Apple releases iPhone Configuration Utility 2.2
Today Apple released iPhone Configuration Utility 2.2, which includes support for the iPad.
Apple iPhone Configuration Utility hits version 2.2. The new version released on Tuesday includes support for the iPad.
Apple's utility isn't designed as an end-user troubleshooting tool--it's intended to help enterprise users create configuration profiles for device deployment--but it provides three functions that can be useful for anyone troubleshooting iPhone security settings.
We wrote about these uses last fall, and we recommend that you read it.
Mac OS X's Software Update tool provides the following description of the update:
"iPhone Configuration Utility lets you easily create, maintain, encrypt, and install configuration profiles, track and install provisioning profiles and authorized applications, and capture device information including console logs.
"Configuration profiles are XML files that contain device security policies, VPN configuration information, Wi-Fi settings, APN settings, Exchange account settings, mail settings, and certificates that permit iPhone and iPod touch to work with your enterprise systems. For instructions on how to use iPhone Configuration Utility, see the iPhone and iPod touch Enterprise Deployment Guide, available for downloading at http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/enterprise/."
The iPhone Configuration Utility 2.2 is currently available via Software Update or as a direct download for Mac OS X or Windows.