The Microsoft Intune Company Portal app empowers organizations to manage and safeguard macOS devices effectively under Intune management. IT administrators can use it to enroll devices, manage their status, and enforce security policies, ensuring adherence to corporate standards.
In this blog post, we will go through the steps to install this app, which also serves as a prerequisite for enrolling personal Mac devices into Intune.
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STEP 1 – Download Company Portal app
- Visit the link: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=853070 to download the Company Portal App. After you click this link, It will download the app directly on your Mac device.
- You can locate the downloaded file in your Downloads folder.
STEP 2 – Install Company Portal App
- Double-click on the CompanyPortal-Installer.pkg file to launch the Installer. A wizard will open up. Click on Continue to proceed.
- Click on the Continue button on the Licence page and then click on Agree to accept the Licence agreement.
- Click the Install button.
- It may prompt you for your credentials. Provide the password and click on Install Software.
- Installation started.
- If you get this pop-up, then click OK and proceed with installation.
- The entire installation process typically takes less than 5 minutes. Once the installation is completed, you’ll receive a message stating, This installation was successful. Click on the Close button to finish.
- Click Move to Bin to delete the Installer file.
- The Company Portal app for macOS comes bundled with Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU), which launches automatically after installation. Within MAU, click on Check for Updates to check and update Microsoft applications.
STEP 3 – Verify Company Portal app Installation
To check if the deployment is completed successfully, follow the below steps:
- Go to Finder > Go > Applications
- Look for the Company Portal icon to confirm the deployment.
- Click the Sign in button and use the credentials provided by your organization to log in.
- Click on Next to proceed.
- Provide your password. Click on Sign in to proceed.
- Once you’ve successfully authenticated, the Company Portal app will display information about your device, including its name, model, operating system, compliance status, and whether the device is joined as a personal or corporate device.
- Device check-in happens automatically and regularly. However, if you wish to Initiate it manually, click on Check status to Initiate Device check-in with Intune.
- You can also navigate to the Apps tab to review any apps assigned to you by your IT administrator.
Conclusion
This blog post covered installing the Company Portal app on macOS devices for Intune management. We hope that the steps outlined here will simplify the app installation process.
