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haniel

Discussion

2 days ago

macOS Guest Account restriction shows applied but Guest user can still be enabled

I have a macOS device enrolled in Hexnode with a policy that restricts the Guest Account. In the policy, Guest Account is marked as restricted, and the device syncs normally. Other policy settings seem to apply fine. However, on the…

macOS (553)

2 days ago

pepijn

Discussion

2 days ago

macOS App Store Get button greyed out with Managed Apple ID

I’m trying to allow users to install apps from the App Store on managed macOS devices. The devices are enrolled in Hexnode and the users sign in with Apple Business Managed Apple IDs. I couldn’t find a Hexnode setting that…

App Management (519)

2 days ago

noah-blake

Discussion

6 days ago

Enable IP-based location tracking for macOS devices when Location Services is disabled

Some of our managed macOS laptops show location history in Hexnode, but others do not. A Location policy is already configured, but I’m trying to make sure location history is always available where possible. Is there a way to enforce…

macOS (553)

6 days ago

ethan_

Discussion

6 days ago

macOS apps deployed through Hexnode prompt for admin credentials during updates

We deploy several macOS apps to specific users using Hexnode automation. The initial installation works, but when the apps later show an update prompt, end users are asked to enter admin credentials to continue. These users do not have admin…

skylar-a

Discussion

6 days ago

Can Hexnode enable MDM-managed Activation Lock on ABM-enrolled Macs without Find My Mac?

I have a couple of supervised MacBooks enrolled through Apple Business Manager and managed in Hexnode. The enrollment profile has “Is MDM Removable” disabled. Can MDM-managed Activation Lock be enabled on these Macs if they are using Managed Apple IDs…

6 days ago

rob_mitch

Discussion

1 week ago

Adobe macOS PKG upload fails in Hexnode with “not signed” or “invalid pkg file”

I’m trying to upload Adobe Creative Cloud app packages to Hexnode for macOS deployment, but the upload keeps failing. For packages created in the Adobe Admin Console, Hexnode shows an error saying the package is not signed. For one of…

App Management (519) macOS (553)

1 week ago

maevee

Discussion

1 week ago

Google Workspace SSO enrollment on macOS shows “network connection lost”

I’m enrolling a MacBook Pro into Hexnode using Google Workspace SSO, but the enrollment page fails with a “network connection lost” error. Other Macs enrolled the same way without any issue, so it seems specific to this device. I noticed…

macOS (553)

1 week ago

boris

Discussion

1 week ago

macOS FileVault policy applied but encryption stays disabled or recovery key is not escrowed

We are trying to clean up FileVault compliance for a large group of managed Macs. Some devices have FileVault disabled, while others already have FileVault enabled but do not seem to have the personal recovery key escrowed in Hexnode. Previously,…

1 week ago

luke

Discussion

1 week ago

macOS temporary admin role reverted on device but still shows Administrator in Hexnode

We’re using Hexnode to temporarily change a macOS local user from Standard User to Administrator for 30 minutes. The user confirmed that admin access was revoked after the timer ended, but in the Hexnode portal the local account still showed…

1 week ago

luke

Discussion

2 weeks ago

Change Owner action greyed out for a macOS device in Hexnode

I’m trying to change the owner of a managed MacBook in Hexnode from one user to another. The new user already exists in the portal, but the device owner change option is disabled, so I can’t assign the device to…

2 weeks ago

elliot

Discussion

2 weeks ago

How can I link Apple Business to Hexnode for Mac ADE without replacing the APNs certificate?

We currently have a group of Apple devices already enrolled in Hexnode using a standard APNs certificate. We now want to connect Apple Business so that newly purchased Macs can auto-enroll through Automated Device Enrollment. Do we need to replace…

ABM (75) ADE (65) Enrollment (165)

2 weeks ago

luke

Discussion

2 weeks ago

FileVault policy keeps macOS FileVault settings greyed out and recovery key is not always visible

I’m managing a couple of macOS devices with a FileVault encryption policy in Hexnode. The problem is that FileVault is controlled by policy, so the option to turn it off on the Mac is greyed out in System Settings. I…

2 weeks ago

aglaza

Ideation

10 months ago

Update option in HexNode UEM App Catalog software

The UEM application App Catalog is aware of the software being installed, and is aware of the current version of software. It would be nice if there was a button that could be clicked in the App Catalog that would…

App Management (519)

10 months ago

mattrizzo

Ideation

2 years ago

Filevault report

I see a possible report for Bitlocker, but it would be incredibly helpful to know which macs have Filevault enabled and the status of the encryption key (Is it is the cloud, or "Unable to fetch the recovery key" errors.

