If you have an iPad and want all the benefits of supervised mode with your MDM, you may use the Apple App Configurator to put your iPad into supervised mode. Please note that the iPad must run iOS 12.5 or higher to enroll in an MDM. Please follow these steps:

1. On an Apple computer, install and open Apple App Configurator.

2. Connect your iPad to an Apple computer with a USB cable. Turn on the iPad.

3. If prompted on the iPad, select Trust.

4. In Configurator, right-click on the device and select Prepare.
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5. Select Manual configuration > Supervise Devices > Allow devices to pair with other computers, and click Next.

6. Select Do not enroll in MDM, and click Next.

7. Choose the organization to assign to. If this is the first time you have run Configurator, you might have to create a new organization.

8. Select which steps you want to see upon iPad restart, then click Next.

9. If prompted to erase, select Erase.

10. Wait for the iPad AND Configurator to finish. The iPad should be on the Hello screen and the Configurator should show a normal iPad.

The iPad is now supervised.

You may now unplug the iPad and enroll the iPad Manually into Securly MDM. First, finish the setup process on the iPad.

Alternatively, you have two more options in Configurator.

Add your WiFi configuration to the iPad

Create a Wifi Profile in the Configurator that you save to your desktop. Create WiFi Profile in Configurator.
Drag and drop the profile on top of the iPad. Your profile will now be installed onto the iPad.

You may now unplug the iPad and manually enroll (see above), or:

Directly enroll the iPad into a device group

Open Securly MDM and navigate to Settings > Device Enrollment > Enrollment Profile Download.
Before proceeding, ensure that you've created the required profile from the Profiles menu and assigned it to the required device group. You can then select the profile from the "Enrollment Profile Download" tab and click on Download profile to save it your desktop.
Drag and Drop the Enrollment Profile onto the iPad in Configurator.

Now unplug the iPad from the computer and finish the setup. The iPad should now be on WiFi and enrolled in Securly MDM.

Supervise an iPad Using Apple Configurator