Device Management
Seamlessly integrate advanced compliance automation into these critical facets of device management
306 articles
Mac MDM
Mac related features
- How to lock a Mac
- Clear activation lock
- What is an activation lock? And how to bypass it?
- How to turn off Find My
- Understanding Supervised Devices in iOS and macOS MDM
- Link Your Apple Business Manager (ABM) Account With Swif
- How Mac Device Lock Works
- Managing Activation Lock
- Wipe a device with FileVault (macOS)
- Remove a non-removable MDM profile from macOS without a complete wipe(macOS)
- This Mac is Locked. Try again in 24,284,826 minutes
- Remove the unused Nudge app
- Allowing managed Apple ID to download apps
- Deploying Swif Silently on Mac/macOS Machines
- Migrate Mosyle-managed Mac machines to Swif
- Migrate JumpCloud managed Mac machines to Swif
- Resolving "Operation Not Permitted Without Secure Token Unlock" Error on Mac Devices
- Resetting Account Lock After Failed Login Attempts on macOS
- Set up Enrollment SSO for Apple devices
- Enrollment SSO with Managed Apple ID - Device-side experience
- Why Swif Requests Secure Token Access for Swif Admin on macOS
- Managing BYOD Enrollment for macOS in Swif
- Backing Up Your Time Machine to Amazon S3 Using Swif’s Scheduled Command
- FileVault’s Effect on the macOS Login WindowThis article is intended to help you understand the relationship between FileVault and your Mac's login window and to show how Swif’s policies can be used to manage the login…
- Troubleshooting: Mac Not Prompting to Enable FileVault Despite Swif.ai FileVault Policy Deployment
- How to fix the “Secure Token could not be activated for the Swif admin account. Please check your password.”
- Can a Mac with FileVault Encryption Be Wiped or Reformatted?
- Troubleshooting a Non-Admin Login Failure on FileVault-Enabled macOS
- Clean Uninstallation of Rippling from macOS Devices Using Swif
- Troubleshooting DEP Enrollment Error: “An error occurred while obtaining automatic configuration settings”
- FileVault is turned ON on the Mac but Swif still shows “UnEncrypted”Why it happens & how to force a fresh reading
- How to Physically Wipe a Mac Device
- Set up Apple Managed ID federation with Google Workspace
- Adhoc Apple OS Updates
- Troubleshooting: Swif Desktop App Closes Automatically After a Few Minutes (macOS)
- Why Swif.ai Cannot Be Enrolled When Lockdown Mode Is On
- Resolving “Try again in X minutes” When Unlocking a Returned macOS Device
- Using Automatic Device Account Provisioning with ADE‑Enrolled macOS Devices
- How to Copy Data from an Old User Account to a New User on macOS
- Explain ABM > Allow Managed Apple Account on settings
- How to Verify and Fix Mac Date, Time, and Time Zone for Swif Agent
- Admin Password Sync Required on Desktop app (Mac)
- Migration Assistant and MDM Enrollment: What to Expect and How to Fix Common Issues
- FileVault Password Synchronization on macOS
- Reset a FileVault Password When a Mac Is Offline
- Link Your Apple School Manager Account with Swif
- How to Refresh the FileVault Recovery Key on macOS
- Uninstalling the Swif Agent and MDM Profile
- How to unlock a device after they are locked
- Microsoft Automated Device Enrollment (ADE / Autopilot)
- Deploy the Swif app via Intune by Powershell Script (Deprecated)
- Deploying Swif silently on Windows machines
- Windows installer failed to re-install
- Enabling Windows LAPS with Microsoft Entra ID
- Enroll with Swif's installer on a device with an AD domain user
- Set up Azure for Microsoft Automated Device Enrollment (ADE/Autopilot) Integration
- Setting Up Google Login (SSO) on Windows Devices with Swif
- Preventing Sophos from Removing the Swif Agent
- Retrieving the System Serial Number on Windows 10/11 with Built-in Tools
- What is a Windows Domain User?