2 years ago

james-hoang-nguyen

Ideation

2 years ago

Platform SSO for macOS on Hexnode MDM with Google Workspace

Hello Hexnode Team, It's been a pleasure to be Hexnode customer and I'm currently using Hexnode on a daily basis to manage our MacOS devices in our environment. I have been noticed that Microsoft has released a preview of platform…

thomasburris

Ideation

2 years ago

Streamline Hexnode Access Login

As an admin user, I'd like Hexnode Access to streamline the number of login authentications when logging into a device. When using Hexnode Access currently, a user has to authenticate multiple times to get into their workstation. On macOS…

Hexnode Access (20)

2 years ago

andres-corella

Ideation

2 years ago

Policy to limit device assigned per user

Hello, It would be nice to have a policy to limit the number of registered devices for users. For example, I would only like to limit 1 macbook per user. This way the user is not able to register another…

mayuresh-todankar

Ideation

2 years ago

Run Script in DEP Configuration Profile

Hey Team, Can an option to run a script be added while enrolling via DEP Configuration Profile like we have the option to create a user?

Enrollment (165)

2 years ago

sparrow

Ideation

4 years ago

Slack Integration

Dear Team, A slack integration could be really useful for generating alerts. All alerts and notifications can be easily notified to a channel or an IT admin.Saves the time to check emails or Hexnode dashboard. Cheers Ceetus

macOS (553)

4 years ago

jeremy-ah-kim

Ideation

4 years ago

Google Workspace binding with Hexnode for Mac OS devices

Integrate Google Workspace with Hexnode so we can use our Google Credentials to login to the Mac OS devices.

4 years ago

daniel-2

Ideation

5 years ago

Terminal for macOS or / Remote Desktop

It would be great to have a terminal / remote desktop for mac to directly control the user device. Because have a little troublesome when using Custom Script to fix/install software for user.

5 years ago

tim-gratz

Ideation

6 years ago

MacOS AppCatalog - Download / Install progressbar

It would be really nice to have a progress bar for the macOS App Catalog. So when i click on the desired App i can see the installation progress and also a confirmation once it is done. Just like the…

6 years ago

ecardcjdelacruz

Ideation

6 years ago

Policies/Custom Profiles for macOS & iOS Devices

Will there be changes to reflect the new profile customizations in Mojave, Catalina, and Big Sur in policies? Will there be a roadmap to be able to import custom profile configurations in to a policy so that we can further…

6 years ago

janmari

Ideation

8 years ago

Terminal - Shell Commands

Hi, We would like to have Terminal feature in Hexnode portal. So we could able to monitor devices deployed remotely. e.g. Running logcat command to check device/app performance, manage files in storage, etc. Thanks

8 years ago

macOS

macOS Guest Account restriction shows applied but Guest user can still be enabled

macOS App Store Get button greyed out with Managed Apple ID

Enable IP-based location tracking for macOS devices when Location Services is disabled

macOS apps deployed through Hexnode prompt for admin credentials during updates

Can Hexnode enable MDM-managed Activation Lock on ABM-enrolled Macs without Find My Mac?

Adobe macOS PKG upload fails in Hexnode with “not signed” or “invalid pkg file”

Google Workspace SSO enrollment on macOS shows “network connection lost”

macOS FileVault policy applied but encryption stays disabled or recovery key is not escrowed

macOS temporary admin role reverted on device but still shows Administrator in Hexnode

Change Owner action greyed out for a macOS device in Hexnode

How can I link Apple Business to Hexnode for Mac ADE without replacing the APNs certificate?

FileVault policy keeps macOS FileVault settings greyed out and recovery key is not always visible

Update option in HexNode UEM App Catalog software

Filevault report

Platform SSO for macOS on Hexnode MDM with Google Workspace

Streamline Hexnode Access Login

Policy to limit device assigned per user

Run Script in DEP Configuration Profile

Slack Integration

Google Workspace binding with Hexnode for Mac OS devices

Terminal for macOS or / Remote Desktop

MacOS AppCatalog - Download / Install progressbar

Policies/Custom Profiles for macOS & iOS Devices

Terminal - Shell Commands

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