Once you have created a master backup at Step 3, you can use the same backup on multiple devices as long as the iOS version of the target device is same. Question: Can we restore the back up of Temporary device to multiple Target devices during Supervision?Īnswer: Yes.
From the Prepare With dropdown, select Manual Configuration.You will see a screen with the following options, make sure you have selected the following options,.Right/Secondary click on the device frame that you see in AC2 to see the menu options.At this point open Apple Configurator 2 which will display the connected device.DONOT perform any action on the device once it reaches the Hello screen. The Device A will now show a message, Restore In Progress and will turn off and reboot to the Hello screen.You can identify the backup using the timestamp In Device details, click General > Backup Now Once trusted the device details of the connected iOS device will be shown.When prompted accept the Trust prompts that will be shown on the MacBook and iOS device. Connect the Device A to the MacBook and Open Finder App, In Finder app under locations you will see the iOS Devices.The first step is to take a back up of the target device. Select Generate a new supervision identity. This Name will later be shown in Settings on the iOS device as This device is supervised and managed by My Family.
Requirements To download a supervision identity to use in Apple Configurator 2, you need: A computer with Apple Configurator 2.0 or 2. Once imported, the device will be able to pair with that given computer.
Apple Configurator 2 (AC2): Download and install the latest version of AC2 on the MacBook. Enter Name of your family / organization. The supervision identity is a certificate and private key that can be imported into Apple Configurator 2.macOS Machine: You would need one MacBook to take the backups and restore.The OS version of Device A and Device B should be exactly same, i.e, if Device A is on 13.3 then you would need the Device B to be on 13.3 The objective of this document is to explain how user can prepare his device in Supervise Mode using Apple Configurator 2 and enroll his device with.Choose an MDM server to manage the devices remotely over the air, if desired. Since the device is only being placed into Supervised Mode, it does not need to be added to Apple Business/School Manager. Temporary iOS Device (e.g Device B): You would need an additional iOS device that will act as a temporary device to hold the backup. Select the device in Apple Configurator and click Prepare.Target iOS Device (e.g Device A): This is the iOS device that you want to Supervise and enroll in Scalefusion.This document outlines the steps to backup the iOS device that you want to supervise and then restore it before supervising it and hence avoid Data Loss. There are some special steps required to backup and restore while supervising the device. A normal backup and restore on the iOS device causes the Supervision settings to be lost and the device becomes unmanaged. If you are planning on supervising existing iOS devices that are in field then one of the challenges is to retain the data that is already present in the iOS device. To verify your device is in supervised mode, tap Settings.Supervise iOS Devices without Data Loss (Backup & Supervise) Follow the Setup Assistant instructions on your iPad to finish setting your device into Supervised Mode.The Show all steps option is recommended. Choose which steps will be presented to the user in Setup Assistant and select Prepare.This process is for allowing your device to be supervised, not for enrolling in Zoom's MDM Choose a server if you are already enrolled in an MDM, otherwise select Do not enroll in MDM.Prepare with Manual Configuration and select both Supervise devices and Allow devices to pair with other computers.Select the Prepare icon on Apple Configurator 2.Turn off Find My iPad by tapping Settings, Apple ID, then iCloud.
Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable and select Trust when prompted on your iPad.Download the latest version of Apple Configurator 2 from the App Store.
"Supervised Mode" allows you to manage your device remotely.