title: Deploying Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on macOS with Jamf Pro description: Deploying Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on macOS with Jamf Pro ms.service: defender-endpoint author: paulinbar ms.author: painbar ms.reviewer: joshbregman manager: bagol ms.localizationpriority: medium audience: ITPro ms.collection:
- m365-security
- tier3
- mde-macos
ms.topic: install-set-up-deploy
ms.subservice: macos
search.appverid: met150
ms.date: 05/08/2025
appliesto:
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2
Learn how to deploy Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on macOS with Jamf Pro.
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This is a multi-step process. You need to complete all of the following steps:
- Sign in to the Jamf Portal
- Setup the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on macOS device groups in Jamf Pro
- Setup the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on macOS policies in Jamf Pro
- Enroll the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on macOS devices into Jamf Pro
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