Recon Suite Administrator's Guide v8.6 - JAMF Software

Inventory
Acquiring Mac OS X Computers
Acquisition is the process of adding computers to the JSS as part of your inventory. There are several ways
to acquire Mac OS X computers:
Provide an acquisition URL.
Send an OTA invitation.
Use a QuickAdd package created with Recon.
Scan the network.
Run Recon remotely.
• Run Recon locally.
Manually add computers to the JSS.
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Providing an Acquisition URL
You can allow users to acquire their own computers by providing them with an acquisition URL. The
Acquisition URL is the full URL for the JSS followed by /enroll/. For example:
https://jss.mycompany.com/8443/enroll/
Users go to the URL, log in with an LDAP directory account or JSS user account, and then follow the
onscreen instructions to download and install a QuickAdd package that acquires their computer.
If location information collection is enabled in the JSS and users log in with an LDAP directory account,
location information for the computer is collected during enrollment.
Providing an acquisition URL requires:
• An LDAP server connection set up in the JSS or a JSS user account with privileges to enroll Mac OS X
computers (See “Integrating with LDAP Servers” or “Managing JSS User Accounts” for instructions on
how to set up one of these requirements.)
• User-initiated computer acquisition enabled in the JSS (See “Configuring the User-Initiated Acquisition
Process” for more information.)
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