Get info on features, restrictions, email, wifi, vpn, education, certificates, upgrade windows 10, bitlocker and microsoft defender, windows information protection, administrative templates, and custom device configuration settings in the microsoft endpoint manager admin center. For a list of apple controls that require supervision, see apples payload settings reference. Overview of the different microsoft intune device profiles. How to enroll in hexnode mdm with apple configurator mdm enrollment. How to use custom configuration profiles with custom. But one question ive gotten a number of times is how to do automated enrollment of ios devices into an mdm solution, such as profile manager. Nov 15, 2015 one of the tasks youll need to perform in apple configurator 2, is to assign profiles to ios devices in order to set them up with features or restrict the device from using certain features.
The profile manager is a part of the os x server and can manage devices over the air. Prepare the device with apple configurator by using the following steps. I am using apple configurator 2 to program some ipads. Apple configurator vs mdm kiosk management hexnode. Mobile device management software such as hexnode mdm, with its featurerich functionality and handsoff approach, can handle the job perfectly. Apple once offered a version of apple configurator that works on windows, but no longer does. Met apple configurator 2 kunt u eenvoudig ipad, iphone, ipod touch en. Aug 22, 2018 configuring iosbased devices is made easy by creating blueprints that manage custom configurations for deployments using apple configurator 2 in onetoone or onetomany environments. Manage apple configurator configured ios devices with. So, lets turn to a quick update on apple s device management tools. Sep 29, 2017 with the new intune on azure portal released you can add ios devices that are configured as supervised devices via the apple configurator 2. Profile manager itself is an applespecific mdm solution that can be used to push policies out in the manner of other mdmemm offerings, in addition to creating configuration profiles for.
Fully automate apple configurator 2 and integrate its capabilities into your existing device management workflows using the included commandline tool, applescript scripting library, or automator actions. Get started using apple business manager or apple school. Over the air using a mobile device management server. Empowering your organization with apple is what we do. You can use a usb hub for multiple devices or if you have multiple daisychained displays, you can use the usb ports that exist on the back of each display. Unlike commercial mdm solutions, apple does not require enrollment in the idep ios developer enterprise program. This video demonstrates how to enable device supervision on ios devices and how to enroll the apple devices in miradore online mdm server over usb using apple configurator 2. Here you can compare intune and jamf pro and see their functions compared contrastively to help you select which one is the more effective product. Apple configurator 2 all steps in one video youtube. If you need to install a configuration profile on your apple tv, you can use. Inside simplemdm, your company devices are automatically enrolled during first power up, thanks to apple s device enrollment program dep.
Automatic enrollment through apple configurator only works on ios devices that are in apples device enrollment program dep, and allows you to preprovision wireless settings on devices to seamlessly enroll during the devices setup assistant. In the menu bar, choose apple configurator 2, and then choose preferences. Apple configurator perfect for schools and small business but too limited for many big companies. Managing your mobile devices in the cloud using apples own mdm. This lets you basically deploy a xml file with the supported configuration information you want to set on an ios device even if it isnt available in the intune console, like deploying a wifi network with wpa2 and a password. Apr 27, 2016 the manual method uses apple configurator, which apple only offers for macs. For preparing and supervising devices the apple configurator is still needed and not replaced by the profile manager. Ive searched around and it seems like some mdm services allow provisioning of the devices from windows, which means the supervision process of apple configurator. They dont have a usbc or lightning port on them, so i dont think that i can supervise them through apple configurator 2. Managing your mobile devices in the cloud using apples. Profile manager, advanced mdm software, or even a more userfriendly tool like. A sensible way to find the correct mobile device management software mdm product for your business is to compare the solutions against each other. Use apple configurator 2 to quickly configure large numbers of devices connected to your mac via usb with the settings, apps, and data you specify for your students, employees, or customers. This document outlines how to create profiles using apple configurator and profile manager, then deploy these profiles through meraki systems manager.
Oct 29, 2019 however, apple provides for the use of apple configurator in cases where a customer did not purchase the ios device directly from apple. If a device has already been activated, you must erase the device then reactivate it. How to put an iphone or ipad into supervised mode to. How to create a blueprint for deploying ios devices in apple. Is there something equivalent to apple configurator that runs on windows. Close this window and now you can begin the manual enrollment process. I have created a new password profile from apple configurator 2 and applied that in macos 10. Create an organization and supervision identity in configurator.
