SkieHow does the add a model wizard work?
The add a model wizard builds a model profile from a master device. You set up one device of the new model, scan it from the dashboard, review the apps the scan finds, mark the essential ones and publish. After that, every other device of that model can be provisioned normally.
When you bring a new tablet or phone model, you do not need to wait for a catalogue update. Open the device models page and start the wizard. It walks you through the same few steps every time.
First, choose a master device, one unit of the new model that you will use as the reference. Provision it as an ordinary device so Skie can see it. Second, scan it. The scan reads which built-in apps the model carries and its basic identity. Third, review the result. The wizard lists the apps it found and proposes what to treat as essential. You correct anything that looks wrong, for example keeping a maker's camera app visible if your students need it.
Fourth, publish. Publishing makes the profile available for every device of that model in your organisation, and the readiness gate stops warning about it. Until you publish, devices of the model are treated as unreviewed.
Only an authorised person in the organisation should publish, since the profile affects every device of the model. The wizard keeps a record of who did it.
Practical tip: do the wizard on a test day, not the morning of the rollout. Scanning and review take attention, and you will want to try one student account afterwards. See what a master device is and how to publish a profile.
- Choose and set up a master device
- Scan, review, mark essentials
- Publish to make the profile live
- Unpublished models are treated as unreviewed