Services
Apple and Mac on the company network
Apple care at VYN IT means running Macs so they join mail, files and Wi-Fi on a Windows network, and saying honestly where business software does not run on the Mac. FileVault, updates and sign-in to the company Wi-Fi belong with that, or the device stands without a network after an update.
Apple care at VYN IT means running Macs so they join mail, files and Wi-Fi on a Windows network, and saying honestly where business software does not run on the Mac. FileVault, updates and sign-in to the company Wi-Fi belong with that, or the device stands without a network after an update.
We do not put a Windows antivirus product on macOS. What the Mac needs for protection and management is decided separately. Updates happen in a window, not in the middle of a deadline.
What we do
A Mac on a Windows network
Mail, file shares and Wi-Fi so the Mac takes part, without opening the Windows shares to everyone.
Whether the software fits
Which application must stay on the Mac and where a Windows workplace is the more honest place.
Updates and FileVault
macOS updates in a window. Encryption on, then a check that sign-in and the network still work.
A new device
Moving data, accounts and Wi-Fi. The old device leaves only after the data is shown to exist somewhere else.
Handing a Mac on
Before a Mac leaves the building, the data is erased. A menu reset without a check is not proof.
Technologies and solutions
macOS
Versions that still receive updates and fit the software that must stay.
Microsoft 365
Mail and files, multi-factor sign-in as on the Windows machines.
Company Wi-Fi and VPN
The same boundaries as for other devices: guests apart, VPN only to what is needed.
FileVault
Disk encryption, the recovery key not only in one person’s private iCloud account.
What you gain
The Mac is not a special case without a network
After an update it is back on Wi-Fi and mail.
Business software is not talked into fitting
What is supported only on Windows stays on Windows.
Keys belong to the company
FileVault and the Apple ID are not exclusively private when the device belongs to the company.
Old devices leave empty
Data is gone before the device is passed on.
Typical problems
A Mac without company Wi-Fi
It sits on the guest network because a profile was never set.
Software that exists only for Windows
And the workplace is still supposed to be a Mac.
An update in the middle of a deadline
Afterwards no network, and nobody planned the window.
Private iCloud on a company device
Data and the recovery key sit with one person.
How we work
- 1
Advice
We see which Macs need which software and how they join the network today.
- 2
Planning
Wi-Fi, mail, FileVault and the update window. What must stay on Windows is named.
- 3
Implementation
Set up or change, then test mail, a share and sign-in.
- 4
Optimization
Profiles and leftovers that throw the device off the network are fixed.
- 5
Ongoing care
Further updates in a window, new devices the same way, care on business days.
Frequently asked questions
Do Macs just work on a Windows network?
Mail and file services yes, business applications often only with limits. We check what must stay on the Mac and where a Windows machine is more honest.
Who applies macOS updates?
In a window, not automatically in the middle of a deadline. FileVault and company Wi-Fi are checked afterwards.
Do you install Windows antivirus on the Mac?
No. Protection of the Mac is decided separately. A Windows agent does not belong on macOS.
Who owns the Apple ID?
On a company device, the company, not exclusively a private person. Otherwise the device is gone when that person leaves.
Do you erase Macs before they are passed on?
Yes. A reset without checking that the data is gone is not enough.
Contact and advice
Call us or send an inquiry. We reply on business days and say whether and how we can help.
+43 1 996 96 33