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Instant Apple Configurator How-to

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Instant Apple Configurator How-to

Overview of this book

The Apple configurator is an incredible piece of software which grants full control in mobile device management, but on a larger scale. The popularity of people taking their own devices to work has grown tremendously. However, valued professional and personal information is at risk, through loss, theft, or hacking. Instant Apple Configurator How-to is a hands-on guide that eliminates any worries that are associated with the deployment and security of iOS devices. This book provides practical, quick win solutions to combat these issues, with clear, concise, and informative examples providing solutions to secure, remote wipe, and encrypt devices. The book will further explore how to personalize iOS devices for configuration and deployment. With the Instant Apple Configurator How-to, learn to build profiles with customised control settings, with examples on how to capture device information and use console logs for added protection. You will become skilled at tracking and installing provisional profiles for greater security. We will also explore developing workflows for successful deployment, installing software and applications whilst managing files on iOS devices, and how to deploy enrolment profiles for mobile device management solutions en masse. If you are looking for a complete guide that provides simple solutions to complex problems, look no further.
Table of Contents (7 chapters)

Importing files back to the computer (Should know)


Sometimes it will be important to receive documents from a user or a device. Some examples include forms, worksheets, or user-created content. This can easily be done with Apple Configurator.

Getting ready

In order to pull documents/files from devices, the applications that are in use must be installed via Configurator. You can learn how to install applications by reading the installing applications section. To retrieve documents, you must also check the device out to a user.

How to do it…

To get started, make sure that your devices are under supervision. We talk in depth about supervision and assigning devices in the Deciding whether to prepare, supervise, or assign (Must know) recipe.

  1. Connect the assigned device to your computer.

  2. Open Configurator.

  3. Click on Check In.

    When the device is checked in, you will see the list of files in the documents pane.

  4. Click on the Export button at the bottom of the documents pane. (This button looks like the share button in iOS and Mountain Lion.)

  5. When you click on the Export button, you will be prompted to save the document.

  6. Give the file a name and click on Export.

  7. Remember to give the document a unique name so you do not get files confused if you are doing this for multiple users.

  8. You can now open the file on your computer and view the document.

How it works...

Configurator takes advantage of the same file transfer system as iTunes to move files into applications. Only applications that are capable of opening files in this manner work to transfer documents and files onto devices.