Casper Suite Administrator's Guide v8.7 - JAMF Software

Acquiring Mobile Devices
You can acquire mobile devices by syncing them with the iTunes library on a Mac OS X or Windows
computer. This allows Recon to collect information about the device from the iTunes library and send it
back to the JAMF Software Server (JSS) each time the computer submits an inventory report.
Recon collects the following information from the iTunes library:
General information
Location information
Purchasing information
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Apps
App purchasing information (Optional)
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To ensure that the JSS reflects updated inventory information for a synced device, make sure the device is
synced regularly.
Syncing a device with a computer’s iTunes library does not enroll the device with the JSS. For instructions
on enrolling devices, see “Enrolling Mobile Devices with the JSS”.
In addition, syncing an enrolled device with a computer’s iTunes library does not update the device’s
inventory in the JSS. Enrolled devices submit inventory over-the-air. For more information on collecting
inventory from enrolled devices, see “Inventory Collection Frequency” in the “Configuring the Mobile
Device Management Framework” section.
This section explains how to acquire synced devices.
To acquire synced mobile devices:
1. Log in to the JSS in a web browser.
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Click the Inventory Options link.
4. Click the Inventory Collection Preferences link.
5. Click the Mobile Devices tab.
6. Select the Gather mobile devices checkbox.
7. To only collect devices that already exist in the JSS (from previous inventory reports), select the Only
include mobile devices already in the JSS checkbox.
8. To track purchasing information for apps from the App Store, select the Gather mobile device application
purchasing information checkbox.
9. Click Save.
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