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Installing the application remotely (using MDM)

I read Apple’s documentation on Mobile Device Management (MDM) but didn’t find what I was looking for. Can someone help me with the following?

  • I have an enterprise account and I want to manage multiple devices using MDM. Is it possible to install applications remotely (from the server side) on these devices that I control?

  • If so, can someone give a procedure for its implementation or some documentation related to this?

Thanks.

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iOS 5 added the ability to click the application manifest URL on the device using MDM, after which the user will be prompted to install the application. The Apple MDM documentation has been updated to include the XML required to support this.

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You can host the application on your server with a distributed profile. see the following link in the Install Application section Installing the Wireless Applications.

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#featuredarticles/FA_Wireless_Enterprise_App_Distribution/Introduction/Introduction.html

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Apple Mobile Device Management (MDM) APIs do not provide a way to initiate application installation. However, you can create an internal website to host your enterprise applications so that your user can download and install applications for free. The specifics of Apple for this can be found on Distributing Enterprise Applications for iOS Devices: Installing Applications Wirelessly Note that you do not need this MDM server. These two things are not related.

One interesting tidbit: the manifest file described in the specification can contain several applications. This allows you to provide your user with a single link that could install a set of applications if you want to.

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