Setting up a new Apple device (user guide)

1. Power on the machine.

2. Press "get started."

3. Select your preferred language.

4. Select the United States as the country or region.

5. Toggle on any necessary accessibility options. You can press not now if none are applicable (this can be changed later). 

 

6. Connect to a Wi-Fi Network (this is required!)

7. You will be presented with a screen that says "remote management"- press the enroll button.

 

8. Enter your university credentials in the username and password fields:

-Username: NetID

-Password: University password

-If the username and password are not accepted after several attempts, please contact us for support

 

9. Allow the machine to finish the enrollment process (it may take a few minutes)

10. Create a user account:

- Enter your full name.

-Enter your netID as the account name.

- Create a password; this will be the password that you use to unlock the machine, so you can make it as simple or as difficult as you'd like. 

- Re-enter the computer password in the "verify" box.

- You can create a password hint (optional).

11. When you are finished with creating a user account, press continue.

12. Allow the machine to create your user profile (this may take a minute or two).

13. Check the box that says "enable location services" then press continue. 

14. Open the Safari application.

15. Go to this website: https://munki.eps.uillinois.edu/Portal/#/

16. From this website, select the downloads tab. 

 

17. Select the top option: MUNKI - COMBINED MUNKI & ONBOARDING CONFIG PACKAGE

18. Open the installer.

19. Press continue.

20. Press install.

21. Enter your computer password then press "install software."

22. Once the install says it was successful, you can close the installer and move it to trash. 

      - When the install is complete, you will see a few tabs that say "background items added"; you can dismiss these notifications by hovering over them and pressing the "x" icon. 

23. Open the launchpad application and navigate to the "managed software center" application. 

      -When the managed software center opens, it should have a pending update called "MTM.configure"

 

24. Press update.

    -The application will automatically close (this is common) 

25. Re-open the Managed Software Center.

26. Allow the application to retrieve the necessary software and updates (this can take a few minutes). 

27. Once the updates and applications populate, press "update all"

28. The updates will require a restart; press "log out and update." 

 

29. Allow the updates to install.

       -The software and updates can take around an hour to install depending on the strength of your connection. 

30. When the updates are complete, check the Managed Software Center to see if there are any other necessary updates.

- Once all of the software and updates are installed, your machine will be ready for use. 

   

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