Apple Configurator can be used to deploy iPad, iPhone and Apple TV devices at your organization.

It's capable of configuring single or multiple devices at once.

Configurator can also be used for device inspection, to allow an admin access to a device's serial number, hardware addresses, installed apps or profiles.

- Install app, books and profiles
- Install software updates
- Apply blueprints - https://support.apple.com/guide/apple-configurator-2/cad5b401e306/mac
- Automate workflows

Blueprints offer a way to apply the same device configuration to multiple devices at once.

Configurator also provides automation tools, including an AppleScript library and a command line tool: https://support.apple.com/guide/apple-configurator-2/cad856a8ea58/mac

Configurator has also been updated to support restoring and reviving Apple Silicon Macs and Macs equipped with T2 chips.

Revive or restore a Mac with Apple silicon with Apple Configurator 2: https://support.apple.com/guide/apple-configurator-2/revive-or-restore-a-mac-with-apple-silicon-apdd5f3c75ad/mac

Revive or restore an Intel-based Mac with Apple Configurator 2: https://support.apple.com/guide/apple-configurator-2/revive-or-restore-an-intel-based-mac-apdebea5be51/mac

For Apple Silicon:

Revive: Updates the firmware and updates recoveryOS to the latest version. A revive is designed to not make any changes to the startup volume, the user’s data volume, or any other volumes.

Restore: Updates the firmware, updates recoveryOS to the latest version, and erases and installs the latest version of macOS on your internal storage. When this process is complete, any data on any internal volumes is unrecoverable.


For Intel:

Revive: Updates the firmware on the Apple T2 Security Chip. A revive is designed to not make any changes to the startup volume, the user’s data volume, or any other volumes.

Restore: Updates the firmware and erases recoveryOS and macOS on your internal storage. When this process is complete, any data on any internal volumes is unrecoverable.


A Restore demonstration can be seen at 1:43 in the session video.

A Revive demonstration can be seen at 2:15 in the session video.


To prepare a Mac for a new user - Use Restore

If you have a Mac which can't boot - Use Revive


Restore:

- Updates firmware and recovery OS (Apple Silicon and Intel T2 Macs)
- Erases all data (Apple Silicon and Intel T2 Macs)
- Reinstalls macOS (Apple Silicon)

Revive:

- Updates firmware and recovery OS (Apple Silicon and Intel T2 Macs)
- Preserves user data if possible (Apple Silicon and Intel T2 Macs)

When restoring or reviving, it is essential to use the correct port on your Mac. Correct ports can be seen at 2:41 in the session video.


Using Apple Configurator to add Macs to Apple Business Manager (ABM) / Apple School Manager (ASM) for Automated Device Enrollment:

Apple Configurator has provided a way to add individual iOS, iPadOS and Apple TV devices to ABM / ASM for a while. Configurator is now being extended to make this capability available to Apple Silicon and Intel T2 Macs.

Introducing Apple Configurator for iPhone

iOS version of Configurator
- Sign into Apple Configurator for iPhone using a Managed Apple ID associated with your ABM / ASM instance
	- Managed Apple ID must have at least the device enrollment manager role assigned to it in your ABM / ASM instance.
- Scan animated enrollment image in Apple Setup Assistant on your Mac using your iPhone's camera to pair the Mac with Configurator.
- Once paired, Configurator sends all data needed to add the Mac to your ABM / ASM instance

An Apple Configurator for iPhone demonstration can be seen at 6:18 in the session video.

Once added to your ABM / ASM instance, the newly-added device will need to be associated with an MDM server in your ABM / ASM instance using the "Edit Device Management" button in the device entry for the newly-added Mac.

There is a 30 day provisional period like there is for iOS / iPadOS / tvOS, during which a user can remove their Mac from your ABM / ASM instance by unenrolling from the MDM server the Mac was associated with.