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Using OS X Lion as a Home Server (Part 9 – Profile Manager and iOS Devices)

If you read Part 8 of our series, then you’ll now be comfortable using the Profile Manager to remotely configure various user and device settings on your Mac clients. One of the great new features in OS X Lion Server, however, is the extension of the Profile Manager to support remote configuration of iOS devices as well – iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches. Obviously, there’s an increase of these devices (certainly the first two) in business, so it makes sense for Apple to include management support in their server platform, but it’s also a great addition for those thinking about Lion Server in the home.

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View Windows Home Server’s Shared Files and Folders on an iPad

We’ve previously covered how to stream video from Windows Home Server to the iPad using Air Video but what about shared folder access? If you’re using an iPad for work, it would be great to be able to access files stored in Windows Home Server’s shared folders, but there’s no way of achieving this without a little work. Fortunately, we have the answer which involves a long forgotten Windows Home Server add-in and an app for Apple’s iPad. Let’s get started on the next project in We Got Served’s Summer of Home Server.

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