Mac machines are preferred by professionals across all verticals, thanks to their minimalistic yet classy design, easy user interface, and inbuilt, robust functionalities that offer an unmatched experience across diverse purposes. From designers to photographers, developers to sound engineers, from offices to schools, Mac machines are preferred and loved. And while schools opt for distributing MacBooks for educational purposes, there is a large number of students who prefer using their personal MacBooks for school. In offices and businesses, empowering employees-owned Mac machines with business resources and apps helps achieve better efficiency and also significantly cuts down the cost of inventory.
And while more and more companies want their employees to engage employee-owned Mac machines for business use, the biggest challenge lies in securing the business data on the BYO (Bring your own) devices without hampering the user’s personal data on the BYO devices. The huge influx of BYOD Mac machines raises a significant concern for IT teams to enroll, secure, and facilitate the use of these devices.
Scalefusion BYOD Mac management aids IT to streamline device enrollment for BYO devices. With Scalefusion, IT can enroll BYO devices, publish business-specific content and apps on the employee-owned Mac machine, and remotely secure the device without accessing the user’s personal data.
How to Enroll Mac BYO devices:
On the dashboard side:
1. Start by creating a Mac profile on the dashboard. Navigate to the ‘Device Profiles & Policies’ section and click on ‘Device Profiles’. Here, you can find all the previously created profiles.
2. Start by creating a new profile. Choose the Mac operating system and add profile name.
3. Configure restrictions and preferences. Save your changes. Your profile is now created and ready to be applied to devices and configurations.
4. Navigate to the ‘Enrollment Configurations’ section on the dashboard. Under ‘QR Code Configurations’, you can find all the previously created QR code configurations. Click on ‘Create New’, add the configuration name, and choose the type ‘Personal (BYOD)’. You can also add a prefix or suffix to regulate the device naming.
5. Apply the macOS device profile created in step 3. Click ‘Next’ to proceed. Add license and save your configuration.
6. You can now start inviting users to the BYOD configuration. Choose the Mac option before sending out email invites.
7. You can configure the invitation email or use the default template provided by Scalefusion.
8. You can now start adding users for the configuration. You can also add multiple users and send invitations simultaneously.
On the device side
9. The user receives the invitation email on their work email. They need to click on the enroll button to proceed.
10. The user is redirected to the enrollment page and needs to confirm the enrollment process to initiate it on the Mac device.
11. An OTP is generated and sent to the registered work email address.
12. The user can enter the OTP and complete the enrollment confirmation process. They can review the company IT’s terms of use and accept them to proceed.
13. Once the user accepts the terms of use, the profile installation is initiated on the Mac machine. To continue, the user needs to click on the ‘Install’ button.
14. The user can complete the profile installation in simple steps.
15. Once the profile is set up, the device is managed by Scalefusion. The device details are now visible on the dashboard. Administrators can remotely wipe the device and secure the business data stored on it.
Enrolling employee-owned Mac machines in Scalefusion Mac MDM is straightforward and doesn’t require specialized IT. Empower your employees to work from anywhere while securing critical business data on Mac machines with Scalefusion.
