# How to add an iOS 11 device to Apple Business Manager?

## Description

Enrolling an Apple device in MDM through [Apple Business Manager (ABM)](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/mdm/apple_business_manager_enrollment.html) has a whole lot of advantages such as **mandatory mobile device management, simplified device onboarding**, etc. However, enrolling iOS devices to [Apple Business Manager](https://business.apple.com/) mandates certain conditions, with the most important one being where/how the devices were purchased. **Only devices purchased from Apple or Apple-authorized resellers can be enrolled with ABM**. However, **MDM provides a workaround to enroll devices to ABM using Apple Configurator.** Follow the steps given below to enroll devices into MDM solutions for iPad/iPhone management.

## Prerequisites

- ABM must be available in [your country](https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT207305).
- A Mac machine running [Apple Configurator 2](https://support.apple.com/apple-configurator) or any other compatible version.
- Devices to be enrolled must be running **iOS 11 or be capable of upgrading to iOS 11**.

## Steps

- Create a new profile and add it to a Blueprint as [explained here](https://www.manageengine.com/mobile-device-management/help/enrollment/enroll_ios_devices_using_apple_configurator.html#Prepare_Apple_Configurator_2.0). Click on **Prepare** after which the following screen is shown.

![Add to Device Enrollment Program](https://www.manageengine.com/mobile-device-management/images/Add-to-device-enrollment-pgm.png)

- Ensure **Add to Device Enrollment Program** as well as **Activate and complete enrollment** is selected. Then follow the on-screen instructions to proceed with the enrollment.
- You will be prompted to enter your ABM credentials as shown below. Enter the details to proceed.

![Sign in to ABM](https://www.manageengine.com/mobile-device-management/images/Sign-in-to-ABM.png)

- Once the device is prepared, the device is activated and gets enrolled with MDM. By default, these devices are added to the server automatically created by Apple Configurator, named **Devices Added by Apple Configurator 2** as shown below.

![Devices Added by Apple Configurator 2](https://www.manageengine.com/mobile-device-management/images/Devices-added-by-apple-configurator-2.png)

- On the ABM portal, reassign the device to the server that is integrated with the MDM server by following the steps given below. If you haven't integrated ABM with MDM, follow the steps given [here](https://www.manageengine.com/desktop-central/mdm/apple_business_manager_enrollment.html#Integrating_ABM_with_MDM).
- On the ABM portal, click on **Device Assignments** from the left panel.
- Add devices enrolled into ABM through Apple Configurator by specifying their Serial Numbers/Order Number. If you have multiple devices, you can also add these devices using a CSV file containing details of these devices.
- Under **Choose Action**, select **Assign to Server** and select your existing ABM server from the drop-down. Click on **Done** to complete the device re-assignment.

![Assign to Server](https://www.manageengine.com/mobile-device-management/images/assign-server.png)

- Once the re-assignment is complete, go back to the MDM server, navigate to **Enrollment** tab and select **Apple Enrollment (ABM/ASM)** from the left panel and click on **Sync devices**. The re-assigned devices get listed on the MDM server.
- Now, assign users to these devices on the MDM server to complete enrollment.

**NOTE:** The devices are added to ABM and can be removed by the user within **30 days** of adding to the server. To remove the device from management, navigate to **Settings -> General -> Device Management -> Remove Device Management**. This can be done if the wrong devices have been added to the portal.