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title: Installing an APNs certificate for iOS in MobileIron
description: To support iOS devices, install an Apple mobile device management (MDM) certificate in the organization's MDM.
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# Installing an APNs certificate for iOS in MobileIron

To support iOS devices, install an Apple mobile device management (MDM) certificate in the organization's MDM.

## Steps

1. In the MobileIron admin console, download an Apple Push Notification service (APNs) Certificate Signing Request (CSR):

   1. Go to **Admin > Apple/iOS > MDM Certificate > Download**.

   2. Click **Download File**.

2. Sign on to the Apple Push Certificates Portal.

   ![Screen capture of the Apple Push Certificates Portal.](_images/agx1564020687838.png)

3. Click **Create a Certificate** on either the **Get Started** window, or the **Certificates for Third-party Servers** window.

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   |   | If your organization does not yet have any Apple Push Certificates, the **Get Started** section is displayed. Otherwise, the **Certificates** list view window is displayed.![Screen capture of the Apple Push Certificates Portal Get Started window. The Create a Certificate button is highlighted.](_images/dqb1564020689783.png) |

4. To browse for the CSR file created earlier, click **Choose File**, and then click **Upload**.

   ![Screen capture of the Create a New Push Certificate window with Choose File highlighted.](_images/ydc1564020690628.png)

5. Click **Download**.

   ![Screen capture of the Apple Push Certificates Portal showing the Certificates for Third-Party Servers section and the Download option highlighted.](_images/cix1564020691914.png)

6. Upload the APNs certificate in MobileIron.

   1. Go to **Admin > Apple/iOS > MDM Certificate**.

      ![Screen capture of the MDM Certificate window. The Certificate Info is displayed and the status is Successfully Installed. There is a button to Renew Certificate if needed.](_images/zgi1564020733027.png)

7. Click **Save**.