This document discusses kiosk applications on Apple mobile devices and their management. It outlines how to set up kiosk mode using Apple Configurator 2 to lock a device into a single app. It also discusses using Mobile Device Management (MDM) for managing fleets of iOS, tvOS and macOS devices like those used for kiosks. MDM allows enrolling devices, using commercial or self-hosted MDM servers, and customizing app settings. Some pitfalls discussed include app signing, unreliable WiFi, remote updates requiring switching apps first, and devices requiring a button press to wake from sleep.
14. Pitfalls
• Sign apps with Enterprise or Ad-Hoc cert (new)
• iPad WiFi unreliable: use celullar or Ethernet
(here: Redpark PoE adapter)
15. Pitfalls
• Sign apps with Enterprise or Ad-Hoc cert (new)
• iPad WiFi unreliable: use celullar or Ethernet
• Remote update: switch away from your app first
16. Pitfalls
• Sign apps with Enterprise or Ad-Hoc cert (new)
• iPad WiFi unreliable: use celullar or Ethernet
• Remote update: switch away from your app first
• Wake from sleep requires button press
17. Thank you
• Deployment reference: help.apple.com/deployment/ios/
• Enroll into MDM: deploy.apple.com
• MDM protocol reference
• Some commercial MDM solutions: SimpleMDM, VMWare
Airwatch, JAMF
• Power over Ethernet (PoE adaptors): Apple, Redpark, others
Florent Pillet - @fpillet