Apple Macos And Ios System Administration (2026)

Learn to install, configure, and automate the maintenance of macOS and iOS devices using modern MDM techniques.

What you'll learn

You will learn the basics of Apple platform management including hardware troubleshooting, operating system installation, and advanced client management techniq

You will use Apple Business Manager, Apple Configurator, Apple’s VPP and Enrollment Programs to configure and mass deploy Apple devices across the enterprise.

You will learn strategies for managing thousands of iOS and macOS endpoints.

You will use an industry leading MDM solution (Mosyle) to manage the user experience on macOS and iOS devices.

Requirements

Intermediate level of experience with iOS and macOS operating systems.

Internet Access

Access to an Apple Macintosh computer that can run macOS Tahoe (26) or higher.

Access to an Apple iOS Device such as an iPad or iPhone that can run iOS/iPadOS 26 or higher.

Description

Now featuring iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26 Tahoe! Apple macOS and iOS System Administration (2026) will teach you how to use Apple’s first party software in conjunction with the popular Mosyle MDM (Mobile Device Management) platform to manage iOS and macOS devices easily and efficiently. If you have familiarity with Apple's operating systems from an end-user perspective but need to manage an organization of macOS or iOS endpoints, this course is for you. This course assumes no experience with system administration on Apple platforms so no prior experience is required.If you are new to system administration or just new to administrating Apple operating systems, this course will introduce you to the basic concepts of managing a handful of devices and scales to how to provide effective support to thousands of devices. The course begins by introducing the basics of Apple hardware and local system management. Tools like Apple Remote Desktop, Screen Time and Apple Configurator are used to demonstrate how to manage a small number of devices.As the course continues, you will be building a cloud-based Mobile Device Management environment using the Mosyle MDM platform. You will learn to configure over-the-air activation and device management for iPhone and iPad endpoints including device restrictions, Managed Apple Accounts, managed iOS Apps, and more. You will move on to macOS administration and learn to automate software installations, updates, and customize the user experience using configuration profiles and integrate with Identity Providers like Microsoft Entra ID for single sign-on.  Taking a project-based approach, students will 'code along' to complete seven real-word projects utilizing a variety of the functions of the Mosyle MDM solution.  From an employee "bring your own device" iPhone management to a zero-touch self-service deployment of a new MacBook to a remote employee, these projects cover many of the most in-demand skills used by Apple system administrators.Once you have completed this course, you will be fully capable of using macOS, Apple Device Enrollment, and Mosyle MDM to administer hundreds or thousands of endpoints across businesses big and small.*Photo by Dmitry Chernyshov on Unsplash

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Is this Course Right for You?

Lecture 3 State of Apple Platforms

Lecture 4 Modern Apple Device Management Overview

Lecture 5 Course Structure

Lecture 6 Technical Requirements for this Course

Section 2: iOS Management Basics

Lecture 7 Introduction to iOS

Lecture 8 iPhone & iPad Hardware / Troubleshooting

Lecture 9 iPhone & iPad Battery Management

Lecture 10 iPhone & iPad Storage

Lecture 11 iOS Backup Solutions

Lecture 12 iOS Account Management

Lecture 13 iOS Recovery

Lecture 14 iOS Privacy and Security

Lecture 15 iOS Screen Time Restrictions

Lecture 16 iOS Device Activation

Lecture 17 iOS Network Management

Lecture 18 iOS Accessibility Features

Lecture 19 Family Sharing

Lecture 20 iPadOS Specific Features

Section 3: Managing iOS Devices with Apple Configurator

Lecture 21 Introduction to Apple Configurator

Lecture 22 Installing Apple Configurator

Lecture 23 The Apple Configurator Interface

Lecture 24 Backup with Apple Configurator

Lecture 25 Restore Using Apple Configurator

Lecture 26 Revive an iOS Device Using Apple Configurator

Lecture 27 Backup & Restore Using Apple Configurator

Lecture 28 iOS Mobile Config Profiles in Apple Configurator

Lecture 29 iOS Device Deployment with Apple Configurator

Lecture 30 iOS Asset Management with Apple Configurator

Lecture 31 iOS Deployment in Single App Mode

Section 4: macOS Management Basics

Lecture 32 Macintosh Hardware - Intel Architecture

Lecture 33 Macintosh Hardware - Apple Silicon

Lecture 34 macOS Recovery (Intel)

