How to Set Up a Lockdown Browser Experience on iPads Using Jamf MDM
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by
DaCota Cole
Using Jamf MDM:
To configure JAMF to add a Web Clip app that restricts student access exclusively to progresslearning.com and its necessary resources, follow these steps:
1. Create a Web Clip Profile
- Log into JAMF Pro.
- Navigate to Devices > Configuration Profiles.
- Click New to create a new profile.
- Under Payloads, select Web Clips.
- Click Configure and set:
- Label: Progress Learning
- URL: https://www.progresslearning.com
- Removable: Uncheck (to prevent removal)
- Full Screen: Enable (for an app-like experience)
- Precomposed Icon: Enable (optional: upload a custom icon)
2. Configure Content Filtering
To ensure students can access all necessary resources for Progress Learning while blocking unrelated sites, set up a Content Filter payload:
- In the Configuration Profile, add a Content Filter payload.
- Set Filter Type to Built-in: Limit Adult Content.
- Under Allowed Websites, add the following domains and specific URLs:
- *.progresslearning.com
- *.learnosity.com
- *.wistia.com
- *fast.wistia.net
- *.usatestprep.com
- s3.amazonaws.com/learnositymediaprocessed
- learnositymediaprocessed.s3.amazonaws.com
- www.googletagmanager.com
- www.google-analytics.com
- https://firestore.googleapis.com
- https://www.gstatic.com
- https://cdn.worldvectorlogo.com/logos/google-classroom.svg
- https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com
- https://media.educationgalaxy.com/
- These URLs are recommended for safelisting to ensure full functionality of the Progress Learning platform.
3. Scope the Profile to Students
- Under Scope, assign the profile to Student Devices or use Smart Groups based on criteria like grade level or user role.
- Deploy the profile.
4. Test & Monitor
- Verify that the Web Clip launches Progress Learning correctly.
- Ensure students can access all necessary resources without encountering blocked content.
- Confirm that unrelated websites are inaccessible.
