QR Code for Company Owned iOS Devices

QR Code or Device Enrollment Configurations are a quick and easy way to enroll your iOS devices. By creating a QR Code configuration, you can choose the default Group or Profile and a naming convention for the devices that are enrolled using this QR Code.

Additionally, these Configurations also provide you with a URL that can be used with Apple Configurator 2 or directly on Safari on the iOS device. 

Before you Start

1. Make sure you completed the APNs upload part as per Setting Up APNs guide.
2. Make sure you have at least one Device Profile as per Create an Apple Device Profile guide.

Steps

1. Once you are logged into Dashboard, navigate to Enrollment Configurations > QR Code Configurations
2. Click on CREATE to open the QR Code configuration wizard.
3. Under the Basic tab, provide the following details, and click NEXT
   1. Configuration Name: A name for this configuration
   2. Choose Enrollment Type: Choose Kiosk if you want to enroll Company-owned devices.
   3. Choose Enrollment Method: Select Enrollment Method from of the following:
      1. Userless Enrollment (Selected by default): On selecting this option, no user authentication will be asked for at the time of enrollment.
      2. User Authenticated Enrollment: Selecting this will ask for user authentication at the time of enrollment, associating the user with the device. To enable User Authenticated Enrollment, the following criteria should be fulfilled:
         1. The account should have some users added or imported.
         2. The account should have Organization Info and Terms of Services configured.
   4. Device Naming Convention: Choose a naming convention that will be used to auto-generate device names when the devices are enrolled.
      1. Use OS Name: If this is selected, then the device names are pre-fixed with the OS name.
      2. Set Device Name on iOS & macOS devices: Users can choose to Set the device name on the device during enrollment. This flag is selected by default.
         Device Name is based on the naming convention that is generated on the Dashboard
         
4. In the Group/Profile tab, select an iOS Profile or a Group with iOS Profile. Click NEXT.                                                                                                     Apply Enrollment Rules: If any enrollment rules are defined in Global settings, they get applied when a device is enrolled using this configuration. Disable this setting to skip applying the rules for enrollment using this configuration. Click NEXT
5. Device Configuration: Following are the additional settings that can be configured under this:
   1. Allow Users to Enter a Name for Device: If this is selected, then users are allowed to set the device name from the device when they enroll it.
   2. Allow Users to Scan a QR or Enter Group Enrollment Code to Complete Enrollment: Enabling this will show a screen at the end of enrollment that will allow users to scan a QR Code or enter a Group Enrollment code to move the devices to their respective group before they start using the device. When the devices move to a specific group, the device profile of the group gets applied to the devices.
   3. Allow Users to Enter Values for Custom Properties: When this flag is selected, users can set values for the custom fields (from the device at the time of enrollment) that are defined through Custom Properties. For each custom field following can also be configured from here:
      1. Allow: Shows or hides the custom field to the user
      2. Required: Select if the field is optional or required.
         
6. Optional Settings: These settings are for Android devices. For iOS, these can be skipped.  
7. Once the configuration is saved, it will appear in the list. A configuration has the following options,
   1. Show iOS QR - That can be used to scan using the iOS Camera.
   2. Download - This will download the configuration file. This is Not Applicable for iOS devices.
   3. Email - This will send an email to your account with a QR Code and the details on how to set it up.
   4. Edit - Helps you in editing the Configuration. Note that editing won’t impact the devices that are already enrolled.
   5. Deactivate - If you no longer wish to use this configuration or think it is compromised, then you can deactivate the config. Once Deactivated, the configuration can be deleted.
   6. Rotate - If you think that the configuration is compromised, you can use this option. This will generate a new QR Code and URL. Note that the previous QR Code and URL will no longer be valid.

Now that you have created a QR Code to enroll company-owned devices, follow our guide on How to Enroll Company Owned Devices.