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Gain full control and complete security when managing mobile iOS devices in mass deployments

Overview

• Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.
• Configure group settings to personalize and secure your devices.
• Deploy multiple profiles.
• Upload and manage mass applications swiftly and easily

In Detail

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 iOS Configuration 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 iOS Configurator Utility Book 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.

What you will learn from this book

• Build your own customised profiles and control settings on iOS devices.
• Explore the full power of the Apple configurator.
• Develop creative workflows for successful deployment.
• Back-up and restore important documents and devices.
• Secure and monitor your iOS devices with automated mobile device management enrolment.
• Fully control how you deploy and manage applications.
• Secure remote VPN or Wi-Fi network credentials.

Approach

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.

Who this book is written for

"Instant Apple iOS 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.

Charles Edge

Charles Edge is the chief technology officer of 318 Inc., a national Mac-first consultancy based in Santa Monica, California. Charles’ expertise in iOS has enabled him to write numerous books that include countless established titles, such as the Enterprise Mac Administrator's Guide, Enterprise Mac Security, the Enterprise iPhone, iPad Administrator's Guide, and Using OS X Server from O’Reilly. Charles speaks at a number of conferences. His first large conference appearance was at DefCon 2004 and since then he has spoken at conferences such as MacSysAdmin, MacWorld, LinuxWorld, and BlackHat. Charles 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