- MacBook Pro = 300
- iPad = 300
- iPhone = 100
- AppleTV = 50
How we going to manage all the device? If from windows OS, we can used SCCM, clone image, share folder, etc...but in MAC OS, how to manage it?
The answer is; Apple has come out with several software that able Sys administrator to manage all the device by using Profile and also command script. Below is the list:
For me, above software has it own advantage and limitation. What PM can do, ARD can't do. Apple Configurator can send Network Profile to AppleTV but PM can't do that.
You need to combine together all the software to manage all the devices. ARD is good in sending command, perform background installation for MacBook, software deployment for MacBook. While PM is good in apps deployment (iPad), lock/restrict apps or settings, etc..I will cover the PM topic on how to push/deploy paid apps using PM to all iPad.
Apple Configurator may used to create a profile for iPad/iPhone/AppleTV. You can lock/restrict setting on iPad if the iPad is sharing with students for example. Or you can point the iPad to connect only on your choice of network by locking the WiFi setting using Profile. Furthermore, it can restore the image from other iPad that also can be create using this Apple Configurator. If you have 300 iPad, just make 1 Master Profile and 1 Master Image, using USB cable, restore the image and profile using this great tool.
DeployStudio used is when you have 300 MacBook Pro for Teacher for example, you need to used the same image/software, just do a master copy of the image then deploy it using DeployStudio. This must be done with patch cord. Just make a master laptop/server, install DeployStudio > Connect to switch 24-port, then using patch cord to all client. Run DeployStudio Runtime on each client, then restore the image. I will cover how to do the image on the next topic.
There is powerful software; Mobile Device Management (MDM) called Casper Suite. This is MDM is one package of the device management. Even more powerful that can force background software update.
Later I will update briefly on how to used all this tools.
The answer is; Apple has come out with several software that able Sys administrator to manage all the device by using Profile and also command script. Below is the list:
- Apple Remote Desktop (ARD)
- Apple Profile Manager (PM)
- Apple Configurator
- iPhone Configuration Utility
- DeployStudio
For me, above software has it own advantage and limitation. What PM can do, ARD can't do. Apple Configurator can send Network Profile to AppleTV but PM can't do that.
You need to combine together all the software to manage all the devices. ARD is good in sending command, perform background installation for MacBook, software deployment for MacBook. While PM is good in apps deployment (iPad), lock/restrict apps or settings, etc..I will cover the PM topic on how to push/deploy paid apps using PM to all iPad.
Apple Configurator may used to create a profile for iPad/iPhone/AppleTV. You can lock/restrict setting on iPad if the iPad is sharing with students for example. Or you can point the iPad to connect only on your choice of network by locking the WiFi setting using Profile. Furthermore, it can restore the image from other iPad that also can be create using this Apple Configurator. If you have 300 iPad, just make 1 Master Profile and 1 Master Image, using USB cable, restore the image and profile using this great tool.
DeployStudio used is when you have 300 MacBook Pro for Teacher for example, you need to used the same image/software, just do a master copy of the image then deploy it using DeployStudio. This must be done with patch cord. Just make a master laptop/server, install DeployStudio > Connect to switch 24-port, then using patch cord to all client. Run DeployStudio Runtime on each client, then restore the image. I will cover how to do the image on the next topic.
There is powerful software; Mobile Device Management (MDM) called Casper Suite. This is MDM is one package of the device management. Even more powerful that can force background software update.
Later I will update briefly on how to used all this tools.
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