Apple s profile manager and the future of mac management feature. Apple profile manager this is under apple server, which i have been using. Apple configurator 2 makes it easy to deploy ipad, iphone, ipod touch, and apple tv devices in your institution. Jamf, the standard for apple in the enterprise, extends the legendary apple experience people love to businesses, schools and government organizations through its software and the 100,000 members of jamf nation, the largest community of apple it admins in the world. Device features and settings in microsoft intune azure. How do i put my device in supervised mode from windowslinux. Next you import this profile to apple configurator in the following procedure to define the intune profile used by iosipados devices. Connect the device to wifi manually, or push a wifi profile to the device.
Manage apple configurator configured ios devices with intune. Groundcontrol an apple configurator replacement could be your key to opening up more ios use cases one of the interesting conversations i had at airwatch connect was with aaron freimark, the cto of groundcontrol. Most ios devices are through our byod program so beyond basic mdm the. Aug 23, 2018 this video demonstrates how to enable device supervision on ios devices and how to enroll the apple devices in miradore online mdm server over usb using apple configurator 2. Older versions of apple configurator were also offered for windows, but arent anymore. Whether your workforce uses iphone, ipad, or mac, you can provide great content thats ready for work with flexible and secure distribution options. Administrative login to your institutions deployment account dep or apple school manager asm. Systems manager installation using active directory gpo. Enter a descriptive name, then doubleclick the template to open it figure a.
In os continue reading using profile manager 3 in mavericks server. How to manage your ios devices using apple configurator 2 imore. Set up apple tv using apple configurator to work behind a proxy server. Applecare products hardware warranties software license agreements. Apple business manager abm previously known as dep. Does simplemdm support the adding of ios devices via configurator, as this other mdm does. You do not have to use apple configurator to manage ios devices. In fact, i do this at work, using a different mdm with apple configurator 2. Apple school manager is a type of education apple deployment program. The mdm solution has an enrollment profile for the device which contains. How to create an ios configuration profile and alter hidden settings.
Profile manager itself is an apple specific mdm solution that can be used to push policies out in the manner of other mdmemm offerings, in addition to creating configuration profiles for. How to back up your ios devices using apple configurator 2 in order to back up your ios device youll need to have it physically connected via usb to the mac running apple configurator2. For this episode, well lock down a few features so you can see how this works. Apple does not offer a hosting service for profile manager, so you will need to supply. Mar, 2016 apple configurator and apple profile manager apple configurator makes it easy for anyone to mass configure and deploy iphone, ipad, and ipod touch in a school, business, or institution. There is no support for android, blackberry or windows mobile devices. Apple configurator 2 makes it easy to deploy ipad, iphone, ipod touch, and apple.
Under device management settings, check the supervised box. Apple lion servers profile manager provides mobile device management. Unable to install systems manager profile with apple configurator. Apple configurator is a free mac os x tool for configuring and deploying ios devices in the enterprise by using a physical usb connection the main purpose of the apple configurator app is to allow it administrators configure settings on iphones and ipads before rolling them out to end users.
Do i need apple configurator to manage ios devices. Continue reading add profiles to blueprints in apple configurator 2. The allnew prepare assistant makes it easy to supervise and configure a cart of ipads for the classroom or quickly enroll a large number of devices in your mdm server for. Apple configurator, formerly iphone configuration utility, couples together. Plus, support bring your own device byod setup with enrollment via apple configurator, sms, email, web link and qr code.
