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Jul
01

How to get current logged in user from the Command Line.

#Get current logged in user


userName=`ls -l /dev/console | awk '{ print $3 }'`

Jul
01

How to set the time zone and network time server from the Command Line.

# Time Zone Setup
systemsetup -settimezone America/New_York


# Set to use Network Time Server time.apple.com
systemsetup -setusingnetworktime on systemsetup -setnetworktimeserver time.apple.com

Jul
01

How to convert a signed mobile config profile to a plist

This command will convert a signed configuration profile to xml 1 and send the output to a file named test.plist

security cms -D -i  /Users/yourusername/Desktop/mySettings.mobileconfig > test.plist

Jun
29

Apple TV Resources

About AirPlay restrictions and Conference Room mode on your Apple TV
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202618

Apple TV Settings for the Classroom
http://learninginhand.com/blog/appletv

Get help with AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204291

Recommendations

Follow these recommendations for the best possible AirPlay experience:

  • Apple TV should be connected to Ethernet if available.
  • Mount the Apple TV with the rubber side touching the surface it's mounted to.
  • Mount the Apple TV with few or no obstructions between it and the other device.
     Any objects between the two devices could interfere with the BTLE or Wi-Fi signals. Mounting the Apple TV in a cabinet, behind a TV, above a projector, or in the ceiling could degrade the signal between the devices.
  • If possible, avoid using Wi-Fi channels 149 and 153 in rooms where peer-to-peer AirPlay is frequently in use.
  • Though the devices will share air time fairly with the infrastructure network, removing any conflicting traffic from the room improves the stability of the AirPlay session. The fourth–generation Apple TV can also use an 80 MHz wide 802.11ac channel at 149,80 if the device streaming to it is also 802.11ac capable, though the increased throughput available with 802.11ac makes airtime contention less of a concern.



Official Link: http://help.apple.com/deployment/ios/#/apd8fc751f59

Jun
28

Mac with USB 3.0 Device Limits

This could fix an issue using Apple Configurator 1 or 2


A Mac with USB 3.0 ports is configured to only see up to a certain number of USB devices.

The following terminal command removes that limit and allows the Mac to talk to as many devices as needed.

sudo nvram usb-options="%01%00%00%00"


To re-enable

sudo nvram -d usb-options

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