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Advanced Mac OS and iOS Blogs

MDM Configuration Profile variable Reference – Revision 2017-11-06

Hi All, So this blog may look familiar, that’ll be because it is! I’ve updated my previous version to include new options from Apple (a few changes) and Jamf (actually no changes), and taking the opportunity to add in FileWave

Advanced Mac OS and iOS Blogs

MDM Configuration Profile variable Reference

Please Note: This page has been updated, expanded and replaced with this one. Hi All, this blog is different from the last few. It was raised by a customer…but on a JumpStart! Ok not so different, but I had a

iOS IT

Management changes to iOS and OSX Sierra

With all new OS updates from Apple, new management features which are made available via configuration profiles. In this blog is a list of the management changes to iOS and OSX Sierra. Below are the new payloads / keys available

iOS IT

Management Changes: iOS 9.3

Today Apple dropped the iOS 9.3 update and with it a list of new management features that will become available with your favourite MDM service. Home Screen Layout Payload This payload defines a layout of apps, folders, and web clips

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iOS IT

iOS 9: New MDM Configuration Profiles

iOS 9 has dropped and with it are some new restrictions we can apply using your favourite MDM tools. Below is a table summarising them. As you can see most of them require the device to be supervised, so no

Understanding Apple's Device Enrolment Program (DEP)

DEP or Device Enrollment Program is a new service from Apple that lets you automatically enrol new devices (OS X & iOS) with your MDM as they progress through the setup assistant. Up until now, connecting devices to a management

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Best Practice

Best practices in 2015: Managing settings in Mac OS X & iOS

To continue our best practices series for 2015, this time around I’d like to describe the methods for settings management. This is focusing on the central management of settings for the Mac OS such as the login window layout, and

Amsys joins Cisco’s “Meraki Elevate Partner Programme”

Meraki, the market leading cloud networking tool, provides cloud controlled WI-FI, routing and security products for wired and wireless networks. Organisations that choose Meraki to bolster their networking infrastructure can dramatically alter and improve their WI-FI landscape and centralised management