Draytek vigor 2952 using the builtin mac vpn functionality but windows users can. The devices are already listed in apple school manager or apple business manager. Wifi profile is mandatory for enrolling new devices using apple configurator. Apple configurator 2 is an osx program that allows one to create configuration profiles for apple devices, including ipad, iphone, apple tv, and ipod touch, for easily deploying in business or school. Configurations aka profiles made up of individual payloads. Ive been creating a profile for the teachers ipads on. Enrolling ios devices using apple configurator manageengine. Using apple configurator for automated enrollment krypted. Apples profile manager and the future of mac management. Profile manager first appeared in os x lion server as the appleprovided tool for managing apple devices, including mobile device management mdm for ios based devices as well as profile management for os x based computers, including macbooks, macbook airs, mac minis, mac pros and imacs running mac os x 10. Click on file new blueprint to launch the blueprint template. With the new intune on azure portal released you can add ios devices that are configured as supervised devices via the apple configurator 2. Profile manager itself is an applespecific mdm solution that can be used to push policies out in the manner of other mdmemm offerings, in addition to creating configuration profiles.
Hence, ensure you configure wifi profile in the configurator. You can also use apple configurator to prepare the device using automated enrollment. A collection of automator actions for the apple configurator 2 application. Managing your mobile devices in the cloud using apples own. What is the difference between manageengine mdm and apple profile manager. Your account should have permissions to manage devices. Maybe your employer uses mdm to setup your office wifi on your phone or to. Use apple configurator to configure your devices you can use apple configurator to quickly configure large numbers of devices with the settings, apps, and data you specify for your students, employees, or customers. How to enroll in hexnode mdm with apple configurator mdm. Systems manager agent and mdm profile enrollment cisco meraki.
Add or remove configuration profiles in apple configurator on mac. Add configuration profiles to an unsupervised device. Content apple business manager enables organizations to easily buy content in volume. Aug 21, 2019 how to back up your ios devices using apple configurator 2 in order to back up your ios device youll need to have it physically connected via usb to the mac running apple configurator2. Profilemanager, apple configurator and active directory. How to setup a mac server as an mdm using profile manager. Originally focused on education, it can be useful in a variety of scenarios. Jun 20, 2014 how to use os x server profile manager for mdm.
Newest configurationprofiles questions ask different. I binded mac mini to the active directory domain in server. Groundcontrol an apple configurator replacement could be. Choose window view activity to follow the progress as apple configurator 2 prepares the devices. Follow the steps mentioned below to enroll multiple devices using apple configurator.
You can use apple configurator to enroll multiple devices at the same time. Apple s os x server with profile manager service takes the hard work out of setup and management. You can try the iphone configuration utility if you want. Of course, apple configurator and profile manager which weve updated this in seeds this week support all these new features. I enter all the details, adds an enrollment profile, add the serial of the device, enroll it and now i see it listed as corporate and not as personal device. Transfer the file to a mac computer running apple configurator to push directly as a management profile to iosipados devices. I have covered apple configurator in a couple of different articles already. The manual method uses apple configurator, which apple only offers for macs. To get started applying a profile to a device, bring up the blueprints screen. How to put an iphone or ipad into supervised mode to unlock powerful management features. Administrators can create configuration profiles, import existing profiles from the. With the requirements out of the way, lets proceed with creating our first template or blueprint. Taking the form of an xml propertylist file, these profiles allow you to remotely apply profiles to devices that can be used to configure specific settings, enforce restrictions, set up preferences, and much more.
Is there something equivalent to apple configurator that. In the microsoft endpoint manager admin center, you can turn on supervised mode for devices when you create an apple enrollment profile in dep. How to use apple configurator 2 to supervise and secure. Is apple configurator a cheap substitute fo true mobile device management. Apple configurator 2 makes it easy to deploy ipad, iphone, ipod touch, and apple tv devices in your school or business. How to enroll in mdm with apple configurator simplemdm. Apple configurator is a free mac app available here for automating the development and assignment of ios devices. I dont have any and i do not plan to buy one in the near future. I am able to create a profile but editing that profile once it is made has completely eluded me. Connect the iosipados device to the mac computer with a usb cord. Sign in with an apple id and select any app downloaded or purchased. Apple configurator 2 alternatives and similar software.
You can use the apple deployment program to bulk enroll ios, macos, and apple tv devices. Support for icloud drive enables you to keep your configuration profiles and other settings consistent across multiple configurator stations. Meraki systems manager provides administrators the ability to mass enroll and. Configuring the apple ios device via the apple configurator requires that you have the ios device connected to a macos device that is running the apple configurator. Using custom apple profiles with systems manager cisco. Sep 07, 2016 managing your mobile devices in the cloud using apples own mdm solution. Profile manager uses directory services and apple push notification service to provide configuration profiles to mac os x and ios devices.
