Prerequisites:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- MDM is configured for your organization. For more information, see Manage Apple Devices with MDM<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Your devices are enrolled in MDM. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
To create a macOS or iOS MDM Custom Configuration Profile policy<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Log in to the JumpCloud Admin Portal<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Go to DEVICE MANAGEMENT > Policy Management<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In the All<\/strong> tab, click (+<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- On the New Policy panel, select the Mac<\/strong> or iOS<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select MDM Custom Configuration Profile<\/strong> from the list, then click configure<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- (Optional) Edit the Policy Name<\/strong> to enter a new name for the custom configuration profile policy or keep the default. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Under Settings<\/strong>, click upload file<\/strong>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select the
.mobileconfig<\/code> file you want to upload and click Open<\/strong>. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n![](\"\/wp-content\/themes\/jumpcloud\/assets\/images\/gutenberg-blocks\/note-icon.png\")
<\/p><\/div>Note:<\/strong> \nThe
.mobileconfig<\/code> file lets you upload and distribute MDM custom configuration profiles to macOS or iOS devices that are enrolled in JumpCloud MDM.<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mdm-custom-config-profile-policy-1024x599.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n- \n
- (Optional) Select the Device Groups<\/strong> tab, then select one or more device groups on which to apply the policy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- (Optional) Select the Devices<\/strong> tab, then select one or more devices on which to apply the policy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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