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On 08/09/2014 21:31, Joseph Bennie wrote:
On 8 Sep 2014, at 20:17, Tom <madtom1999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:On 08/09/14 19:15, bad apple wrote:On 08/09/14 18:58, Tom wrote:Just wondering as my daughters school got 200 of them for the kids and 180 of them borked on setup? Tom te tom te tom
From experience with iPads in exactly that context, they can go wrong easily on install. There's no fully featured MDM due to restrictive APIs so the current methods of management are cumbersome and flawed in various respects.
To manage them properly (bearing in mind the DEP isn't yet available in the UK and features are still slightly uncertain), the VPP is the only legal method to use. Each iPad ideally needs to be supervised with Apple Configurator and individual iTunes accounts set up for each device. That bypasses COPA as far as I'm aware as they are institutional accounts. The DEP addresses that anyway. Apps can be bundled into a configurator profile, although I prefer to only use that for core apps and instead to conduct most management remotely with Meraki's free MDM. Silent app installs are still impossible with this setup.
For 180 to go wrong, I suspect the technicians were attempting a batch profile install using USB carts. They're slow, flaky and really not worth the money for anything except charging. In mass deployment or organisational/enterprise contexts, iOS fails. It's insufficiently granular to configure appropriately and the various official schemes are primarily focused on profit and legality, rather than simplifying or streamlining management.
Frankly, be pleased so many failed. That likely means they're being configured in a batch. I still know sites which set up each device manually.
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