Thursday, 2 May 2013

Using Apple Configurator with Apple TV




First things first you will need to grab;
  • Apple Configurator ( Mac OS 10.7 and 10.8 only)
  • Micro USB - USB cable







Launch Apple Configurator, and choose to Create New Profile.  If you familiar with the iPhone Configuration Utility the settings the Apple Configurator will look very familiar.



Example Profile - 802.1x Wi-Fi settings


General Payload
Set Profile name and descriptions


Certificate Payload 
Choose your 802.1x wi-fi certificate sdsd

Wi-Fi Payload

1. Match the name of you 802.1x WiFi network ( case sensitive) 
2. Check Auto Join
3. Choose Wireless Security Type of Any ( Enterprise)
4. Choose EAP type ( Most likely PEAP )
5/6. Enter AD credentials ( new account created for Apple TV's to use)
7. Click Trust and Check your inmported CA certificate
Save your configuration Profile



Installing your new profile

Plug in your Apple TV (s) via USB

Ensure that only the devices you wish to configure are plugged in ( Warning: don't plug any other iOS devices in they will be wiped clean, iPhones iPads etc)

1. Choose iOS "Latest" ( Saves manually updating Apple TV's individually )
2. Tick your newly created profile
3. Click Prepare ( Says STOP in the image)
4. Watch the progress

At this point you can continue plugging in new devices and they will be configured, until you press the STOP button

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