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Jamf Now Account Deactivated - Recreating Your Account

This article describes steps to take to managed devices with Jamf Now again if your Jamf Now account was deactivated.

Description

If your Jamf Now account was deactivated and you still need to manage devices with Jamf Now, this article walks you through creating a new account, setting up integrations, configuring management settings, and enrolling your devices again.

Recreating your Jamf Now environment

  1. Create a new Jamf Now account at https://signup.jamfnow.com/.

  2. Configure the Jamf Now account including: APNs, Auto-Enrollment, VPP, Open Enrollment, Teammates.

    You can use the existing APNs, Auto-Enrollment, and Volume Purchasing integrations previously created on Apple's side, but they will all have to be added again.

  3. Ensure your desired apps from Apple Business show in Jamf Now under Apps.

  4. Create necessary Jamf Now Blueprints with the settings your organization wants to enforce on devices.

  5. Enroll your devices into the new Jamf Now account.
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Specific Workflows

APNs

Expand for steps to setup APNs with an existing certificate

  • From the Jamf Now side you are setting this up for the first time, follow steps 1-6 on https://learn.jamf.com/r/en-US/jamf-now-documentation/Setting_Up_Apple_Push_Notification_Service_APNs_Certificate.

  • Once you find your existing certificate at identity.apple.com you can follow the steps below:

    • Click Renew next to the certificate that matches the information displayed in Jamf Now, including Subject DN and expiration date.

      Note:Click the Certificate Info icon next to a certificate to display additional information, such as Subject DN.

    • Click Choose File to upload the Signing Request that you downloaded from Jamf Now, and click Upload.

      If the upload is successful, you will see a confirmation message with a green check mark.

    • Click Download.

  • Back in Jamf Now upload the file you downloaded from Apple.

Auto-Enrollment

Expand for steps to setup Auto-Enrollment with an existing device management service in Apple Business

  • From the Jamf Now side you are setting this up for the first time, follow steps 1-7 on https://learn.jamf.com/r/en-US/jamf-now-documentation/Setting_Up_Automated_Device_Enrollment.

  • Once you find your existing device management service in Apple Business, you can follow the steps below:

    • Click ... > Edit in the upper-right corner of the service information that loads.

    • Add in the PEM file downloaded from Jamf Now.

    • Click Save and then click Download Token under ...

  • Back in Jamf Now upload the file you downloaded from Apple.

Volume Purchasing

Expand for steps to setup Volume Purchasing with an existing content token from Apple Business

Blueprints

Enrollment

More Resources

See Getting Started with Jamf Now for more information on creating and setting up Jamf Now.

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