Linking SOTI MobiControl to Your Apple DEP Virtual MDM Server

Before you begin

You must already be enrolled in the Apple Device Enrollment Program (DEP) and have a virtual MDM set up to complete this process.

You must have access to an administrator account for the DEP.

About this task

A trusted link between the Apple DEP servers and SOTI MobiControl must be established before devices that are assigned to the virtual MDM server can be managed using SOTI MobiControl.

To link a SOTI MobiControl deployment server to a virtual MDM server created to enroll devices in the DEP:

Procedure

  1. On the All Platforms tab, select the Servers tab.
  2. Under Global Settings, click the wrench icon beside Apple Device Enrollment Program to open the Apple Device Enrollment Program dialog box.
  3. Click the Download Public Key button to download a public key that is specific to the deployment server. Do not close the Apple Device Enrollment Program dialog box.
  4. Click the https://deploy.apple.com link in step 2 of the Apple Device Enrollment Program dialog box to open the Apple Device Enrollment Program portal in a new browser tab or window.
  5. Upload the SOTI MobiControl public key when you create the virtual MDM server.
  6. Download a DEP server token.
Return to the SOTI MobiControl console with the still open Apple Device Enrollment Program dialog box.
  1. Click Browse to upload the DEP server token to SOTI MobiControl.
  2. Click OK to establish a trusted connection between SOTI MobiControl and the DEP virtual MDM server and to close the dialog box.

Results

The DEP server token is valid for one year. When the token is near expiration, SOTI MobiControl issues a reminder to download a new DEP server token.