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macOS Server 5.7.1

Designed for macOS and iOS devices, macOS Server makes it easy to share files, schedule meetings, synchronize contacts, develop software, host your own website, publish wikis, configure Mac, iPhone, and iPad devices, remotely access your network, and more.

macOS Server is an application you can add to macOS right from the Mac App Store. Anyone can quickly and easily turn a Mac into a server that’s perfect for home offices, businesses, schools, developers, and hobbyists alike.

Here’s what you’ll get with macOS Server:

Profile Manager

• Mobile device management for Mac and iOS devices
• Simplified management and deployment of iOS and macOS.
• Distribution of institution licensed apps and books purchased from the Volume Purchase Program to users or devices
• Install Software Updates on devices running iOS 10 and mac OS 10.12.
• Device Enrollment Program integration
• Webbased administration console
• Selfservice user portal for clearing passcodes, remote lock, and remote wipe

Calendar Server

• Share calendars, schedule meetings and events, and book conference rooms
• Standardsbased CalDAV server for access from Mac, iPad, iPhone, and PC
• View availability with free/busy lookups
• Email invitations and push notifications

Contacts Server

• Synchronize contacts with Mac, iPad, and iPhone
• Allow multiple users to access and update contacts
• Standardsbased CardDAV server

Wiki Server

• Pointandclick page edit to change formatting and insert images, movies, and attachments
• Access controls
• Tags and comments
• Revision history
• Document sharing
• Quick Look previews

Mail Server

• Standardsbased SMTP, IMAP, and POP server
• Push notifications
• SSL encryption
• Adaptive junk mail filtering
• Virus detection and quarantine

Virtual Private Network

• Remote access for your network services
• Encrypted VPN connections for Mac, iPad, iPhone, and PC

Xsan

• Blocklevel SAN file sharing with concurrent read/write access
• Xsan volume hosting and configuration
• Volume management, storage pooling, stripping, and volume mapping
• Realtime monitoring, graphs, and event notifications
• Metadata controller failover and file system journaling

Server App

• Local and remote management
• Users and group settings
• View realtime graphs of server usage
• Receive alerts on network changes, certificate expiration, storage usage, and more

Some features require an Apple ID and/or compatible Internet access; additional fees and terms apply. Some features require program enrollment. Some features are not available in all countries.

Compatibility: macOS 10.13.4 or later, 64bit

Web Site: http://www.apple.com/osx/server/
Mac App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/app/macos-server/id883878097?mt=12

What’s New in macOS Server 5.7.1

Profile Manager

Profile Manager provides enhanced management capabilities and support for management of new features in macOS, iOS, and tvOS.

• Configure an Apple Business Manager account
• Install App Store apps for tvOS
• Configure new restrictions, payloads, and commands:

macOS 10.13.4

New Restrictions payload settings

• Allow proximity based password sharing requests
• Allow password sharing
• Allow password autofill
• Allow software update installation for nonadmin users

New Dock payload settings

• Show Recents in Dock

New Exchange payload settings

• Use OAuth for authentication

New Smart Card payload settings

• Require Smart Card
• Enable screen saver on Smart Card removal

New Passcode payload settings

• Force password reset during next user authentication

New Security & Privacy payload settings

• Show personal recovery key

New Education payload settings

• Send to teacherassigned Macs

New Xsan payload settings

• Ability to configure automatic mounts
• Ability to specify Distributed LAN Client mount preferences

iOS 11.3

New Restrictions payload settings

• Allow proximity based password sharing requests (Supervised only)
• Allow password sharing (Supervised only)
• Allow password autofill (Supervised only)
• Force automatic date and time (Supervised only)
• Allow USB restricted mode (Supervised only)
• Allow managed Contacts accounts to write to unmanaged accounts
• Allow unmanaged Contacts accounts to read managed accounts
• Disable eSIM (Supervised only)

New Mail and Exchange payload settings

• Allow a user to enable or disable S/MIME signing
• Allow a user to modify the selection of the S/MIME signing certificate
• Allow a user to enable or disable S/MIME encryption
• Allow a user to modify the selection of the S/MIME encryption certificate

New Exchange payload settings

• Use OAuth for authentication

New Notifications payload settings

• Specify whether an app is allowed to send critical alerts
• Allow grouped notifications
• Show in CarPlay

New VPN payload settings for IKEv2 configurations

• Ability to specify DNS server addresses
• Ability to specify primary domain of the tunnel
• Ability to specify DNS search domains
• Ability to specify DNS supplemental match domains

New Setup Assistant pane Device Enrollment skip options

• iMessage, FaceTime & Screen Time
• Add Cellular Plan

Deprecated payloads

• macOS Server Accounts

New Commands

• Show SIM information

tvOS 11.3

New restrictions payload settings

• Allow proximity based password sharing requests (supervised only)

New Commands

• Install Updates (only appears in the Action popup menu when updates are available on the selected Apple TV or Apple TV devices within a group)