPhone via Jamf? Would be very nice if I could get an answer soon :) Thank you!  View more

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Installing Mac mobileconfig remotely

My predecessor was able to install the mobileconfig file on all the Macs in our district remotely and I'm finding some computers were missed. I'm not seeing any notes of how he accomplished this unless he hosted the file on a server and scripted it.I...  View more

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Jamf School: clear teacher restrictions fails

Our teachers routinely use Jamf Teacher to restrict students access to apps, websites and resources during class. Sometimes the restrictions stay active longer than the set duration. There are a few ways to solve this:Cold reboot: this way restrictio...  View more

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Microsoft Office 365 A3

Hello everybody. Our IT team manages 10 schools. These are equipped with over 1,000 IPads.In the future, M365 A3 will be rolled out on every device.Students should be able to work directly with Word or Excel without having to log in.I have seen that ...  View more

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Allow users to install and use apps

Hi all, we currently have a bunch of teachers wanting to install and test apps on their own. Previously I pushed the apps to the devices but that is too long of a wait for some. So I changed the restrictions in the profile for those iPads. I now have...  View more

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