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Administrator guide
Find help on using Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro).
- Introduction
  This guide provides detailed instructions for using Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro). It includes initial setup instructions, information about the various parts of the application, and steps to complete common tasks.
- Overview
  Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) is a web-based application that administrators use to distribute data to mobile devices that run Jeppesen and Boeing applications. Administrators log in to the application to manage their fleets. JDM Pro is provided as Application Service Provider (ASP) software, where Jeppesen hosts and maintains the application.
- Getting started
  Before you use Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro), familiarize yourself with the user interface.
- Managing devices
  - About devices
    A device in Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) represents a specific mobile device in your fleet, such as a pilot's iPad.
  - Viewing the Devices list
    The Devices page displays a list of devices in your fleet.
  - Method for creating devices
    Create a device record in Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) for each mobile device in your fleet and assign it to a distribution group. To receive content, a device must be a member of a distribution group, even if it's the only member.
  - Device registration
    After you create a device, the mobile device user must register the device before working with a mobile app that receives data from Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro).
    - Registering a device from an email link
      If your organization is set up to use the email registration method, after you create a device, Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) sends a registration link to the email address you entered.
    - Sharing registration information with multiple applications
      If your fleet uses iPads that have several applications that communicate with Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro), device owners must set Share Registration Info to ON. After you register one application, other applications can also communicate with JDM Pro.
  - Editing device details
    You can use the Device Details box to change the details of a device. You can update all details except for the device name.
  - About assigning devices to a distribution group
    You can assign a device to a distribution group from the Devices page, or when you edit the device details.
  - Device status
    After a device communicates with Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro), the device status updates to show information that the mobile device reports when it connects to JDM Pro. You can see the device status in the Device Status column of the Devices page.
  - Viewing Assigned Content information
    You can view information about the content assigned to a device.
  - Deleting devices
    When you delete a device, the device is moved to the Device Trash, where you can restore it or permanently delete it.
- Managing distribution groups
- Managing content
- Managing users
- Boeing Distribution Manager
- Customer-Inserted Charts (CICs)

Registering a device from an email link

If your organization is set up to use the email registration method, after you create a device, Jeppesen Distribution Manager Pro (JDM Pro) sends a registration link to the email address you entered.

The user can register the mobile device from the automated email that JDM Pro sends. The user taps the link in the email from a mobile device with an app that is able to receive data from JDM Pro.

Note: For a user to register a mobile device using the automated email that JDM Pro sends, the email address must be configured in the mail application that is on the mobile device.

Note: Some mobile applications show a confirmation message after the user registers, however, some applications don't.