Managing Apple Devices: Deploying and Maintaining iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan Devices, 3rd edition

Published by Peachpit Press (June 10, 2016) © 2016
  • Arek Dreyer
  • Adam Karneboge

Title overview

Managing Apple Devices, Third Edition will enable students to create an effective plan for deploying and maintaining groups of Apple devices using iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan. This all-in-one resource teaches a wide variety of Apple management technologies; explains the theory behind the tools; and provides practical, hand-on exercises to get students up and running with the tools. They’ll be introduced to Apple management technologies including Mobile Device Management, the Volume Purchase Program, and the Device Enrollment Program. For example, not only will they learn how to use Profile Manager—Apple’s implementation of Mobile Device Management—but they will also learn about the ideas behind profile management and how to make configuration easier for both administrators and users while maintaining a highly secure environment.
• The only comprehensive source to guide students through the secure deployment and maintenance of Apple devices.
• Industry-recognized experts provide authoritative references combined with step-by-step exercises for practical instruction for self-paced learning.
• Exercises are designed to let students explore and learn the tools provided by Apple for deploying and managing iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan systems. 
Updated for IOS 9 and OS X El Capitan

Table of contents

Lesson 1 About This Guide

Prerequisites

Learning Methodology

Lesson Structure

Exercise Setup

Lesson 2 Apple Management Concepts

Lesson 3 Infrastructure Considerations

Lesson 4 OS X Server 5 on El Capitan

Lesson 5 Caching Service

Lesson 6 Configuration and Profiles

Lesson 7 Mobile Device Management

Lesson 8 Out-of-the-Box Management via Apple Programs for Device Enrollment

Lesson 9 Activation Lock Management

Lesson 10 VPP-Managed Apps and Books

Lesson 11 In-House Apps and Books

Lesson 12 Apple Configurator 2: Planning and Setup

Lesson 13 Apple Configurator 2: Preparing, Configuring, and Managing iOS Devices

Lesson 14 Apple Configurator 2: App and Document Management

Lesson 15 User Data and Services

Lesson 16 Managing Access

Lesson 17 Develop a Management Plan

Index 

Author bios

Arek Dreyer has been an Apple Certified Trainer since 2002. President of Dreyer Network Consultants Inc. in Chicago, Arek delivers courses and provides training around the world. Arek provides consulting, troubleshooting, and integration services for customers who use iOS devices and Mac computers in complicated environments and is the coauthor of Apple Pro Training Series: OS X Server 5.0 Essentials.

Adam Karneboge has been an Apple Certified Trainer since 2003. CTO of HC S Technology Group, Adam instructs technical training courses and delivers consulting, troubleshooting, deployment, and integration services to business, enterprise, and education clients. Adam has been the technical editor for the majority of the OS X Support and OS X Server Essentials books published by Peachpit since OS X v10.7.

 

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