Apple Business Manager
Apple® Business Manager is a web-based portal for IT administrators to deploy iPhone®, iPad®, iPod® touch, Apple TV®, and Mac® all from one place. Working seamlessly with your mobile device management (MDM) solution, Apple Business Manager makes it easy to automate device deployment, purchase apps and distribute content, and create Managed Apple IDs for employees.
Devices
Apple Business Manager enables automated device enrollment, giving organizations a fast, streamlined way to deploy corporate-owned Apple devices and enroll in MDM without having to physically touch or prepare each device.
Content
Apple Business Manager enables organizations to easily buy content in volume. Whether your workforce uses iPhone, iPad, or Mac, you can provide great content that’s ready for work with flexible and secure distribution options.
People
Apple Business Manager provides organizations with the ability to create and manage accounts for employees that integrate with existing infrastructure and provide access to Apple apps and services as well as Apple Business Manager.
Signing Up for Apple Business Manager
Enrollment is simple and takes only a few minutes, so you can get started with Apple Business Manager quickly. Any business is eligible to participate, subject to the service terms and conditions. Apple reserves the right to determine program eligibility for each organization.
To get started, complete the online enrollment process and provide information about your organization, including name, phone number, and a valid D-U-N-S number for your company.
You’ll need to provide an email address that’s associated with your business. Consumer email addresses from services such as Gmail or Yahoo Mail won’t be accepted.
Provide a verification contact who can confirm the initial site administrator and verify that they have the authority to bind your organization to the Apple Business Manager terms and conditions.
Additionally, during the sign-up process Apple will ask for your reseller's DEP ID. Customers who will procure MDM-managed devices through Mac Business Solutions should enter MBS' reseller DEP ID: 1BBEDD30 .
Apple will review the information you submit on your program enrollment form. During the review process, you and your verification contact may be asked for additional information by phone or email before your enrollment is approved.
For more information and detailed sign-up instructions, please download the ABM guide or contact our business team.
Additional Resources
ABM user guide
Apple maintains an online user guide with tutorials on how to assign devices, buy content in bulk and assign it to devices, add locations and more.
Device elegibility
Eligible devices are available for assignment to your mobile device management (MDM) solution through Apple Business Manager. After you enroll them, you can assign and manage them using that MDM solution.
Adding resellers to ABM
You can add your Apple customer numbers and Reseller IDs by adding supplier information as necessary. For example, a large organization may have more than one Apple customer number or Reseller ID.
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