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The iPhone: one of the most successful devices of the past five years. With a large, devoted following even businesses of all sizes have started to use the iPhone. In the past it was a bit of a chore for IT to manage the devices, as they would have to manage each device individually. Apple recently introduced a program to help make iPhone management much easier.
The program is called Apple Configurator, and is aimed at helping iOS business environments better manage devices – specifically the iPhone. Admins can use the program to configure and manage up to 30 devices at the same time, thus allowing for easier device management. One good selling point: the program is being offered for free. This makes it ideal for small businesses using iOS and OS X as their main operating environment.
What Can I Do with Apple Configurator?
As noted above, the program is for device management. It allows you, or the administrator, to update, configure, restore and import/export apps to devices using iOS. With Configurator you can also put devices into different groups based on jobs – e.g., if you have two staff in IT, and one in sales, they may need different apps, so you can manage the devices based on each group.
Another interesting feature is that you can set which computers the phone will sync with, allowing for safer data transfer. Also, you can backup user settings, and assign them to another device if one is lost or needs to be replaced.
The one downside is you will need to have a system running Mac OS X 10.7.2 or later for Configurator to work. If you have not kept your system up to date, you will need to get started.
How do I get Apple Configurator?
The program can be found and downloaded in the Apple app store. From there it’s just a matter of setting up the program and hooking up the devices.
Overall, this is a good program that is easy for the busy small business owner or IT manager who does not have time to manually plug in and update all Apple devices. If you would like to learn more about this program, the iPhone or other Apple products, please contact us.
