Chapter 18. Wireless Distribution Using Mobile Device Management

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Chapter 17 looked at simple wireless app distribution using just a web server, but that method has some issues. First, the users have to do most of the work: going to the website, downloading the apps, and installing them. Second, it’s hard for you to determine if the app was installed. Although Mobile Device Management (MDM) doesn’t solve every app distribution problem, it does make managing apps easier, as you’ll see in this chapter. For this chapter, we’ll use examples from both Casper and OS X Server 10.7.

App Installation and Management, Casper-Style

Performing the Initial ...

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