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Apple Configurator

Apple Configurator is a free Mac OS X tool for configuring and deploying iOS devices in the enterprise by using a physical USB connection.

The main purpose of the Apple Configurator app is to allow IT administrators configure settings on iPhones and iPads before rolling them out to end users. Administrators can create configuration profiles, import existing profiles from the iPhone Configuration Utility, install specific operating system versions and enforce mobile device security policies.

The Apple Configurator tool also provides some basic mobile device management (MDM) capabilities, including device wipe.

TJ Houston provides a overview of Apple Configurator.

Related glossary terms: unique device identifier (UDID), Siri, predictive text, Apple Bonjour, mobile device fragmentation, iOS Erase, Apple AirPrint, iPhone Configuration Utility, iOS, jailbreaking

Contributor(s): Colin Steele

This was last updated in December 2012

Posted by: Margaret Rouse

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