Mac Enrollment Guide
Mac Enrollment Guide
V1.1
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Table of Contents
Requirements............................................................................................................................. 3
Out-of-the-box enrollment.........................................................................................................3
Re-enrollment process............................................................................................................ 11
Common Issues....................................................................................................................... 14
How-to questions..................................................................................................................... 14
Changelog................................................................................................................................ 15
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Enrollment process for all new macOS workstations
Carefully read the below requirements before starting the macOS activation
process.
Requirements
All new macOS devices need to be assigned to TCCC’s Apple Business Manager (ABM) account by the
vendor during the purchase order. (Check in the Jamf console or reach out to the Client Platform Engineering
team to check if the device is in ABM).
If the device has not been added to ABM by the vendor, please follow the manual process to add the Mac to
the ABM account, available here.
If the device is running macOS 11 Big Sur or an older version, it must be updated to macOS 12 Monterey and
factory reset before adding it to ABM using the manual process.
Computers running macOS versions prior to 12.5.1 should immediately be upgraded to the latest supported
version
Out-of-the-box enrollment
Before beginning the enrollment process, make sure you have the user's credentials as you will need to
provide them immediately after the process logs the Administrator out and asks you to log in with the user's
credentials. Again, this should be done without delay.
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Connect the Mac to TCCC’s wired network using an
Ethernet adapter or docking station.
Note: Do not connect to the Mac to the _iGuest network or USB to Ethernet
a direct Internet connection
Thunderbolt to Ethernet
Take the Mac out of its box and switch it on. Follow the on-
screen prompts to select the Language, Country or Region,
Written and Spoken Languages as well as the Accessibility.
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On the “Select Your Time Zone” screen, check “Set time
zone automatically using current location”, click “Turn On
Location Services” and “Continue”.
- Name: administrator
- Password: password provided by the Client Platform
Engineering team
Once logged in, wait for 1-2 minutes for the Self Service
app to start automatically, then go to “Staging” and click the
“Enroll” button under the “Enroll Mac” policy.
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Click “Continue”
Type in the KO ID of the user you are enrolling the Mac for
and click “Next”
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Launch Self Service, go to the “Staging” tab and click
“Encrypt” under the “Encrypt Mac” policy
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When logged out, log in with the user’s KO ID and
password. A prompt will appear asking to enable FileVault.
Click “Enable Now” then “OK”.
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Launch Self Service, go to the “I.T. Support” tab and click
“Sync” under the “Sync device” policy.
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Note: When you get the security prompt to allow Changes
to the System Certificate Trust Settings, enter the
administrator account credentials and click Update
Settings. This is required for the Hive Streaming agent to
work properly.
Once you are ready to deliver the device to the user, if you
have not done it previously, work with the user to register
the device with Azure AD and Intune, if not done previously.
Notes:
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Keep in mind…
Do NOT un-bind the Mac from the na.ko.com domain even if the Mac is being enrolled
outside North America and even if you intend to re-bind it to the na.ko.com domain. Un-
binding the Mac from the domain causes issues with joining to the “_ServiceCC” wireless
network and the hard disk encryption process.
Re-enrollment process
When a previously used Mac needs to be assigned to a new user, it first needs to be wiped. Delivering a Mac
previously used by another user without first wiping and enrolling it for the new user is not allowed.
The easiest way to re-purpose a previously staged Mac is to initiate a Device Wipe from Jamf (see steps
below).
If for some reason the device cannot be wiped from Jamf or the process fails, you can factory reset a device
by following the steps provided by Apple here.
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Select the “Clear Activation Lock” checkbox, enter
a 6-digit passcode, and click “Wipe Computer”.
Click OK to confirm.
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In that case, go to the device details page in the
Jamf console > Management > Activation Lock
Bypass and select “Show Activation Lock Bypass
Code”.
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Common Issues
Issue: While reading the jamf.log file you will notice that the domain-join process fails
Reason: This is (most probably) a false positive. Open “System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login
Options” and check if there is a domain name next to “Network account server”
Issue: The FileVault hard disk encryption process does not kick-in
Reason: Multiple
Solution: Open "System Preferences > Users & Groups" and check if the user's account is marked as
"Mobile". If not, edit the account and click the “Create” next to “Mobile account”. Then, with the
user logged in, initiate the FileVault encryption process from Self Service
Issue: The Mac will not connect to the _ServiceCC wireless network
Solution: Activating _ServiceCC for a newly enrolled Mac can take up to 12 hours
Issue: The Mac has joined the na.ko.com domain during the enrollment process but the Mac is located
outside North America
Reason: -
Solution: This is not an issue. It really does not matter which domain a Mac joins. Keep in mind that you
should NOT un-bind the Mac from the domain and re-bind it to another domain.
How-to questions
Reinstalling mandatory software
Mandatory applications will not appear in Self Service if already installed however, there may be cases where
reinstalling a mandatory application is necessary as part of troubleshooting efforts. To re-install a mandatory
application:
1. Remove it and run “Update Inventory” from Self Service > I.T. Support
2. Refresh Self Service
3. Wait for 15-20 minutes or re-install the app manually from Self Service
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The following applications are mandatory:
• Company Portal
• Crestron AirMedia
• DisplayLink
• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Teams
• OneDrive
Reinstalling macOS
If you need to reinstall the macOS, you can download the macOS installation app from this repository on your
Mac, then follow the steps to create a bootable installer for macOS.
Changelog
1.1 09/16/2022 Pascal Bohr Adding the Supported macOS versions section
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