Parallels Mac Management User Guide

Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM

Licensing Guide

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Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................... 4

Parallels Mac Management Licensing............................................................................ 4

Purchasing a Subscription ........................................................................................... 5

Obtaining a Trial License .............................................................................................. 5

Create a Parallels Account ........................................................................................... 6

Register a Subscription ................................................................................................ 9

License Activation ..................................................................................................... 11

Online Activation................................................................................................................ 11

Offline Activation................................................................................................................ 12

View and Update the License Information ........................................................................... 13

Exceeding the License Limit ............................................................................................... 14

Deactivating Parallels Mac Management ............................................................................. 15

Manage Accounts, Subscriptions, and Licenses .................................................... 17

About Parallels My Account........................................................................................ 17

Managing Your Accounts ........................................................................................... 18

Add an Administrator to an Existing Account ...................................................................... 18

Merge Accounts ................................................................................................................ 23

View Subscription Details and Renew Online ............................................................... 27

View Active Proxy Servers .......................................................................................... 28

View License Information and Create Sublicenses ........................................................ 29

Creating and Managing Sublicenses................................................................................... 30

Offline Activation and Validation .................................................................................. 32

MDM Certificate Signing Request ............................................................................... 32

C HAPTER 1

Introduction

Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM extends Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 and 2012 R2 (or newer) with support for Mac devices. For companies that already have Microsoft SCCM in place, Parallels Mac Management allows administrators to use SCCM as their only system to manage both PCs and Mac.

Read this guide to find out how the Parallels Mac Management licensing works and how to purchase and manage licenses.

In This Chapter

Parallels Mac Management Licensing ................................................................... 4

Purchasing a Subscription ................................................................................... 5

Obtaining a Trial License ...................................................................................... 5

Parallels Mac Management Licensing

Parallels Mac Management for Microsoft SCCM is licensed on a per managed Mac basis. The number of individual licenses in your subscription denotes the number of Mac computers that you can manage in SCCM.

You license Parallels Mac Management with a prepaid subscription, which works as follows:

• A subscription is purchased for a predefined period of time.

• A subscription can include any number of individual licenses (the maximum number of Mac

computers that you can manage).

• Support is included in the cost of the subscription.

No matter how many licenses in your subscription, you'll receive a single license key. A license key can be used to activate a single installation of Parallels Mac Management. If you need to activate several Parallels Mac Management installations to work simultaneously, you need multiple license keys.

Introduction

Purchasing a Subscription

To purchase a Parallels Mac Management subscription, please contact the Parallels Sales team or a Parallels Partner/Reseller.

Obtaining a Trial License

If you would like to evaluate Parallels Mac Management, you need to obtain a trial license from the Parallels Sales team or a Parallels Partner/Reseller.

C HAPTER 2

Register and Activate Parallels Mac Management

After you purchase a Parallels Mac Management subscription, you need to register it in Parallels My Account before you can use it to activate Parallels Mac Management.

Read this chapter to learn how to register a subscription and how to use your license key to activate Parallels Mac Management.

In This Chapter

Create a Parallels Account ................................................................................... 6

License Activation ............................................................................................... 11

Create a Parallels Account

Parallels My Account is a web application that enables Parallels customers (consumers and organizations) to view and manage licenses for various Parallels products. The instructions below describe how to quickly get started with Parallels My Account.

You can create an account for your company or organization when you first register with Parallels My Account, or after you already created a private account.

Create a Parallels account from scratch

If you are a new customer and don't have a Parallels account yet, you can create one for yourself and your organization as follows:

1 Visit Parallels My Account at https://account.parallels.com

2 Click Register. The registration page opens.

3 Select the I represent a company or an organization option. This step is required to create a

business account for your organization.

4 Specify your personal and your company info (all fields are required) and click Create Account.

This creates an account for you personally and a business account for your organization to which you are assigned as the account administrator. When you log in to your account using you email address and password, you can manage personal and business products from the same account.

Creating a Parallels business account from an existing account

If you already have a personal Parallels account, follow these steps to create a business account for your organization:

1 Log in to Parallels My Account using your email address and password. 2 Click

displayed, click Dashboard in the side menu.

3 On the Dashboard page, click Create a business account in the Quick Actions section.

4 A message box opens with an explanation of what a business account is. Read it and then click

Proceed.

5 In the Registering a Business Account dialog, type the name of your organization and then

specify your country, state/city (if applicable), ZIP or postal code, and your business phone number.

next to your user name to open a side menu. If the Dashboard page is not already

6 When done, click Create a Business Account.

A business account is created for your organization to which you are assigned as the account administrator. When you log in to your personal account, you can manage personal and business products from the same account.

Register a Subscription

To register your subscription in Parallels My Account:

1 Sign in to Parallels My Account using your email address and password. 2 Click

displayed, click Dashboard in the side menu.

3 Click the Register a license key link in the Quick Actions section. The Register a License

Key page opens.

You can also open this page by expanding Subscriptions and Licenses section in the side menu, then clicking Corporate Subscriptions, and finally clicking the Register a License Key link.

next to your user name to open a side menu. If the Dashboard page is not already

4 Type the license key that you received with your subscription and click Register. 5 When your license key is registered, you will see a confirmation message.

6 If you would like to view your subscription information, click the Open Corporate

Subscriptions button. This will open the Subscription Details page where you can view the

information.

Your subscription is now registered and your license key can be used to activate the Parallels product to which it applies.

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Parallels Mac Management User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Introduction

Parallels Mac Management Licensing

Purchasing a Subscription

Obtaining a Trial License

Register and Activate Parallels Mac Management

Create a Parallels Account

Register a Subscription