---
title: "Setting Up Apple Push Notification Service (APNs) Certificate"
slug: "setting-up-apns-in-scalefusion"
description: "Learn how to set up Apple Push Notification Service (APNs) certificate in Scalefusion for real-time communication with your iOS devices. This guide covers the configuration process and best practices."
updated: 2025-05-22T13:17:28Z
published: 2025-05-22T13:17:28Z
canonical: "help.scalefusion.com/setting-up-apns-in-scalefusion"
---

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# Setting Up Apple Push Notification Service (APNs) Certificate

To manage your iOS and Mac devices using Scalefusion, the first step is to upload an Apple Push Notification Service (APNs) certificate. This is required so that Scalefusion can remotely manage your iOS and Mac Devices. This process helps to establish mutual trust between Scalefusion and your Apple Account.

## Before you Start

1. You would need an Apple ID - Preferably the corporate or organization ID that can be used to log in at  [https://identity.apple.com/pushcert/](https://identity.apple.com/pushcert/).
2. You would need a Scalefusion Account.

This step needs to be done only once and will help manage both your iOS and Mac Devices. However, once setup, the certificate needs to be renewed every year.

## Video Guide:

Please watch the video below to get a visual walkthrough.

[YouTube video player](https://www.youtube.com/embed/eP6dbQVDifc?si=PEkrVWc0-4l-dIij)

## Overview

Configuring APNs involves 4 easy steps,

- Downloading a CSR (a file) from Scalefusion.
- Upload the downloaded file to your Apple Account.
- Download a PEM file that Apple provides.
- Upload the PEM file to the Scalefusion dashboard.

## Details

Follow the below steps to complete the APNs setup,

1. Login to your Scalefusion Dashboard account at [https://scalefusion.com](https://scalefusion.com/).
2. Navigate to **Getting Started > Apple Setup** once you are logged into Dashboard.
3. Here you would see 3 sections, **APNs**, **DEP** & **VPP**, with a default focus on **APNs**. Stay on this tab.
4. On the **APNs** tab, enter your organization name and the Apple ID that you plan to use. Click **NEXT**.
5. Click on the **DOWNLOAD CERTIFICATE SIGNING REQUEST** button. This will download a CertificateSigningRequest.plist to your computer. Click **NEXT**.
6. Click the **SIGN-IN TO APPLE PORTAL** button. A new tab will be opened and redirect you to the Apple Push certificate portal - [https://identity.apple.com/pushcert/](https://identity.apple.com/pushcert/).
7. On the Apple portal, sign in with the Apple credentials.
8. Once you are successfully signed in, you will see a page with a button to **Create a Certificate**. Click on that button.
9. You will be shown a Terms & Conditions page. Please Read and Accept the terms.
10. You will be shown a new page where you can enter some “Notes” and “**Choose File**”. Enter some notes so that you can identify that it is Scalefusion Dashboard, and click on Choose File and select the file that you downloaded in Step 5.
11. Once you choose the file, the “**Upload**” button will be enabled. Click on **Upload**.
12. Once the file is successfully uploaded, you should see a page with the “**Download**” button. Click on the **Download** button. This will download a file “**MDM_ ProMobi Technologies Private Limited_Certificate.pem**” to your computer.On Mac, if the downloaded file has a **.cer** extension, try to rename it as **.pem** or navigate to Keychain > System Roots. Here, Look up the .cer file and export it as .pem
13. Now navigate back to the Scalefusion Dashboard. You should be at the screen on Step 5. Click “**NEXT**”.
14. In this final step, either Drag and Drop the file that you downloaded in Step 12 or click on Browse Files and select the file that you downloaded in Step 12. Click “**NEXT**” to complete the Upload.