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A primer in Profile Manager: Payloads, profiles, and push notification services

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This is episode nine in our series on setting up and managing devices using Server’s Profile Manager service.</p><p>
If you’re just tuning in now, you’ll want to look at:</p><ul>
<li>A Primer in Profile Manager (http://www.macworld.com/article/3005492/business/a-primer-in-profile-manager.html)</li>
<li>The Setup (http://www.macworld.com/article/3008629/servers/a-primer-in-profile-manager-the-setup.html)</li>
<li>The Server App (http://www.macworld.com/article/3011134/operating-systems/a-primer-in-profile-manager-the-server-app.html)</li>
<li>Manage Your Server Remotely (http://www.macworld.com/article/3014068/networking/a-primer-in-profile-manager-manage-your-server-remotely.html)</li>
<li>Set Up Open Directory (http://www.macworld.com/article/3014068/networking/a-primer-in-profile-manager-manage-your-server-remotely.html)</li>
<li>Turn on Profile Manager (http://www.macworld.com/article/3017559/macs/a-primer-in-profile-manager-turn-on-profile-manager.html)</li>
<li>Add Users, Enable Device Management (http://www.macworld.com/article/3019304/software/a-primer-in-profile-manager-add-users-enable-device-management.html)</li>
<li>Enrolling and Managing Devices (http://www.macworld.com/article/3021844/hardware/a-primer-in-profile-manager-enrolling-and-managing-devices.html)</li>
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<h2>What’s in a payload?</h2>
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At the end of the last episode you enrolled a device in Profile Manager and pushed out a configuration change to your Mac by creating a Dock payload. According to Apple’s Profile Manager Help (https://help.apple.com/profilemanager/mac/5.0/#/apdE6F195C7-47EF-48A0-BEE9-0D9B9A24A5A3):</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3024286/macs/a-primer-in-profile-manager-payloads-profiles-and-push-notification-services.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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