Prepare Device for Enrollment

In order to add your device to ABM, you need to reset it.

Tech Lockdown Team

You'll need to reset your iOS device in order to manage it. You can sign in to iCloud after resetting the device and get access to whatever you sync with iCloud. However, you can't restore a backup during the first-time setup process.

Check iCloud Syncing

We did this step earlier, but you should double check.

Ensure that the iOS device you want to manage is syncing with iCloud.

Go to general settings and find the iCloud section

Double-check that the items you want to back up are syncing with iCloud

When you sign into iCloud on a newly reset device, you'll have access to these items again.

Disable Activation Lock & Find my iPhone

iOS devices have an activation lock feature, which we temporarily need to disable to manage the device. You will re-link to iCloud after you manage the device.

Note

You only need to disable activation lock on the iOS device that you want to manage.

iOS devices have an activation lock feature, which we temporarily need to disable to supervise the device. You will re-link to iCloud after you supervise the device.

Go to www.iCloud.com/find and login with your personal Apple ID (whatever Apple login you use on the iOS device).

At the top, click All Devices.

Select the device that you are attempting to supervise

Click Remove from Account. Read more here if you don't know how to do this

Note

The device must be offline in order for you to remove it.

Double-check that your device is removed from Find My iPhone.

Next Up

Add Device to ABM

Use Apple Configurator to Add iPhone to ABM

In order to add personal devices to your Apple Business Manager account, you need to use Apple Configurator on a second device (either a Mac or iOS device).