Apple School Manager Managed User IDs / Device Assigned

[Scorpio]

Hi Guys

 

Just got my MDM and ASM accounts all setup and ready to go and im just looking at app distribution:

 

I know you can assign apps / Books to a Managed Id or via the actual device where its installed on a Device ID rather than users Apple Managed ID. Do you guys do away with apple managed ID and just use Device Assigned or User or actually even both... Are they both needed? Ive heard there are apps that might not be Device assignable and therefore I assume you need to use user assigned so therefore each iPad will require a user in the form of a managed apple ID created in ASM.

 

Please let me know what the best way of doing it is, the pros and cons etc

 

Many Thanks

 

Scorps

[Brimstone]

You CAN NOT assign apps to iPads via a managed Apple ID created using ASM, if you want to assign apps via Apple ID you will either have to create them and manage them yourself or get users to create them.

 

There are still a few apps that can not be assigned via the device, but generally 99% of good education apps can be assigned via device. All iBooks CAN NOT be assigned via devices and require a real end user Apple ID, this is down to copyright rights from authors.

[Scorpio]

Yeah i read that about books, so with Meraki do you have to install the Meraki Systems Manager app ? Whats the benefit of doing so as so far i havent pushed it out ...

 

Thanks

 

Scorps