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Chapter 2 Creating and Deploying Configuration Profiles 41
The Identifier field in the General payload is used by the device to determine whether a
profile is new, or an update to an existing profile. If you want the updated profile to
replace one that users have already installed, don’t change the Identifier.
Installing Provisioning Profiles and Applications
iPhone Configuration Utility can install applications and distribution provisioning
profiles on devices attached to the computer. For details, see Chapter 5, “Deploying
iPhone Applications,” on page 63.
Installing Configuration Profiles
After you’ve created a profile, you can connect a device and install the profile using
iPhone Configuration Utility.
Alternatively, you can distribute the profile to users by email, or by posting it to a
website. When users use their device to open an email message or download the
profile from the web, they’re prompted to start the installation process.
Installing Configuration Profiles Using iPhone Configuration Utility
You can install configuration profiles directly on a device that has been updated to
iPhone OS 3.0 or later and is attached to your computer. You can also use iPhone
Configuration Utility to remove previously installed profiles.
To install a configuration profile:
1 Connect the device to your computer using a USB cable.
After a moment, the device appears in the Devices list in iPhone Configuration Utility.
2 Select the device, and then click the Configuration Profiles tab.
3 Select a configuration profile from the list, and then click Install.
4 On the device, tap Install to install the profile.
When you install directly onto a device using USB, the configuration profile is
automatically signed and encrypted before being transferred to the device.
Distributing Configuration Profiles by Email
You can distribute configuration profiles using email. Users install the profile by
receiving the message on their device, then tapping the attachment to install it.
To email a configuration profile:
1 Click the Share button in the iPhone Configuration Utility toolbar.
In the dialog that appears, select a security option:
a None: A plain text .mobileconfig file is created. It can be installed on any device.
Some content in the file is obfuscated to prevent casual snooping if the file is examined.