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Jamf Connector

This connector imports information on devices from Jamf to Alvao. For each device in Jamf it creates an object in Alvao and then it keep the object properties updated according Jamf.

Installation​

  1. In Jamf:

  2. In Alvao, go to Administration - Settings - Advanced and with the New setting command create the following settings:

    • Jamf.ClientId - enter the previously created Jamf API client id.
    • Jamf.ClientSecret - enter the Jamf API client secret.
    • Jamf.Url - enter the url of your Jamf, e.g., https://contoso.jamfcloud.com.

Importing devices from Jamf​

The connector periodically reads the information in Jamf and updates the corresponding objects representing the devices in Alvao.

When the import is running for the first time, existing Alvao objects are paired with Jamf devices by the Hostname or MAC address object property in the case of computers, or by the IMEI property in the case of cellular phones (object type = Cellular phone).

If no Alvao object is found for a given Jamf device, a new Alvao object is created in the Imported objects folder in the object tree. Alvao automatically chooses the best-fitting object type for the new object. Check the content of the folder regularly. If necessary, change the type of newly created objects, and move the objects to appropriate places in the object tree.

For all objects paired with a device in Jamf, the connector sets the Jamf device ID object property and uses the property to identify the device instead of the Hostname property.

In the Jamf last check-in property, you will find the date and time when Jamf last updated the device information.

The properties are automatically added to corresponding object types on the initial run of the connector.