Category: MDS 2

Troubleshooting Deployment Enrollment (DEP) for macOS by Viewing the Activation Record

May 29, 2020

Deployment Enrollment is part of Apple Business Manager and Apple School manager and provides a way for Macs (and iOS devices) to get some initial …

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MDS Admin Guide

May 27, 2020

Note: This unmaintained guide is for an unsupported version of MDS on our website for archival purposes. To view the most recent MDS Admin Guide, …

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Configure MDS Automaton

May 27, 2020

This is an older version of the Configuration document. For the latest version, please visit https://twocanoes.com/mds-setup. The MDS Automaton automates the keyboard presses needed to …

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MDS 2: ASR Imaging and MDM / DEP Deployment

May 27, 2020

MDS 2 add in some big new features. ASR imaging reduces macOS install times from 22 minutes to less than 2 minutes. MDS 2 also …

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Creating and Importing MDM Push Certificates into MDS

May 27, 2020

In order to manage Macs with MDM, MDS requires an Apple-signed Push Notification Certificate to talk with the Apple Push Notification Service (APNS). There are …

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Deploying Macs with Workflows, MDM and Device Enrollment

May 27, 2020

MDS 2 adds in Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Deployment Enrollment. Deployment Enrollment is part of Apple Business Manager (ABM) or Apple School Manager (ASM). …

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Downloading macOS installers with MDS

May 27, 2020

MDS uses the macOS installer for installing macOS as well as for preparing disk images for restoring with Apple Software Restore (ASR). Open Download macOS …

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Manual MDM Enrollment with MDS 2

May 27, 2020

MDS 2 uses an MDM service to allow Mac clients to be easily set up by enrolling in the MDM service. Upon enrollment, resources such …

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Device Enrollment with MDS 2

May 27, 2020

MDS 2 not only has a MDM service built-in, it also makes it easy to configure macOS clients that are available to Apple Business Manager …

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Network Ports used by MDS

May 27, 2020

MDS uses network ports for various communications. In order for certain features to function, the network ports shown below must be accessible. Service Protocol Port(s) …

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