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Enrolling Apple devices using Automated Device Enrollment (ADE)

Enrollment is the process of onboarding your devices to LogMeIn Resolve MDM MDM for remote management.

This article explains how you can use Apple's Automated Device Enrollment (ADE) (previously Apple DEP) to automate the MDM enrollment of Apple devices that are associated with your Apple Business or School Manager account.

If you are looking for a way to enroll devices that are not associated with your organization's ABM/ASM account, please read the following articles:

  • Manual MDM profile enrollment for iPhone and iPad
  • Manual MDM profile enrollment for Mac devices

Preparations

Before you try to enroll Apple devices using ADE, please check that you and your organization meet the following prerequisites:

  • Make sure you understand what is Apple Business or School Manager and that your organization has an ABM/ASM account.
  • Study the concept of Automated Device Enrollment (ADE)
  • Check that you have connected your LogMeIn Resolve MDM site with ADE
  • You must have an Administrator or Device Enrollment Manager role in ABM/ASM in order to manage device enrollment settings.

Overview of the ADE process

First, after your organization purchases new Apple devices, the devices must be assigned to an MDM server for remote management in Apple Business/School Manager. You can assign devices to MDM servers either manually or automatically. Both methods are explained later in this article.


How to assign devices to an MDM server in Apple Business or School Manager using the Change Device Management option.
The layout of the screen may look different in the product.

The devices will then appear on the Enrollment > Apple DEP page on the LogMeIn Resolve MDM site where you assigned them. If you cannot see any devices on the page, please use the green Update device list button to synchronize the device data from Apple Business/School Manager to LogMeIn Resolve MDM.


Apple device enrollment profile for ADE (previously DEP)
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The Enrollment status column shows you whether the device has yet been enrolled in LogMeIn Resolve MDM MDM.

In order to enroll the devices in LogMeIn Resolve MDM, you must assign an enrollment profile to the devices. The enrollment profile contains the settings that will be applied to the devices during the enrollment.

The enrollment profile also defines whether the device user is allowed the detach the device from the remote management and whether the device is managed in the Supervised mode or not.


Default enrollment profile for Apple Business Manager devices.
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On the Enrollment > Apple DEP page, you can create new enrollment profiles, modify the existing ones, and assign the enrollment profiles to the devices. In the enrollment profile settings, you can make MDM enrollment mandatory, which means that the device user cannot bypass MDM enrollment in the device's Setup Assistant.

Follow the steps in the new or factory reset device's Setup Assistant. On the Remote Management screen, select one of the following options, depending on your device platform:
  • On Mac, select Enroll.
  • On iPhone, select Enroll this iPhone.
  • On iPad, select Enroll this iPad.

Installing enrollment profile for remote management.
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The device enrollment is complete when the device's Enrollment status is Enrolled on the Apple DEP page in LogMeIn Resolve MDM.

Please note that if you change the configuration of an existing Enrollment profile, the changes will not take effect on devices until they are factory reset and activated again.

Assigning devices to an MDM server (LogMeIn Resolve MDM) manually

Your organization's Apple Business/School Manager account contains records of all Apple devices managed owned or managed by the organization. If you cannot find some devices from your ABM/ASM account, check How can I add devices to Apple Business / School Manager.

By default, devices are not assigned to any MDM server in Apple Business or School Manager. If you want to start managing your devices remotely with MDM software, you must assign the devices to an MDM server.

You can assign devices to MDM servers based on the order number or source. For example, you can assign all devices purchased from a certain reseller to one MDM server. To assign, unassign, or reassign devices, go to the Devices page in Apple Business or School Manager. Use the search tools to filter devices, select the desired devices from the list, and then click Edit Device Management to choose the MDM server.


How to assign devices to an MDM server manually in Apple Business Manager. You can assign, reassign and unassign devices based on their order number or source.
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For more details, please refer to the Apple Business Manager User Guide.

Setting a default MDM server for device types

You can avoid the need to manually assign devices by setting a default MDM server for specific device types. To do this, go to Settings > Device Management Settings in Apple Business/School Manager, and select the preferred MDM server for each device type. After this, new devices will be automatically assigned to that MDM server for remote management when they appear in ABM/ASM.


How to set the default device assignment for device types in Apple Business/School Manager.
The layout of the screen may look different in the product.

For more details, please refer to the Apple Business Manager User Guide.

Related Articles:
  • Apple Business Manager (ABM)
  • Automated Device Enrollment (ADE)
  • Integrating Apple's Automated Device Enrollment with LogMeIn Resolve MDM
  • Enrollment profiles for Apple's Automated Device Enrollment
  • Troubleshooting automated enrollment of Apple devices
  • Renewing an Apple Automated Device Enrollment token
Article last updated: 8 September, 2025

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