macOS Guide IV: Create a Tag and assign it
Create a Tag
Please refer to our Management Guide Part III: Tags for further information. In this Guide we will create a random Tag and assign it to your first device.
- Open your Silverback Management Console (e.g https://silverback.imagoverum.com/admin)
- Login as an Administrator
- Navigate to Tags
- Click New Tag
- Enter a friendly name (required)
- Enter a description (optional)
- In the Enabled Features Area
- Enable Profile
- In the Device Types Area (required)
- Enable macOS
- Click Save
Configure Restrictions
- Navigate to Profile
- Navigate to Restrictions. Please refer to our full documentation Restrictions
- Uncheck e.g. Bluetooth Preference
- Uncheck e.g. iCloud Preference
- Uncheck e.g. Sharing Preference
- Click Save
Restrictions require a device reboot
Configure Exchange Active Sync
- Navigate to Exchange ActiveSync
- Edit the first entry in the overview
- Enable Active Sync Settings
- Enter as Label Name e.g. Office365
- Enter as Server Name e.g. outlook.office365.com
- Click Save
- Confirm with OK
- If you want to edit Profile, click edit
- If you want to remove Profile, click remove
- If you want to enable or disable Profile, use the checkbox
By adding or editing a Exchange Profile Active Sync Profile, the tag will be automatically be saved. So please be careful when editing EAS Profile
- For additional configuration please refer to our full document Exchange Active Sync
Configure Wi-Fi
- Navigate to Wi-Fi
- Click New WiFi Profile
- Enable Wi-Fi Settings
- Enter a SSID, e.g. Imagoverum Wi-Fi
- Select your Security Type, e.g. WPA 2
- Enter your WPA 2 Password
- Enable Hidden Network (optional)
- Enable Automatically Join (optional)
- Configure Proxy Settings (optional)
- Click Save
- Confirm with Yes
Assign the tag
- Navigate to Definition
- Enable Auto Population
With this setting our new Tag will apply by default to all new enrolled macOS devices
- For additional configuration please refer to our full document Auto Population
- Click Save & Close
- Confirm with OK
Proceed with with next chapter
Check your Changes
- Re-Enroll your macOS device
- After the enrollment reboot your device
- After a device reboot open System Preferences.
- Bluetooth should be disabled
- iCloud should be disabled
- Sharing should be disabled
- Open Internet Accounts
- Office365 Account should be listed
- Click it and you will be prompted to enter your Exchange Active Sync Password
- Enter your password and click OK
- Open Network
- Click Advanced
- Check your Preferred Networks
Next Steps
- Proceed with next chapter: macOS Guide V: Deploy Apps
- Collect additional information with our Management Guide Part III: Tags
- Check out our Silverback Administrator Guide or Management Guide
- In productive environments you may prevent users to have access to the corporate email server by simply adding their email account credentials into their unmanaged private devices at home. Silverback offers the following solutions to prevent this
- Check out our Certification Authority Integration Guide
- Check out our Exchange Protection Integration Guide