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Instant Apple Configurator How-to
Instant Apple Configurator How-to
Instant Apple Configurator How-to
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Filled with practical, step-by-step instructions and clear explanations for the most important and useful tasks. Get the job done and learn as you go. A how-To book with practical recipes accompanied with rich screenshots for easy comprehension.This book follows the Packt How-to approach, offering an informative yet practical guide that is easy to understand. The book takes a meticulous approach to providing quick and simple recipe-based solutions for security and deployment of iOS devices. "Instant Apple Configurator How-to" book is ideal for anyone with a working knowledge in iOS device deployment and management. It is likely you will be responsible for the maintenance and security of iOS devices, ranging anywhere from 10 to 10,000. This is the ultimate guide to iOS security management and device deployment.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateMar 26, 2013
ISBN9781849694070
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    Instant Apple Configurator How-to - TJ Houston

    Table of Contents

    Instant Apple Configurator How-to

    Credits

    About the Authors

    About the Reviewer

    www.PacktPub.com

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    Preface

    What this book covers

    What you need for this book

    Who this book is for

    Conventions

    Reader feedback

    Customer support

    Errata

    Piracy

    Questions

    1. Instant Apple Configurator How-to

    Signing up for an Apple ID (Must know)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    How it works...

    There's more...

    Bulk account creation

    Removing credit card information from an Apple ID

    Finding the Apple ID for purchased apps

    Installing Apple Configurator (Must know)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    How it works...

    There's more...

    Before you click, prepare…

    Configuring the Apple Configurator preferences (Should know)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    How it works...

    There's more...

    Apple ID association

    Migrating existing profiles into Apple Configurator (Should know)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    How it works...

    There's more...

    Enrolling in Mobile Device Management

    Deciding whether to prepare, supervise, or assign (Must know)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    How it works...

    There's more...

    Creating a cart workflow (Should know)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    How it works...

    Leveraging Configurator in a one-to-one environment (Should know)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    How it works...

    There's more...

    One-to-one for elementary schools

    Checking out devices (Should know)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    How it works...

    Creating a device backup (Should know)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    How it works...

    There's more...

    Device activation

    Naming conventions

    Restoring a device backup (Should know)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    How it works...

    There's more...

    iOS 5 versus iOS 6

    Backing up Apple Configurator

    Understanding profiles (Become an expert)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    How it works...

    There's more...

    Profiles and OS X

    Viewing profiles from iOS

    Building a profile (Must know)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    How it works...

    There's more...

    Empty fields

    Exploring all profiles (Should know)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    How it works...

    There's more...

    Multiple instances and removing payload entries

    Exporting profiles (Must know)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    How it works...

    There's more...

    Signatures

    Creating auto enrollment profiles (Become an expert)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    How it works...

    There's more...

    Mobile Device Management providers

    Purchasing applications through the VPP (Should know)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    How it works...

    There's more...

    Countries without VPP

    Importing applications (Should know)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    How it works...

    There's more...

    Managing the VPP code spreadsheet

    Deploying applications on prepared devices (Become an expert)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    How it works...

    There's more...

    Apple IDs

    Deploying applications on managed devices (Become an expert)

    Getting ready

    How to do it...

    There's more...

    Device supervision and assignment

    Adding files to devices (Should know)

    Getting ready

    How to do it…

    How it works…

    Importing files back to the computer (Should know)

    Getting ready

    How to do it…

    How it works...

    Instant Apple Configurator How-to


    Instant Apple Configurator How-to

    Copyright © 2013 Packt Publishing

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    Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the authors, nor Packt Publishing, and its dealers and distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book.

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    First published: March 2013

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    Credits

    Authors

    Charles Edge

    TJ Houston

    Reviewer

    Allister Banks

    Acquisition Editor

    Akram Hussain

    Commissioning Editor

    Harsha Bharwani

    Technical Editor

    Veronica Fernandes

    Project Coordinator

    Amigya Khurana

    Proofreader

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    Production Coordinator

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    Cover Work

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    Cover Image

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    About the Authors

    Charles Edge is the Chief Technology Officer of 318 Inc, a national, Mac-first consultancy based in Santa Monica, California. Here he manages a team of elite systems administrators who enjoy improving technology as much as they enjoy figuring out the weird things people do to computers. Charles has been involved with opening 318 offices around the United States, including a presence in New York, Nashville, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Portland. He speaks at a number of conferences. His first speaking appearance at a large conference was DefCon 2004. Since then he has spoken at conferences such as MacSysAdmin, MacWorld, LinuxWorld, and BlackHat. He is also the author of krypted.com, a site dedicated to heterogeneous networking and Apple systems administration.

    He has authored several books including:

    Enterprise iPhone and iPad Administrator's Guide, Apress, November 2010, ISBN 1-4302-3009-6

    The Mac Tiger Server Little Black Book, Paraglyph Press, February 2006, ISBN 1-933097-14-0

    Web Scripting Little Black Book, Paraglyph Press, April 2007, ISBN 1-933097-19-1

    Foundations of Mac OS X Leopard Security, Apress, March 2008, ISBN 1-59059-989-6

    Foundations of Mac OS X Snow Leopard Security, Apress, February 2010, ISBN 1-4302-2730-3

    Enterprise Mac Administrator's Guide, Apress, October 2009, ISBN 1-4302-2443-6

    Beginning Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server: From Solo Install to Enterprise Integration, Apress, February 2010, ISBN 1-4302-2772-9

    Using Mac OS X Lion Server, O'Reilly, January 2012, ISBN 1-4493-1605-0

    TJ Houston is the Director of Technology for Huron City Schools and has worked with educators for over 5 years. A significant amount of this time has been

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