Administrator

Securely deploy iPads and iPhones on corporate networks

Seamlessly integrate iPads and iPhones into your company's IT systems using the detailed instructions contained in this practical book. iPad & iPhone Administrator's Guide shows you how to use iPads and iPhones as business devices and manage them tightly with Apple's enterprise tools. Learn how to connect iPads and iPhones to your organization's wireless network and mail servers, equip users with the apps they need to be productive at work and outside it, and provide access to essential data without compromising security.

• Plan your deployment and choose suitable iPads and iPhones
• Activate iPhones quickly using iTunes' activation-only mode
• Set up iPads and iPhones automatically using iPhone Configuration Utility
• Set up Wi-Fi and VPN connections manually or with configuration profiles
• Connect iPads and iPhones to Microsoft Exchange and other mail servers
• Choose the best third-party apps, install them, and keep them updated
• Install custom enterprise apps using provisioning profiles
• Load and transfer documents via File Sharing and third-party tools
• Give iPad and iPhone users remote access to your network
• Manage Windows or Mac OS X servers from your iPad or iPhone
• Secure iPads and iPhones with strong passcodes--and wipe their contents remotely if they're stolen
• Troubleshoot hardware and software problems

Pocket-size guide provides troubleshooting information for handling a wide variety of tasks on-the-spot. Softcover.

With Google Apps, you and your colleagues or friends can check email, schedule meetings, chat in real time, collaborate on documents, and more. You can create your own personalized web and email addresses, and get loads of free storage. You can connect with others and access your documents 24/7, no matter where you are. Best of all, it's all hosted by Google--you get the same bandwidth, service, and machines that Google provides its staff and other online clients, and there's no hardware or software for you to install or maintain. Google Apps Administrator Guide is for aspiring and practicing webmasters or IT Professionals from any small business, university, college, eBay shop, charity organization, or any other kind of group that wants to work together. That means you can work with colleagues and friends in a single-sign-on web workspace. This book begins by explaining the often tricky and technical work of preparing your domain to work properly with Google Apps in friendly, layman's terms. That includes registering your domain, explaining zone files, transferring existing email accounts and web pages to your new domain and email system, and creating user accounts. Then it's time to start building your workspace by customizing how Google Apps interacts with your domain, and deciding which services you choose to provide for your users and employees, and/or friends and family. This book also discusses more advanced techniques for working online with Google Apps, including adding administrators, sharing calendars, editing web pages, and much more. Because Google Apps is always gaining new functionality, this book provides online updates and bonus chapters at http://bolesbooks.com/thomson/. Those online updates contain any major changes to Google Apps and help make sure your Google Apps Administrator Guide will always be up-to-date. This is the only book you will ever need to master Google Apps!