Apple Business Essentials User Guide
- Welcome
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- Intro to buying content
- Review content payment and billing information
- Select and buy content
- Configure app installation
- Monitor app installation status and license tracking
- Learn about Custom Apps
- Transfer licenses
- Manage content tokens
- Migrate content tokens
- Invite VPP purchasers
- Plan for migration to Apps
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- Intro to configuring settings
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- AirDrop settings
- AirPlay settings
- AirPrint settings
- App Access settings
- Apple Intelligence & Siri settings
- Application Layer Firewall settings
- Certificate settings
- Content Caching settings
- Configure a Custom setting
- Data Management settings
- Energy Saver settings
- FileVault settings
- Gatekeeper settings
- iCloud settings
- Lock Screen settings
- Password and Screen Lock settings
- Software Update settings
- VPN settings
- Web Clip settings
- Web Filter settings
- Wi-Fi settings
- Edit a setting
- Apply Collections
- Document revision history
- Copyright and trademarks

Lock a domain in Apple Business Essentials
When a domain is locked, only Managed Apple Accounts can be created using the verified domain. Unmanaged (personal) Apple Accounts can’t be created on this domain and existing Apple Accounts created before enabling the lock remain in place, unless Domain Capture is initiated. This option helps to ensure that moving forward, all accounts using the domain are organizationally owned.
Important: Locking a domain prevents anyone from creating an unmanaged (personal) Apple Account using that domain and can’t be turned off unless the domain is removed.
Lock a domain
In Apple Business Essentials, sign in with a user who has the role of Administrator or People Manager.
Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, select Preferences
, then select Managed Apple Accounts
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In the Domains section, select the domain you want to lock, select Manage, then lock the domain.
Read the information carefully, the only way to unlock a domain is to remove it from Apple Business Essentials.
Select Lock Domain.
Important: Locking a domain permanently prevents anyone from creating an Apple Account using that domain.
Do one of the following:
Close the window if you want to begin the domain capture process or federation process at a later time.
Federate the domain.
Select Get Started with Domain Capture to begin the domain capture process. See Capture a domain.
If you locked this domain in error, see Remove a domain.