How do I re-enroll an enrolled device (without ADE (formerly DEP)) as an ADE device?

ADE activation takes place when a device is activated from its factory default state.
Erase the device, and then activate it after completing the server-side settings.
The procedure is as follows.
The procedure below assumes that ADE is already enabled in your unit.
For how to enable ADE, see Enable ADE (formerly DEP).

Steps when registering for ADE by requesting through the device reseller

1. Ask the reseller to register the device for ADE, and confirm that the device's serial number is displayed in Apple Business (formerly Apple Business Manager).
2. In Apple Business, assign the device's serial number to the MDM server linked to the unit.
3. (In any order with step 4) In the BizMobile Go! admin console, link the ADE profile to the device's serial number.
4. (In any order with step 3) In the BizMobile Go! admin console, create the device information linked to the device's serial number.
   Note: If you use the same Identifier as an existing device, you must delete the existing device information beforehand.
5. (Can also be done before steps 1 to 4) Erase the device.
6. Activate the device.

Steps when registering for ADE using Apple Configurator

1. Erase the device.
2. In Apple Configurator, register the device for ADE. (Procedure: Register Devices in Apple Business (Make Devices ADE (formerly DEP) Devices))
3. In Apple Business, assign the device's serial number to the MDM server linked to the new unit.
4. (In any order with step 5) In the BizMobile Go! admin console, link the ADE profile to the device's serial number.
5. (In any order with step 4) In the BizMobile Go! admin console, create the device information linked to the device's serial number.
   Note: If you use the same Identifier as an existing device, you must delete the existing device information beforehand.
6. Activate the device.

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Last updated: April 4, 2024

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