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Profiles for Shared iPad

There are three types of profiles for Shared iPad.
The profile types Shared iPad - User and Shared iPad - Guest specify the mode in which the iPad is used. Which one you need depends on whether the iPad is used only by specific users or by an unspecified number of users.
You need at least one of the two, and you can also use both.

Shared iPad - DeviceA profile that defines the basic settings common to all users who sign in.
Shared iPad - UserA profile that defines the usage environment for users who sign in with a Managed Apple Account.
This profile is required for user mode, in which users sign in with a Managed Apple Account.
Shared iPad - GuestA profile that defines the usage environment for users who sign in to guest mode.
This profile is required to use guest mode.

Create a Shared iPad - Device profile​

Create the basic profile that defines the settings common to all users who sign in.
Because it includes settings that users need to sign in to the iPad, this profile is installed on the device before any user signs in.

  1. On the CONFIG > Profile screen, click Create.

  2. Enter the required information on the screen that appears.
    Input fields (* indicates a required field)

    OS*

    Select iOS.

    Name*Set the profile name. The profile name you set here is displayed in the profile list. The default name is Untitled.

    Description

    You can enter information about the device.

    Distribution

    Select Template.

    Type

    Select the target type.

    Template

    Select the template to which this profile is applied. After you create a template, you can select it here. If you have not created a template yet, leave this field blank (you can also select the profile from the template screen when you create the template).

  3. Select Shared iPad-Device for Type.

  4. Configure the General items.

  5. The device profile provides the following payloads and other extended settings. Configure the necessary items and click Save.
    For details on the configurable items, see Details of the device common profile.

Create a Shared iPad - User profile​

Create a user profile that defines the usage environment for users who sign in with a Managed Apple Account.
This profile is required for user mode, in which users sign in with a Managed Apple Account.

The profile consists of the usage environment settings and the user (Managed Apple Account) information assigned by a CSV file.
When a user signs in with a Managed Apple Account assigned by the CSV file, the profile is installed on the device and the iPad's usage environment is configured.

Note: If the iPad is used by an unspecified number of users, create a guest mode profile.

  1. On the CONFIG > Profile screen, click Create.

  2. Enter the required information on the screen that appears.
    Input fields (* indicates a required field)

    OS*

    Select iOS.

    Name*Set the profile name. The profile name you set here is displayed in the profile list. The default name is Untitled.

    Description

    You can enter information about the device.

    Distribution

    Select Template.

    Type

    Select the target type.

    Managed Apple Account / Custom*

    This item is displayed when you select Shared iPad-User. Register the Managed Apple Accounts that serve as the device login IDs.
    Register Managed Apple Accounts in a CSV file. In the CSV file, enter managed_user as the header and Managed Apple Account (including the part after @) as the value.
    To distribute data individually for each Managed Apple Account, specify a CSV file that contains custom data.

    Template

    Select the template to which this profile is applied. After you create a template, you can select it here. If you have not created a template yet, leave this field blank (you can also select the profile from the template screen when you create the template).

  3. Select Shared iPad-User for Type. In the file field of Managed Apple Account / Custom, select the CSV file that contains the Managed Apple Accounts.

CSV file containing Managed Apple Accounts
managed_user
user0001@appleid.testcompany
user0002@appleid.testcompany
user0003@appleid.testcompany
  1. Configure the General items.
  2. The user profile provides the following payloads and other extended settings. Configure the necessary items and click Save.
    For details on the configurable items, see Details of the user mode profile.

Use custom data to set individual values for each Managed Apple Account​

  1. Click the profile menu where you want to set individual values for each Managed Apple Account to expand it, and then click Configure.

  2. Enclose each item you want to set individually in {{ and }} , and give it an easy-to-understand name.
    Here, the user display name item is named {{username}} and the email address item is named {{address}}.

  3. In the first row of the CSV file, enter managed_user and the strings enclosed in {{ and }} (address,username) as the header. From the second row onward, enter the values you want to set individually.

managed_user,address,username
user0001@appleid.testcompany.com,user0001@example.com,user0001
user0002@appleid.testcompany.com,user0002@example.com,user0002
  1. In the file field of Managed Apple Account / Custom, select the CSV file you created.

Create a Shared iPad - Guest profile​

Create a profile that defines the usage environment in guest mode.
This profile is required to use guest mode.
When a user signs in to guest mode, the profile is installed on the device and the iPad's usage environment is configured.

Note: If the iPad is used only by specific users, create a user mode profile.

  1. On the CONFIG > Profile screen, click Create.

  2. Enter the required information on the screen that appears.
    Input fields (* indicates a required field)

    OS*

    Select iOS.

    Name*Set the profile name. The profile name you set here is displayed in the profile list. The default name is Untitled.

    Description

    You can enter information about the device.

    Distribution

    Select Template.

    Type

    Select the target type.

    Template

    Select the template to which this profile is applied. After you create a template, you can select it here. If you have not created a template yet, leave this field blank (you can also select the profile from the template screen when you create the template).

  3. Select Shared iPad-Guest for Type.

  4. Configure the General items.

  5. The guest profile provides the following payloads and other extended settings. Configure the necessary items and click Save.
    For details on the configurable items, see Details of the guest mode profile.