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Enrolling Apple TV into FileWave

You can use Apple Configurator to enroll Apple TV devices into FileWave. The screenshots below show the blueprint-based workflow.

In Apple Configurator, create a new blueprint and set the target to Apple TV.

Newer Apple Configurator versions may change individual dialogs, but the overall process remains similar.

Apple Configurator blueprint creation with Apple TV selected as the target

Click the Prepare icon.

Apple Configurator toolbar with the Prepare icon available

The Prepare Devices dialog opens.

Apple Configurator Prepare Devices dialog

Click Next. Select New server... in the server selection box, then click Next.

Apple Configurator server selection dialog with New server selected

Enter a server name and the URL for over-the-air enrollment, including the required port number at the end of the URL, then click Next. The server name is only for identification in Apple Configurator and does not need to match DNS.

Apple Configurator MDM server name and enrollment URL fields

If Apple Configurator can connect to the FileWave Server, it shows the trust profile and FileWave Root Certificate. For the required enrollment profile, use FileWave Admin's Enroll iOS Device assistant and download the profile from the Apple TV tab.

Apple Configurator trust profile and root certificate screen for the FileWave Server

Click Choose... and select the enrollment profile you downloaded from FileWave Admin.

Apple Configurator enrollment profile selection screen

Apple Configurator screen showing the FileWave enrollment profile selected

After the enrollment profile is selected, click Next. In FileWave, create a Wi-Fi profile with the SSID and password the Apple TV needs to join the wireless network. Add that Wi-Fi profile to the blueprint with Choose....

Apple Configurator screen for adding a Wi-Fi profile to the Apple TV blueprint

Click Next.

Apple Configurator setup assistant options before preparing Apple TV

Select the language and diagnostic/usage-data options you want to use, then click Prepare.

Apple Configurator final Prepare button for the Apple TV blueprint

The blueprint now has the required pieces and can be applied to a connected Apple TV.

Apple Configurator blueprint ready to apply to a connected Apple TV