Lecture 35 RecoveryOS (Apple Silicon)

Lecture 36 Reinstalling macOS

Lecture 37 Creating a Bootable USB Drive (LEGACY)

Lecture 38 Creating Bootable Installation Media (LEGACY)

Section 5: macOS Client Management

Lecture 39 Introduction to macOS

Lecture 40 Advanced macOS Techniques

Lecture 41 Managing Hidden Directories

Lecture 42 System Settings

Lecture 43 macOS Utilities

Lecture 44 Introduction to Scripting

Lecture 45 Software Update

Lecture 46 Apple File System

Lecture 47 Understanding macOS Computer Names

Lecture 48 macOS Erase Assistant

Lecture 49 User Accounts

Lecture 50 Managing Background Items

Lecture 51 Troubleshooting WiFi

Lecture 52 File Security & Permissions

Lecture 53 Security & Encryption

Lecture 54 Privacy (Transparency, Consent, and Control)

Lecture 55 Network Authentication (LEGACY)

Lecture 56 Network File & Print Integration (LEGACY)

Section 6: macOS "Server" Features

Lecture 57 Network Settings for 'Server' Capabilities

Lecture 58 Screen Sharing for macOS

Lecture 59 File and Printer Sharing using macOS

Lecture 60 Content Caching using macOS

Lecture 61 Apache Web Server in macOS

Lecture 62 Media Sharing using macOS

Section 7: Apple Remote Desktop

Lecture 63 Introduction to Apple Remote Desktop (ARD)

Lecture 64 Configuring macOS Clients for ARD

Lecture 65 Organizing Computers in Lists and Groups

Lecture 66 Apple Remote Desktop User Interface

Lecture 67 Managing Macs with ARD

Lecture 68 Installing Applications Using ARD

Lecture 69 IT Asset Management with ARD

Section 8: Apple Device Management - Primer

Lecture 70 Introduction to DMS / MDM

Lecture 71 Apple's MDM Framework

Lecture 72 How MDM Works

Lecture 73 Device Enrollment Configuration

Lecture 74 Understanding MDM Enrollment Models

Lecture 75 Introduction to Apple Business / School Manager

Lecture 76 Managed Apple Accounts

Section 9: Apple Business Manager

Lecture 77 Using Apple Business Manager

Lecture 78 Federation & Directory Sync

Lecture 79 Apps & Books (VPP)

Lecture 80 Device Management in Apple Business Manager

Lecture 81 Adding Devices to Apple Business Manager

Lecture 82 Managing Activation Lock

Section 10: Mobile Device Management (MDM)

