Importing Mac configuration profiles

Apple's OS X server Profile Manager lets you create Mac configuration profiles for your Mac devices that can be imported into Modern Device Management. Each profile is an XML file with a .mobileconfig file extension that defines device settings, such as wireless network and VPN configurations. For more information on Profile Manager, see https://support.apple.com/profile-manager.

Once you use Profile Manager to create a configuration profile, you can use Endpoint Manager agent configurations or agent settings to deploy that configuration profile to other managed Mac devices. You can also directly create and edit Apple configuration profiles from Tools > Configuration > Agent settings for these Mac device types:

  • Mac Profiles > macOS configuration
  • Mac Profiles > macOS device configuration
  • Mobility > iOS configuration
  • tvOS configuration

If your Mac configuration profile uses a self-signed trust certificate, make sure you deploy that certificate before deploying other configuration profiles.