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Managing Shared iPads with Jamf School

Updated over 3 weeks ago

Description

Shared iPads allow you to deliver personalized experiences on an iPad shared by multiple users.

  • Apps and documents can be assigned either directly on the app/document record itself from Apps > Inventory or from within the class the shared iPad is a part of.

  • Home screen layout and Restrictions profiles must be created and assigned from the Class record.


Add Shared iPads to a Class

  1. In Jamf School, click Classes and either open an existing class or create a new class by clicking Add Class.

  2. Click Add Shared iPads to add a shared iPad:

    This photo shows where you are able to find the Add Shared iPads button in a test class in Jamf School.
  3. In the Scope section, use the filters to pull in the devices that should be in this class. Please note that you'll have to filter on a specific device group if you don't want every shared iPad in this group. Click Save Scope.

    This photo shows an example of where to apply specific filters to your device group.


Home Screen Layout for Shared iPads

Select Apps from the left menu and then drag the App Icon to the desired order on the screen image. Click Save in the bottom right when complete.

The image shows the view of the Apps page on a Jamf School class with shared iPad option added.

Note - this will install the apps on the device. You are also able to scope app licenses to apps from the app record under Apps > Inventory just like non-shared devices.


Restrictions for Shared iPads

Click Restrictions and select/deselect the desired options to set up Restrictions for the shared iPads in that class. Click Save in the bottom right corner when complete.

The image shows the device functionality and applications restrictions settings available for shared ipads.


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