Mac OS X

Mac OS X is Apple's operating system, used in all laptop and desktop computers from Apple.inc, formerly Apple Computer, Inc.. You will find more information on http://www.apple.com/macosx/ or on Winkipedia on Mac OS X.

At UiB there are some PC labs with Mac, including for film and TV students at the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Mac OS X Managed Clients at UiB

24. Jan 2013: The Development of a UiB Managed Macintosh Client is now ready for testing for users. In the test stage, the user may choose whether to have the Mac installed as a Managed Client or not.

The introduction of Mac Managed Client at UiB will progressin two stages:

Stage 1

In stage 1 the computer will have the latest available operating system version (by January 2013 this is Mountain Lion 10.8.2).

• UiB logon, i.e. you log in with you regular UiB user name and passord. hen you change your passord on sebra.uib.no, the passord will also be changed on your Mac hen it is connected to the UiB wired network.
• Printer installation is simplified, with a few printer drivers pre-installed.
• Standard software will be included. We have packaged a few programs for you to install yourself. Please register needs for other software on Issue-tracker.
• VPN and Eduroam are pre-configured, you only have to authenticate with your user name and password.

You will still be able to install software from Apple's AppStore, and configure your computer settings in "System Preferences".

Stage 2

• Pre-configured mail and home directory connection.
• Encrypted hard disk on laptop models.

As of now, there is no date set for the introduction of stage 2. Funtionality will be introduced as it is tested by the IT Department and ready for wider use.