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   Apple Configurator 2.5

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   Apple has released [1]Apple Configurator 2.5, the Mac utility that
   schools and businesses use to manage and deploy software to multiple
   iOS and tvOS devices. The update provides provisional capabilities for
   adding devices to the [2]Device Enrollment Program (DEP), enables you
   to optionally preserve a data plan when erasing device, adds a new tvOS
   payload for AirPlay Incoming Security, and provides support for
   configuring tvOS devices running tvOS 11 on the local network subnet.
   It also adds new profile payloads and restrictions for iOS, including
   Restrict VPN Creation, AirPrint Security, DNS Proxy, and Managed class
   behavior on supervised student devices for Classroom. Apple
   Configurator 2.5 now requires macOS 10.12.5 Sierra and works with iOS 7
   and later, although some features require iOS 11 or tvOS 11. (Free,
   65.6 MB, [3]release notes, 10.12.5+)

References

   1. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-configurator-2/id1037126344?mt=12&at=10l5PW
   2. https://www.apple.com/business/dep/
   3. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208040

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