How to upload iOS certificates during Enrolment?

How to upload iOS certificates during Enrolment?

In order to establish the communication between the iOS devices and WeGuard, also to enroll the supervised devices from ABM we need to upload a few iOS Certificates.

1. APNS CertificateApple Push Notification Service (APNS) certificate is used in conjunction with a Mobile Device Management (MDM) system to securely communicate with and manage devices such as iPhones, iPads, and Macs.
2. DEP (Enrollment Certificate)Device Enrollment Program (DEP) certificate plays a crucial role in automating and simplifying the deployment and management of Apple devices. 
3. Apps & Books Certificate: the Apps and Books certificate is used to manage the deployment of apps and books purchased through ABM for an organization.

Procedure to Upload APNS Certificate 

  1. Login to WeGuard Portal
  2. Click on the Cog Wheel and Select Settings


  • Click on the Apple and notice you are by default on APNS Page.




  • Click Here in the Step.1 to download Certificate with WeGuard Server details (.csr file)

  • Click Apple Push Certificate Portal link to open the APNS website and login with companies Apple ID.




  • Click on Create Certificate




  • Click the checkbox and Accept the terms.




  • Click on Choose File and select the file which was downloaded earlier from WeGuard (.csr file.)






  • Click on Upload




  • Click on Download to download a push certificate (.pem file)




  • Upload the push certificate in WeGuard Console (.pem file) which we downloaded earlier and click on Complete




  • Notice the APNS Certificate details getting populated.

                    Note: If the APNS certificate details are not populated just refresh the WeGuard page*


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Result: APNS server communication has been successfully established.



Procedure to Upload DEP (Enrollment Certificate)

  1. Go to Apple Business Manager Tab


  • Click on the Here as in the step 1 to download the Public Key (.pem’ file)



  • Click on the Here as in step 2 to go to ABM website.
  • Login to your ABM Account. 
  • Click on Profile and go to Preferences 



  • Create a new MDM server by clicking on ‘+’.



  • Enter a name and then click on ‘Choose file’ and then upload the public key (.pem) file which was downloaded previously and click Save.



  • The MDM server has been created.
  • Click on ‘Download Token’ on the top and download token (.p7m file).



  • Upload the token(.p7m file) in WeGuard console and click Complete.



  • Once the certificate is uploaded all the details are populated on the WeGuard Console.



  • Upon clicking ‘Sync Devices’, the devices in the ABM account appear on the WeGuard console in an un-provisioned state in Default iPad iPhone Supervised Policy.




Notes
Note: Devices on the ABM account must be assigned to the appropriate MDM server. To understand the device assignment, you can Click Here.
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DEP (Enrollment Certificate) Supervised is successfully uploaded and devices are synced ready to be enrolled now.
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To know the information on Enrollment Settings Supervised Click Here


Procedure to Upload Apps and Books Certificate

  1. Go to Apps and Books Subtab under Apple Business Manager (ABM)


  • Click on Here to open ABM website




  • Go to Preferences by click on User ID at bottom left corner
  • Go to Payments and Billings > Apps and Books



  • Download the token based on the Location by clicking on Location Name



  • Upload the server token which is downloaded in the WeGuard console



  • Notice the Apps and Books details getting populated




Info
The Apps and Books certificate is successfully uploaded and Apps are synced in WeGuard.



We hope this article was useful. Thank you for reading.

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