iPhone OS Enterprise Deployment Guide

Learn how to integrate iPhone and iPod touch with your enterprise systems.
This guide is for system administrators. It provides information about deploying and supporting iPhone and iPod touch in enterprise environments.

What’s New for the Enterprise in iPhone OS 3.0 and Later
iPhone OS 3.x includes numerous enhancements, including the following items of special interest to enterprise users.

• CalDAV calendar wireless syncing is now supported.
• LDAP server support for contact look-up in mail, address book, and SMS.
• Configuration profiles can be encrypted and locked to a device so that their removal requires an administrative password.
• iPhone Configuration Utility now allows you to add and remove encrypted configuration profiles directly onto devices that are connected to your computer by USB.
• Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) is now supported for certificate revocation.
• On-demand certificate-based VPN connections are now supported.
• VPN proxy configuration via a configuration profile and VPN servers is supported.
• Microsoft Exchange users can invite others to meetings. Microsoft Exchange 2007 users can also view reply status.
• Exchange ActiveSync client certificate-based authentication is now supported.
• Additional EAS policies are now supported, along with EAS protocol 12.1.
• Additional device restrictions are now available, including the ability to specify the length of time that a device can be left unlocked, disable the camera, and prevent users from taking a screenshot of the device’s display.
• Local mail messages and calendar events can be searched. For IMAP, MobileMe, and Exchange 2007, mail that resides on the server can also be searched.
• Additional mail folders can now be designated for push email delivery.
• APN proxy settings can now be made specified using a configuration profile.
• Web clips can now be installed using a configuration profile.
• 802.1x EAP-SIM is now supported.
• Devices can now be authenticated and enrolled over-the-air using a Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) server.
• iTunes can now store device backups in encrypted format.
• iPhone Configuration Utility now supports profile creation via scripting.

System Requirements
Read this section for an overview of the system requirements and the various components available for integrating iPhone and iPod touch with your enterprise systems.

iPhone and iPod touch
iPhone and iPod touch devices you use with your enterprise network must be updated with iPhone OS 3.0 or later.

iTunes
iTunes 8.2 or later is required in order to set up a device. This version is also required in order to install software updates for iPhone or iPod touch, install applications, and sync music, video, notes, or other data with a Mac or PC.

To use iTunes, you need a Mac or PC that has a USB 2.0 port and meets the minimum requirements listed on the iTunes website. See www.apple.com/itunes/download/.

iPhone Configuration Utility
iPhone Configuration Utility lets you create, encrypt, and install configuration profiles, track and install provisioning profiles and authorized applications, and capture device information such as console logs. To create configuration profiles for devices with iPhone OS 3.1 or later, you need iPhone Configuration Utility 2.1 or later.

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