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Table of Contents
Welcome
About this reference
What’s new in device deployment
Integration and setup
Intro to integration and setup
Apple School Manager
Apple Business Manager
Wi-Fi
Join Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi network design
Getting proper Wi-Fi coverage
Getting proper Wi-Fi capacity
Network naming
Wi-Fi specifications for Mac computers
Wi-Fi specifications for Apple TV
Connecting devices to 802.1X networks
AirPlay
AirPlay discovery
AirPlay security
AirPlay recommendations
Filtering content
Standards-based services
Integration with Microsoft services
Integrating with Microsoft Exchange
Integrating with Azure AD
Integrating macOS with Active Directory
Bonjour
Intro to Bonjour
Bonjour DNS entries
Wide-area DNS Service Discovery
How DNS Service Discovery functions
Configuring DNS Service Discovery
Microsoft DNS and DNS Service Discovery
Using $INCLUDE files for DNS Service Discovery
Setting up wide-area AirPrint
Deployment planning and provisioning
Intro to deployment planning and MDM enrollment
Deployment models
User Enrollment
Device Enrollment
Automated Device Enrollment
Configuration management
Intro to configuration management
Setup Assistant
Mobile device management (MDM)
Intro to MDM
Choosing an MDM solution
Enrolling devices in MDM
Configuring your network for MDM
Allowing devices to work with APNs
Enabling device supervision
Classroom
Identity management
Intro to identity management
Single sign-on
Intro to Kerberos Single sign-on
Single sign-on extension
Kerberos SSO extension with macOS
Managed Apple ID
iCloud
Intro to iCloud
iCloud Drive
iCloud Keychain
iMessage and FaceTime
Content distribution
Intro to content distribution
Deploying apps and books
Deploying managed apps and books
Deploying custom apps
Preparing to distribute in-house macOS apps
Content caching
Intro to content caching
Scalability and storage
Discovering across multiple public IP addresses
Multiple content caches
Best practices
Device security
Device management security
Activation Lock
Remote wipe and remote lock
Software update process
Encryption and Data Protection
Intro to encryption and data protection
Role of Apple File System
Policy enforcement
Password policies
Digital signing and encryption
FileVault
Managing FileVault
Using Secure and Bootstrap tokens
Smart card integration
Intro to smart card integration
Using a smart card in macOS
Configuring macOS for smart card–only authentication
Advanced smart card options
About persistent tokens
macOS system security
Startup security
macOS access
Kernel extensions in macOS
Keychain architecture in macOS
App security
Intro to app security
Using Gatekeeper
App security enhancements
Network security and certificates
Network security
Intro to certificate management
Certificate deployment
Secure access using VPN
Intro to VPN
VPN On Demand
Per App VPN and app-to-VPN mappings
Always On VPN
SSL VPN clients
VPN proxy and certificate configuration
Appendixes
Apple TV management
AppleCare support
AppleSeed for IT
MacBook Pro Wi-Fi specification details
MacBook Air Wi-Fi specification details
Wi-Fi specification details for Apple TV
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