- Windows Update “Get the Latest Updates as Soon as They’re Available” Toggle Disabled (Windows 10 & 11)
- Windows Insider Build Crash Due to External USB Adapters
- Windows Device Lock/Unlock Behavior with BitLocker Policies
- Why Domain User Locking is Challenging
- How to Allowlist a File Flagged by Coro Endpoint Security
- Why Can’t a Domain User Remotely Reset Their PIN?
- Windows Can’t Open MSIX Files (Fix App Installer & Related Issues)
- Adhoc Windows OS updates
- Configure Desktop MFA for Windows Devices with Okta SSO
- Understanding the Swif.ai Windows Agent: Behavior and Self‑Recovery
- How to Fix Error 0x80072F76 During Swif Agent Enrollment on Windows
- Enroll Linux Devices
- Do you support a way of encrypting disks after the initial installation for Linux-managed devices?
- Verifying LUKS Encryption Status by UUID and Ensuring Agent Sync
- Managing the Swif Admin User on Linux (BYOD and Non-BYOD)
- Understanding the *.vlog File in Swif Linux MDM
- How to Enroll NixOS Devices into Swif.ai MDM
- Installing Swif's Linux MDM via Package Manager
- Enrolling Universal Blue (Bluefin) Linux Devices into Swif
- Enroll a Linux device as Read-only (BYOD)
- Adhoc Linux OS updates
- How Linux Device Lock Works
- Linux Soft Wipe (Partial Wipe)
- Understanding High CPU and Memory Usage During Swif Agent Enrollment on Linux
Integration
Integrate security app or access management with Swifteam
Policy management
Set up a Policy to automate device security
- Assigning policies to devices or groups
- Setting policy with scale picker
- How to Configure Swif.ai RADIUS Wi-Fi Policy Using SCEPman as the SCEP Certificate Provider
- Custom policy execution reporting
- Scheduled Device Restart Policy (Cron Policy) in Swif
- Getting Started with SwifIQ AI Policy Bot
- Understand Policy Deployment Status and Version Reporting
Command management
Run commands on devices
- Run a Command Script
- How to run Commands as sudo on macOS with Swif
- Running a scheduled command script
- View Command Report
- How to run Commands as Administrator on Windows devices with Swif
- Troubleshooting Windows Command Execution Issues in Swif
- Troubleshooting Command Queueing Behavior and Status in Swif
- How to Run Commands as sudo on Linux with Swif.ai
- Run Commands by Script, OSQuery, File, or Git Repo
- Run OSQuery Commands -- View VS Code Extension Reports
- Using Placeholders in Command Scripts
- How to Install Bitdefender GravityZone Using a Command Template in Swif
Device management
Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android device management
- Enroll a Mac device
- Enroll a Windows computer
- Adding labels to your devices
- Invite employees to enroll their computers
- Windows Defender Auto Exclusion Rules
- Add user account
- Exporting Device Report to CSV
- How to Use Real-Time Location Tracking with Swif
- Viewing Installed Browser Extensions in Swif
- Managing Activity Logs and Notes on a Device
- Prevent device users from unenrolling
- How to Merge Duplicate Windows Devices in Swif
Automated device enrollment
Automated device enrollment for MacOS or Autopilot for Windows
Device Group
Policy, Software and Script automation on a group of devices
- Creating Smart Device Groups in Swif
- Creating Smart User Groups
- Import Organizational Units and User Groups from Google Workspace
- Automate Account Provisioning by Device Group
- User Account Permission Sync at Device Group
- Smart Device Groups with Device Specs and Extension Attributes
- Device Name Auto‑Renaming for Smart Groups
- Swif iOS and iPadOS MDM Enrollment GuideThis guide outlines the process of enrolling an iPhone or iPad into Swif.
- Why can't an App be installed from the App Store [macOS/iOS/iPadOS]
- Enrolling Apple Devices to Apple Business Manager (ABM) with Apple Configurator
- Managing Shared iOS/iPadOS Devices in Swif
Temporary Admin Elevation
With Temporary Admin Elevation, users can self‑elevate from the Swif DeskApp when allowed, and Swif automatically revokes admin rights when the time is up.