iOS Guide VI: Device Supervising

Device Supervising

Supervising is a mode that allows a Silverback and all Enterprise Mobility suites to control additional functions on iOS or iPadOS devices and is intended for organization owned devices. The easiest way to utilize supervision is to enroll devices with Apple's Device Enrollment Program (DEP) as devices enrolled in Silverback via DEP are automatically supervised over the air since iOS and iPadOS 13. For older devices, it requires the enablement of the Supervised checkbox under Admin > Device Enrollment Program > Settings. It is also possible to add your existing company-owned devices to the Device Enrollment Program. If you looking for that, please review the following how-to: Apple Deployment Programs IV: Manually add devices to DEP.  If you have devices that are not eligible for inclusion in the Device Enrollment Program, this guide will demonstrate the supervising process with the Apple Configurator.

Requirements

• MacBook with minimum macOS version 10.14 (Mojave)
• Apple Configurator 2.5 or higher
• Apple Business Manager account

Supervise Devices

Next Steps:

• Enoll the device to Silverback: Apple Guide II : Connect a device
• Check supervising with our Home Screen Layout Feature: Home Screen Layout Configuration