Policy

Policies allow you to remotely automate common management tasks on managed computers. Using a policy, you can run scripts, manage accounts, and distribute software. When you create a policy, you specify the tasks that you want to automate, how often it runs (execution frequency), when the policy runs (trigger), and the users and computers for which it runs (scope). You can also make policies available in Self Service for users to run on their computers as needed.

To configure a policy:

1. In Jamf Pro, go to Computers > Policies.
2. Click New.
3. Under General, configure the policy's basic settings, including the trigger and execution frequency.
4. Configure the desired tasks.
5. Under Scripts, select configure, and add the script that you created for FortiClient installation.
6. On the Scope tab, configure the policy scope.
7. (Optional) On the Self Service tab, make the policy available in Self Service.
8. Click Save. Jamf Pro may take some time to run the script on devices, based on the Jamf Pro computer ID.

   

The recurring checkin frequency is the interval at which the computer checks in with Jamf Pro for available policies. By default, the recurring checkin frequency is set to every 15 minutes. You can manually configure a different interval.

To manually configure recurring checkin:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Under Computer Management-Management Framework, click Check-In.
3. Click Edit.
4. Configure the recurring checkin frequency using the popup menu.
5. Click Save. Each computer checks in at the specified interval, starting at the time that you apply the setting to the computer. Checkin times vary across computers.

You can monitor statuses related to policies in the Jamf Pro dashboard.