Lecture 83 Introduction to Mosyle MDM

Lecture 84 Configuring APNs in Mosyle

Lecture 85 Configuring Apps & Books in Mosyle

Lecture 86 Configuring Device Management in Mosyle

Lecture 87 Managing Users & Groups in Mosyle

Lecture 88 Configuring User Enrollment Settings

Lecture 89 Device Enrollment with Mosyle

Lecture 90 Configuration Profiles

Lecture 91 Endpoint Configuration with Mosyle

Lecture 92 Deploying App Store Apps in Mosyle

Lecture 93 Upload Application Packages to Mosyle

Lecture 94 SSO Login with Kerberos and Mosyle

Lecture 95 Enterprise SSO in Mosyle

Lecture 96 Platform SSO with Microsoft

Lecture 97 Managed Lost Mode with Mosyle

Lecture 98 Removing a Device from Management

Lecture 99 Introduction to Class Projects

Section 11: Class Project: Employee iPhone BYOD

Lecture 100 Introduction to BYOD Deployment Project

Lecture 101 Organizational Updates

Lecture 102 Configuring User Enrollment Setup

Lecture 103 Configure Restrictions

Lecture 104 Configure Self Service Apps

Lecture 105 Pilot Deployment

Section 12: Class Project: iPad 1:1 Deployment

Lecture 106 Introduction to iPad 1:1 Project

Lecture 107 Organizational Updates

Lecture 108 Configuring Automated Device Enrollment for iOS

Lecture 109 Configuring Supervised Restrictions

Lecture 110 Installing Apps

Lecture 111 Pilot Deployment

Section 13: Class Project: Deploying Shared iPad

Lecture 112 Introduction to Shared iPad Deployment

Lecture 113 Organizational Updates

Lecture 114 Configuring Automated Device Enrollment for Shared iPad

Lecture 115 Installing Apps

Lecture 116 Configuring Supervised Restrictions

Lecture 117 Pilot Deployment

Section 14: Class Project: macOS Device Enrollment

Lecture 118 Introduction to Mac Device Enrollment Project

Lecture 119 Organizational Updates

Lecture 120 Creating and Distributing the Enrollment Profile

Lecture 121 Account Management

Lecture 122 Configuring Supervised Restrictions

Lecture 123 Pilot Deployment

Section 15: Class Project: Zero Touch MacBook Deployment

Lecture 124 Introduction to Zero Touch Remote MacBook Deployment

Lecture 125 Organizational Updates

Lecture 126 Configuring Automated Device Enrollment for Mac

Lecture 127 Configuring Single Sign-On

Lecture 128 Configuring Supervised Restrictions

Lecture 129 Installing Mac App Store Apps

Lecture 130 Installing Mosyle Fuse Catalog Apps

Lecture 131 Installing Custom Mac Apps

Lecture 132 Pilot Deployment

Section 16: Class Project: Mac Computer Lab Deployment

Lecture 133 Introduction to Mac Lab Deployment

Lecture 134 Organizational Updates

Lecture 135 Configuring Automated Device Enrollment for a Mac Lab

Lecture 136 Installing Required Apps

Lecture 137 Configuring Supervised Restrictions

Lecture 138 Pilot Deployment

Lecture 139 Extra: Cleaning User Home Directories

Section 17: Class Project: Mac MDM Migration

Lecture 140 Introduction to Mac MDM Migration

Lecture 141 Organizational Updates

Lecture 142 Configuring MDM Server Assignment in Apple Business Manager

Lecture 143 Renewing the MDM Configuration

Lecture 144 Configuring MDM Migration

Lecture 145 Migrating MDMs

Section 18: Managing Apple Device Security with Mosyle Fuse

Lecture 146 Hardening & Compliance for iOS/iPadOS

Lecture 147 Hardening & Compliance for macOS

Lecture 148 Malware Detection & Removal for macOS

Lecture 149 Admin on Demand for macOS

Section 19: Managing Apple Intelligence

Lecture 150 Introduction to Apple Intelligence

Lecture 151 Managing Apple Intelligence on Device

Lecture 152 Managing Apple Intelligence via MDM - iOS

Lecture 153 Managing Apple Intelligence via MDM - macOS

Section 20: Managing Mac Software Applications (Revisited)

Lecture 154 Introduction to Deploy Pro

Lecture 155 Installing Software Center

Lecture 156 Managing Applications with Deploy Pro

Lecture 157 Integrating Deploy Pro with Mosyle

Lecture 158 Deploy Pro Reporting

Section 21: AppleTV Device Management with Mosyle MDM

Lecture 159 Adding AppleTVs as Managed Devices

Lecture 160 Deploying AppleTV with Mosyle MDM

Lecture 161 Managing AppleTVs with Mosyle MDM

Section 22: AppleSeed for IT

Lecture 162 Introduction to AppleSeed for IT

Lecture 163 Enable AppleSeed for IT for Managed Apple Accounts

Lecture 164 Managing Beta Software Installs

Lecture 165 Testing Plans

Lecture 166 Feedback Assistant

Section 23: Mac Evaluation Utility

Lecture 167 Introduction to the Mac Evaluation Utility

Lecture 168 Creating a Report

Section 24: Where To Go From Here

Lecture 169 Mac Admin Community

Lecture 170 Apple Certification

Lecture 171 Bonus Lecture

IT Professionals who have to manage some number of Macs or iOS devices.,Windows System Administrators who have to support Apple platforms in their environment.,Home users who have a number of Apple devices to manage and support with-in their household.