Are you sure you want to enable vpp managed distribution. Migrate from redemption codes to managed distribution apple. The program also allows app developers to offer special pricing for purchases of. Service token expiration and renewal lightspeed systems. It creates a collection of configuration profiles and configured apple devices such as iphones and ipads. Instead, this article is about making profile manager work with your new vpp token. In apples volume purchasing portal, navigate to your account summary page. Ive set up vpp, purchased the apps they are free apps, but when i sign into ac2 and try to add them to by blueprint i get the following error. Make sure you want all your unredeemed codes or codes redeemed through apple configurator 1. If you are using apple configurator, you can still purchase apps in the vpp store and download the redeemable codes spreadsheets. It should be mentioned that if a user wants to migrate their unredeemed redemption codes to managed distribution, they can do so in apple configurator 2. From the managed distribution section, download the token. If you use apple configurator for devices that are shared between users, you should upgrade your devices to ios 9 and apple configurator 2 before migrating your redemption codes.
Apple school manager or apple configurator 2 can enroll apple tv in mdm and fully configure it simply by plugging in power and ethernet no user input required. How to purchase apps for apple configurator 2 using the volume purchasing program and managed distribution. Available for download on developer portal support new features. Systems manager fully integrates with vpp to easily distribute, revoke, and centrally manage your licenses, supporting both of apple s methods of managed distribution and licensing via redemption code. Apple business manager with mobile device management mdm solution makes it. Deploying mobile apps using apple vpp managed distribution. Contact your mdm provider for more information on the requirements. How to add free apps to your vpp account for apple configurator 2 managed distribution. I think my configuration may be off and am seeking help. Your organization can assign apps to users, or ios devices, through a mobile device management solution or apple configurator 2. What your company needs to know about apples updated app. Vpp location server tokens can be downloaded on apple school. Apple configurator and vpp solutions experts exchange. Make sure you want all your unredeemed codes or codes redeemed.
For information on how to install enrollment profiles using apple configurator, see the installing enrollment profiles using apple configurator knowledge base article. If you have the old style redemption codes that have not been. While inapp purchases arent supported as standalone content that can be bought and distributed with apps and books, end users can make and restore inapp purchases from assigned apps within apps and books, as long as these apps arent deviceassigned. Login to the vpp store with your apple vpp account. While inapp purchases arent supported as standalone content that can be bought and distributed with apps and books, end users can make and restore inapp purchases from assigned apps within apps and books, as long as those apps arent deviceassigned. This will download the vpp token necessary to establish a link between apple s vpp servers. Apple deployment programs volume purchase program guide overview the volume purchase program vpp makes it simple to find, buy, and distribute apps and books in bulk for your organisation. A vpp token which is now known as the legacy library token is used to link the vpp account to hexnode mdm. Vpp appleid assignment this article will focus on using the managed distribution model to distribute and reclaim vpp licenses through the jamf school management system.
Once logged in, click on your account email address and then select account summary. As a result, you dont have to use an apple id device. Whether your workforce uses iphone, ipad, or mac, you can provide great content thats ready for work with flexible and secure distribution options. If you have the old style redemption codes that have not been assigned to users, or if you accidentally purchased codes instead of managed distribution, apple has a. Whether its school provided or a byo program, it makes distribution of institution owned apps straightforward. How to renew a volume purchase program vpp token in. Because of the onetoone nature of itunes, this distribution method would be practical only when employees use the version of itunes that is associated with their own devices. The apple configurator 2 software is available for free in the apple store. For more on moving vpp apps from configurator to bushel. Custom b2b app distribution via apple configurator 2. Distribute content with apps and books in apple school.
Whats new in managing apple devices wwdc 2015 videos. Apps and books server tokens are valid for one calendar year after initial download. Have now managed to credit the vpp account but havent dipped into actually purchasing anything. I notice, however, when configuring the vpp token, it is seeking a user group to specify whom the app bundle should be pushed to. Apple configurator 2 apps ask for itune apple community. To view the vpp info for that app, expand volume purchase program. Apple vpp is now part of apple business manager abmand is now referred to as apps and books in the abm portal. Jamf now integrates with apples volume purchasing using this managed distribution technology. This vpp account is already being manged by another mdm solution. Managed distribution is a feature of vpp that lets you distribute apps and books directly to managed. Click your email address at the top right side of the page. Device enrollment program automated enrollment ios device.
Migrate from redemption codes to managed distribution. Vpp setup managing multiple apple devices it support miami. Here you will be able to download a new token file to use with jamf now. With managed distribution, users are invited to receive vpp apps through their apple id. This allows you to assign managed licenses directly to devices. Apples configuration tools, such as the iphone configuration utility or apple configurator, handle ios app distribution for ios devices that are connected to pcs or. There is an account hierarchy which necessitates using 2 different accounts for vpp one for the apple configurator login and one for the management of the vpp account. Profiles to a single device enroll your devices using apple configurator. Apple introduced the volume purchase program in order to enable the enterprises to find, purchase and distribute apps and books in bulk.
