{"id":12428,"date":"2021-08-17T15:03:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T09:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/blogs\/?post_type=explained&#038;p=12428"},"modified":"2022-09-13T14:50:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T09:20:09","slug":"what-is-apple-supervised-mode","status":"publish","type":"explained","link":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/blogs\/explained\/what-is-apple-supervised-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Apple supervised mode?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">An organization gains more control over an<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Apple<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">device (iPhone, iPad<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, macOS<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">) if it is supervised. Usually, company-owned devices are made supervised during the initial setup. This ensures that the organization can configure and manage the device more efficiently. There are many additional restrictions that the admin can configure if the device is made supervised.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center>    \t\t<!-- button style scb20be917a3efc78059cf9961ee4e54284 -->\r\n    \t\t<style>\r\n    \t\t\t.scb20be917a3efc78059cf9961ee4e54284, a.scb20be917a3efc78059cf9961ee4e54284{\r\n    \t\t\t\tcolor: #fff;\r\n    \t\t\t\tbackground-color: #00868B;\r\n    \t\t\t}\r\n    \t\t\t.scb20be917a3efc78059cf9961ee4e54284:hover, a.scb20be917a3efc78059cf9961ee4e54284:hover{\r\n    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\tbackground-color: #32b8bd;\r\n    \t\t\t}\r\n    \t\t<\/style>\r\n    \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/uem\/platform\/apple-mdm-solution\/?utm_source=hexnode_blog_apple_supervised_mode&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=button\" class=\"ht-shortcodes-button scb20be917a3efc78059cf9961ee4e54284  hn-cta__blogs--inline-button \" id=\"\" style=\"\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n    \t\tTake care of your supervised Apple device with Hexnode<\/a>\r\n    \t\t<\/center><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There are two methods to enable supervision on Apple devices.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Apple Configurator\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">To use the Apple configurator, you need a Mac device and a USB cable. This method is preferred when there are a minimal number of devices\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">are<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to be deployed. To enable supervised mode on your device, follow these steps.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Connect your iOS device to the Mac via USB cable\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Open Apple Configurator 2\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Select your iOS device from the list\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Click on Prepare -&gt; Configuration -&gt; Manual\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Define your MDM server on the \u2018Enroll your MDM server.\u2019\u00a0Doing so\u00a0can\u00a0add the device to the corresponding MDM web portal\u00a0as well.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Enter the relevant information and create a supervision Identity\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Click on \u2018Prepare\u2019 at the end of the dialogue boxes.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Apple Business Manager \u2013\u00a0Automated Device Enrollment\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you plan on deploying many devices, then it is best to opt for\u00a0DEP\u00a0Enrollment. The devices will get automatically enrolled as supervised when they are first unboxed and connected to a network using Apple Business\u00a0You can enable supervision on your device via ABM by<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Configure DEP in\u00a0Hexnode\u00a0Web Console<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Assign the devices to the MDM server<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Enable supervision while pushing the configuration profile<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-12428","explained","type-explained","status-publish","hentry","topic-apple-device-management"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is Apple supervised mode? 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