Apple Platform Deployment
- Welcome
- Intro to Apple Platform Deployment
- Whats New for IT at WWDC26
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Plan the deployment
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Intro to device management
- Declarative device management
- Device management
- About device supervision
- Choose a deployment model
- Device enrolment methods
- Deploy Apple TV
- Deploy Apple Vision Pro
- Deploy Apple Watch
- Deploy shared devices
- Choose a device management service
- Device management migration
- Back up and restore managed devices
- Use standards-based services
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Intro to device management
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Prepare your environment
- Deploy devices with Apple School Manager or Apple Business
- Use Apple Configurator
- Configure your network for device management
- Configure devices to work with APNs
- Configure devices with mobile data connections
- Prepare your Wi-Fi networks
- Speed up downloads
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Use identity services
- Intro to Apple identity services
- Extensible Single Sign-on on Apple devices
- Integrate Apple devices with Microsoft services
- About Managed Apple Accounts
- Review the setup process
- Device management configuration options
- Manage software updates
- Distribute content
- Integrate with networks
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Ensure device security
- Intro to device management security
- Background Security Improvements
- Lock and locate devices
- Erase devices
- Activation Lock
- Manage accessory access
- Enforce password policies
- Use persistent tokens
- Use built-in network security features
- Managed Device Attestation
- Manage certificates
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Smart card integration
- Intro to smart card integration
- Smart card support on iPhone and iPad
- Smart card support on Mac
- macOS system security
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Device management settings
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Declarative configurations and status reports
- Declarative status reports
- Declarative app configuration
- Authentication credentials and identity asset declaration
- Background task management declarative
- Calendar declarative configuration
- Certificates declarative configuration
- Contacts declarative configuration
- Exchange declarative configuration
- Google Accounts declarative configuration
- LDAP declarative configuration
- Legacy interactive profile declarative configuration
- Legacy profile declarative configuration
- Mail declarative configuration
- Maths and Calculator app declarative configuration
- Managed Migration Assistant declarative configuration
- Passcode declarative configuration
- Passkey Attestation declarative configuration
- Safari browsing management declarative configuration
- Safari extensions management declarative configuration
- Screen Sharing declarative configuration
- Service configuration files declarative configuration
- Software Update declarative configuration
- Software Update settings declarative configuration
- Storage management declarative configuration
- Subscribed Calendars declarative configuration
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Device management lists
- Device management service enrolment information
- Device management payload lists
- Device management restriction lists
- Device management command lists
- Device management query lists
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Device management payload settings
- Accessibility payload settings
- Active Directory Certificate payload settings
- AirPlay payload settings
- AirPlay Security payload settings
- AirPrint payload settings
- App Lock payload settings
- Associated Domains payload settings
- Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) payload settings
- Autonomous Single App Mode payload settings
- Calendar payload settings
- Mobile payload settings
- Mobile Private Network payload settings
- Certificate Preference payload settings
- Certificate Revocation payload settings
- Certificate Transparency payload settings
- Certificates payload settings
- Conference Room Display payload settings
- Contacts payload settings
- Content Caching payload settings
- Directory Service payload settings
- DNS Proxy payload settings
- DNS Settings payload settings
- Fonts payload settings
- Domains payload settings
- Energy Saver payload settings
- Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) payload settings
- Exchange Web Services (EWS) payload settings
- Extensible Single Sign-on payload settings
- Extensible Single Sign-on Kerberos payload settings
- Extensions payload settings
- FileVault payload settings
- Finder payload settings
- Firewall payload settings
- Fonts payload settings
- Global HTTP Proxy payload settings
- Google Accounts payload settings
- Home Screen Layout payload settings
- Identification payload settings
- Identity Preference payload settings
- Kernel Extension Policy payload settings
- LDAP payload settings
- Lights Out Management payload settings
- Lock Screen Message payload settings
- Login Window payload settings
- Managed Login Items payload settings
- Mail payload settings
- Network settings
- Network Usage Rules payload settings
- Notifications payload settings
- Parental Controls payload settings
- Passcode payload settings
- Printing payload settings
- Privacy Preferences Policy Control payload settings
- Relay payload settings
- SCEP payload settings
- Security payload settings
- Setup Assistant payload settings
- Single Sign-on payload settings
- Smart Card payload settings
- Subscribed Calendars payload settings
- System Extensions payload settings
- System Migration payload settings
- Time Machine payload specifics
- TV Remote payload settings
- VPN device management settings
- Web Clips payload settings
- Web Content Filter payload settings
- LDAP payload settings
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Declarative configurations and status reports
- Additional resources
- Glossary
- Document revision history
- Copyright and trademarks
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Deploy Apple TV
Apple TV has device management capabilities, most of which are already present on iPhone, iPad and Mac. These features make it easy to configure an Apple TV for use in many common education and enterprise scenarios, from dedicated classroom or conference room AirPlay destinations to kiosks using Custom Apps in Single App Mode.
Apple TV with tvOS 10.2 or later can take advantage of the features listed next.
Auto Advance for Automated Device Enrolment with Apple TV
Auto Advance is an additional option for Automated Device Enrolment that allows you to skip all Setup Assistant panes automatically with an Apple TV that is plugged into power and Ethernet. If Apple School Manager or Apple Business settings are already configured for that specific Apple TV, it powers up and enrols in a device management service without any user input after a brief pause at the Siri Remote pairing step. This setup allows device management commands to:
Set the default language and region
Set the name of the Apple TV
Install configurations to fully configure the Apple TV
Install apps
Supervision
If the serial number of the Apple TV appears in Apple School Manager or Apple Business, or is configured with Apple Configurator for Mac, Apple TV can be supervised just like iPhone, iPad and Mac devices. Some existing payloads and commands also require supervision. For more information, see About Apple device supervision.
Naming
If the Apple TV is supervised, you can set the name with a device management service or Apple Configurator.
MAC address broadcasting
In tvOS15 or later, AppleTV no longer broadcasts its media access control (MAC) address. To prevent unwanted pairing attempts, a new key in the TV Remote payload for iPhone and iPad TVDeviceName can be used to remove AppleTV device names in the AppleTV remote widget.
AirPlay with Apple TV
Apple TV can be placed in conference rooms, classrooms and other common areas. You can configure AirPlay to allow or restrict who can AirPlay to specific Apple TV devices. For more information, see AirPlay discovery.
Return to Service
Return to Service allows the process of resetting and re-enrolling Apple TV devices in a device management service to be fully automated over a wireless network. In tvOS 18 or later, when the service sends the command to erase a managed device, it needs to provide the Wi-Fi details and define which device management service to enrol the device in.
If the device appears in Apple School Manager or Apple Business, you can omit the device management service configuration. This triggers the device to check for an enrolment profile during activation. The device then erases all data and automatically proceeds through Setup Assistant using the previous language and region settings until it reaches the Home Screen, and is ready for use.