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Set up devices automatically

Someone on your team unpacks new Macs, iPhones and iPads, installs the apps and works through the settings before passing them on. That eats into their week, and the result depends on who did it and when. We set up Apple Business and your device management so new devices set themselves up.

The problem we fix

  • New people waiting for their laptop

    Someone starts on Monday and their Mac is still being set up by hand. We prepare Apple Business and your MDM so you can hand a new Mac to the person without opening the box. They switch it on and sign in with their work account, and their apps and settings install by themselves.

A tested setup for your next rollout

We connect your MDM to Apple Business, so devices registered there know where to enrol the first time they're switched on. Then we add the apps and settings for each group of devices and go through the first start ourselves, screen by screen, as your users will see it.

  • Devices in a group start with the same apps and settings, whoever unpacks them

  • If something in the setup is wrong, a tester finds it before a new hire does

  • Your support team knows what to do when an enrolment fails

When this service fits

  • You want to send new devices straight to colleagues, including people who work from home or at another site.

  • You have Apple Business and an MDM, but new devices still need work before anyone can use them.

  • You're about to hire several people or replace a lot of devices at once.

From Apple Business to the first start

We do the work in Apple Business and your MDM, together with whoever looks after your IT.

  • We check which of your devices can enrol automatically, how they're enrolled today and which apps each team needs.

  • We assign devices to your MDM, set up how apps install and apply the settings for each group.

  • We run a pilot on devices like the ones your team uses, and check that each tester can get through setup, sign in and open their work apps.

  • We hand over the finished setup, what we learned in the pilot, and instructions for your users and your support team.

Frequently asked questions

Have your next devices shipped straight to the people who'll use them

We'll start from your MDM, how new devices get set up today and when the next ones are due. From there we can say which steps can be automated and what needs fixing first.

Apple Technical Partner

As an Apple Technical Partner, Axtero has trained technical staff that specialize in consulting and technology services for business customers on the Apple platform.