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Install everything at once onto iPads including setup and apps.Ĭan set up web icons easily. Requires creating a profile and icon, then and copying and pasting the link. Is extremely difficult to set up web shortcuts/icons.

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Need to create multiple blueprints to do different tasks (e.g., one blueprint to restore and update the IOS and another to deploy). Table 1 Advantages and disadvantages of using a Blueprint versus Master iPad Both options have advantages and disadvantages, as shown in Table 1. You can then apply that backup to other iPads. A Master iPad requires you to set up everything on an iPad, then back it up on AC2. A Blueprint requires you to set up everything in AC2. You can set up your iPads in two ways: You can create a Blueprint or a Master iPad. In addition, AC2 indicates if your OS and apps are out of date when you plug in an iPad, and it automatically updates apps from VPP to the newest version. It is easy to change the device name, add or remove apps, and erase or load a blueprint or a backup. Note that some iOS apps do not work with AC2. Once you have an account set up, you can go to the VPP website and purchase apps for your iPads even free apps need to be “purchased.” Sign on to both VPP and AC2, so that apps ordered on VPP will automatically be added to the AC2 app folder. When applying for a VPP account, Apple requires a Dun and Bradstreet number. Apple can often make getting VPP accounts difficult, especially for institutions with multiple libraries, as Apple tends to give out only one account per school. An Apple VPP account is required to add apps using AC2-even if you are using only free apps -though this requirement is not mentioned in the AC2 documentation. It is not available for PCs, nor will it work with other non-Apple products. INSTALLATION AND SETUPĪs with most Apple apps, AC2 has to be downloaded from the iTunes store. For example, it allows you to install PDFs, ePubs, and iBooks restart or shutdown iOS devices and restrict joining WiFi networks. You can use AC2 alone or with MDM applications.Īccording to the AC2 entry in the iTunes store, version 2.4 includes changes to some features that may be of interest to librarians. AC2 allows you to add background images and modify the iPad home screen, for example, to put a heavily used app on the first page or put similar apps in the same folder. You can create “supervised” iPads, a feature that prevents patrons from changing settings, as well as separate profiles for different user groups (e.g., faculty, students). You must first set up a Master iPad or a Blueprint with the desired content then, you can deploy that content to up to thirty devices.

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FEATURESĪC2 allows you to add and manage apps, web icons, documents, and iBooks content (electronic books and portable document format files ). Setup required using trial and error, searching the web, watching third-party tutorials, and contacting Apple and other librarians.

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It is not user friendly, as it does not allow you to download the entire manual, nor can you browse the entire manual at once. The AC2 manual is linked from the iTunes store. Note that while this review is based on AC2 version 2.3, Apple recently released version 2.4, which requires the Sierra version of Mac OS.

The laptop is dedicated solely to AC2 and was set up by the author, who has basic skills with Mac computers but no prior experience with Apple Configurator.

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Unfortunately, as further discussed in this review, AC2 is plagued with issues: it is difficult and confusing to set up, requires multiple steps, and is prone to errors.ĪC2 version 2.3 was set up on a circa 2012 MacBook Pro using the El Capitan Mac operating system (Mac OS). Apps went directly from Apple’s volume purchase program (VPP) to AC2. No additional mobile device management (MDM) tools were used. When the iPads were returned, they were erased and reimaged from the backup on the Master iPad. The iPads were “unsupervised,” which meant students could download their own apps and change settings if needed. About ninety-five free apps (in addition to preloaded Apple apps), thirty website icons, and various folders were installed using AC2 from a Master iPad backup. This review is based on the author’s experience in a library that circulated fifteen iPads to graduate students in the medical field. Such a tool can be useful for libraries that lend iPads to their users. OVERVIEWĪpple Configurator 2 (AC2) is a free mass-deployment utility that allows you to update multiple iPads, iPhones, iPod Touch devices, and Apple TVs at the same time, including apps, website links, iBooks, and software updates. Apple Configurator 2 (version 2.3) Resource ReviewĪpple Configurator 2 (version 2.3).

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