I currently have a device group in maas360 to receive the apple vpp app bundle. This involves enabling apple configurator enrollment in jamf pro, and then connecting devices to a computer via usb to enroll them using apple configurator. Apple configurator 2 vpp downloading free apps for. Sometimes a vpp token expires, which leads to the disappearance of vpp apps. To enroll mobile devices using apple configurator, you must download both the enrollment profile and its trust profile from jamf pro and import both profiles to apple configurator. In order to understand how apples managed distribution model is. This method is still the best for most schools who have shared ipads in class sets or. Are you sure you want to enable vpp manag apple community. Schools can manage apple tv at scale including the option to remotely set airplay security settings and greater control of what shows on the default home screen. Apple volume purchase program enables enterprises to find, purchase and distribute apps and books in bulk. Later, the administrator can revoke these licenses from a particular device and assign to new a device.
Consider the following before you decide if migrating from redemption codes to managed distribution will work for your organization. Users can also download the apps without signing into their apple app store account. In the meantime i contacted apple regarding using vpp and apple configurator. Although it lacks some of the core capabilities that a mobile device management solution like bushel can provide, there are some unique aspects of this deployment tool. What your company needs to know about apples updated applicensing scheme. This workflow and the video tutorial below are in apple business manager. Enabling vpp managed distribution with configurator diables any other server using this account, and all existing users and their assignments will be removed. Vpp enables the management of all the purchased and distributed apps by importing all the information from the app. You can use the user assignment and device assignment features of managed distribution, or the redemption codes feature of apple business manager. Apple configurator 2 vpp purchasing paid apps for managed. Content apple business manager enables organizations to easily buy content in volume.
I think that could be your problem, all apps, even free apps need to be downloaded via the vpp portal using the managed distribution method. The file name of the token is named something similar to stoken for appleid. The apple configurator enrollment settings allow you to enroll mobile devices with jamf pro using apple configurator 2 and an enrollment url. Volume purchase program for education the volume purchase program allows educational institutions to purchase apps and books in volume and distribute them to students, teachers, administrators, and other employees. When you enable the apple configurator enrollment settings, you allow devices to be enrolled with the jss using apple configurator 2 and an enrollment url. Some mdms may support managed distribution andor redeemable.
The volume purchase program vpp is an apple portal for businesses and schools to purchase and license apps and books in volume. Whether your workforce uses iphone, ipad, or mac, you can provide great content thats ready for work with flexible and secure distribution. Apple business manager is a portal for administrators to manage the device enrollment program dep, volume purchase program vpp, apple ids, and content distribution in their organizations. Apple deployment programs volume purchase program guide. Mdm to find the apple vpp managed distribution section. Netbooks, pda and phones thread, meraki mdm systems manager apple configurator 2 vpp managed distribution in technical. Apple configurator 2 vpp purchasing paid apps for managed distribution. Apple tv using apple configurator 2, regardless of how you acquired them. Changing from vpp redemption codes to managed distribution. Apple offers apple configurator 2 and profile manager as part of. Download the apple vpp token to link maas360 with your apple vpp account. This licensed apple id must then be signed in on the ios device in order to.
This involves creating an enrollment profile, connecting the devices to a computer via usb, and installing the enrollment profile using apple configurator or apples iphone configuration utility ipcu. Has anyone been able to successfully deploy managed distribution apps using apple configurator 2. Apple configurator enrollment settings casper suite. Hi, im having issues with distribution of a customer b2bapp via apple configurator 2. I currently have the apple vpp program setup through maas360.
I have enrolled to the vpp program and when i log in with my dedicated vpp appleid, i can indeed see my custom b2b app and purchase it in the requested volume. The migration from redemption codes to managed distribution is permanent and cannot be reversed. Systems manager fully integrates with vpp to easily distribute, revoke, and centrally manage your licenses, supporting both of apples methods of managed distribution and licensing via redemption code. To distribute content to users, choose from two simple distribution methods at time of purchase. How to deploy apple vpp apps with hexnode mdm hexnode. Enrollment profiles jamf pro administrators guide jamf. Supervision identities find out how to create, upload, and download a supervision identity for use with apple configurator 2. Once youve purchased the free apps, it lists them in the portal, you then sign into your vpp account inside apple configurator 2 and it sees which apps are listed there. To start, download the vpp service token from the account. Managed distribution makes it much easier for organizations who are doing this in large scale, says.
Using managed distribution with managed distribution, use your mdm solution or apple configurator 2 to manage apps and books purchased from the vpp store in any country where the app is available. Converting volume purchased apps from redemption codes to. When you purchase content for your school or business in apps and books, you can distribute your purchases directly to your users in one of three ways. Next you can either click on the fix link in the notification banner, which will take you directly to the managed distribution page or you can manually navigate to it by selecting.
Meraki mdm systems manager apple configurator 2 vpp. Also, users dont receive an invitation to join the volume purchase program. Apples configurator app for the mac streamlines many setup and management tasks for ios deployments. Apple configurator plays a role in automated enrollment using the device enrollment program. Volume purchase program its time to upgrade to the central place for staff to create apple ids and access everything you need to deploy devices in your organization. Apple configurator 2 vpp downloading free apps for managed. How to silently push free apps using vpp, managed distribution, supervision and airwatch. Then, click on the download token link and your token will be downloaded to your downloads or wherever you download stuff.
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