What im guessing i should be able to do is set up a profile for apple configurator that will do the initial setup, then i can enroll the devices in profile manager for ongoing inventorymaintenanceremote wipe, but its a bit confusing, and all of the apple pages on one seem to act like the other doesnt exist. Creating custom profiles while the majority of mac and ios device configuration can be done directly through dashboard, there are some cases where a more thorough configuration profile is needed. Apple s configurator 2 app configures and locks down devices against unauthorized changes by end users. Creating profiles without apple configurator or apple profile manager.
Supervising ios devices provides a multitude of options such as additional restrictions, enhanced profile features and multiple device configurations. How to enroll and supervise ios devices using apple. Using apple configurator to add devices to dep support. How to create an ios configuration profile and alter. I have two windows server 2012 r2 with active directory, mac mini with os x 10. Most ios devices are through our byod program so beyond basic mdm the maintenance of the device is the users responsibility.
Uninstalling systems manager and removing managed devices. Select your ipad in the apple configurator window and click the prepare. Apr 02, 2016 hi guys, i read technet over and over again and i still have some doubts. Platform features and tools make it easy to configure, deploy and manage apple devices in organizations of all sizes. Automatic enrollment through apple configurator only works on ios devices that are in apple s device enrollment program dep, and allows you to preprovision wireless settings on devices to seamlessly enroll during the devices setup assistant. Using the systems manager ios app for additional functionality. You can purchase those devices directly from apple, a participating apple authorized reseller, or a carrier. Mar 04, 2015 i have a new favorite feature in standalone intune, custom ios policy. How automated enrollment works in apple configurator on mac. Turn on iosipados supervised mode with microsoft intune. The app size will differ from device to device based on the platform type, but on average, the app size will be around 2530 mb upon installation.
Using profile manager and apple configurator together allows you to have more control over your ios devices. Profile manager is set up and working, and company. Ensure that you are registered in apple business manager or apple school manager. There is no such thing as the apple configurator for windows. Profile manager and apple configurator 2 use settings, known as mobile device management mdm settings, to manage apple devices. Creating and deploying a custom ios policy using intune. Add profiles to blueprints in apple configurator 2 krypted. Specifically, they require to put the device in supervised mode, which requires apple configurator running on a mac. So i am able to configure apple configurator and apple profile manager and it looks pretty good for ios and macos. How to put an iphone or ipad into supervised mode to unlock. And im going to talk a bit in more detail about those classroom and content caching in a moment. How to create a blueprint for deploying ios devices in.
The apple configurator can only manage devices attached by usb, the profile manager manages devices via internet. Discover new and updated configuration capabilities for each platform, updated app deployment techniques and tool changes that make lowbandwidth updates more. Optional upload a wireless profile, so the ios devices can. Were happy to receive this post from joshua jung about managing your mobile devices in the cloud using apple s own mdm solution. Enrolling and supervising ios devices using apple configurator 2. Use apple configurator to connect to an apple tv over a network if you need to install a configuration profile on your apple tv, you can use apple configurator to connect to your apple tv over a network. How to enroll in mdm with apple configurator using both saves. This document was previously titled iphone configuration profile reference. To supervise a device with apple configurator, you must have a macos computer and usb cable available.
Nov 17, 2016 set up apple tv using apple configurator to work behind a proxy server. Using profile manager 3 in mavericks server krypted. When you put a device into supervised mode, the data on it will be erased. My company runs a fleet of windows, android, chromeos, and ios devices but no macos. Apple device supervision manageengine mobile device manager. How to manage your ios devices using apple configurator 2. Apple configurator 2 integrates with device enrollment and purchasing in apple business manager or apple school manager to seamlessly distribute apps from the app store. You can check that in apple configurator under preferences servers. Abm and apple configurator for ios and windows icd for windows. Creating profiles without apple configurator or apple profile. Whats new in device configuration, deployment, and management. Configuration profiles are a primary building block of mobile device management.
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