Wipe the Computer
If the computer has been used before, wipe it by following these instructions: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
Initial Configuration
1. Plug in power and Ethernet (new Macs do not have Ethernet ports so you'll need to use a USB or Thunderbolt adapter. The USB adapter is USB 2.0, so it can't get gigabit speeds, but that's usually fine).
2. Select "Use English for the main language" and click the Continue arrow.
3. Select "United States" and click the Continue arrow.
4. Select "Don't transfer any information now" and click the Continue arrow.
5. Check the "Enable Location Service on the Mac" box and click the Continue arrow, then click "Use Location Services."
6. Select "Don't sign in" and click the Continue arrow, then click "Skip."
7. Click the Agree arrow, then click Agree
8. Create the SPSTech account:
- Full name: SPSTech
- Account Name: spstech
- Password: {enter the local admin password}
- Hint: "Administrator local admin password as of 6/1/2016" (but use the current date)
- I like to select the owl for the SPSTech user image.
9. Uncheck "send diagnostics & usage data to Apple" and "Share crash data with app developers" and click the Continue Arrow.
Open System Preferences
Open Users & Groups
1. Click the lock to make changes and enter the admin password
2. Click the gear and select "Set Master Password..."
3. Enter the SPSTech local admin password
Open Printers & Scanners
1. Click the + icon
2. Click IP in the icon ribbon
3. Enter the IP address of the printer and give it a name
4. Repeat for any other printers necessary
Open Users & Groups
1. Click the lock to make changes and enter the admin password
2. Click the + icon
3. Enter the following information to create a user account:
- Next to "New Account" select Standard (some people will have to be administrators, but very rarely)
- Full Name: Enter the user's full name
- Account name: Enter the user's UNI
- Password: Select "Use separate password" and enter columbia8
- Click Create User
I like to set the eagle for the user image
Open Security & Privacy
1. Select FileVault
2. Click the lock to make changes and authenticate with the admin account
3. Click Turn on FileVault...
4. Select "Create a recovery key and do not use my iCloud account" and click Continue
5. Copy the recovery key into the recovery key spreadsheet (H:\SCE\SCE IT\Inventory\Year 2015\FileVaultEncryptionKeys.xlsx) (PW:.mj....7.)
6. Click "Enable User..." to allow the user to unlock the computer and enter their password (columbia8)
7. Click Restart
8. When the computer restarts it will begin encrypting, but that will happen in the background so you can do other things while it's working
From the Finder
1. Click Go from the menu bar and select "Connect to Server" (or just press Command+K)
2. Enter barney.ce.columbia.edu and click connect
3. Enter "admin" and the SPSTech password and click Connect
4. Select the "Mac" volume and click OK
5. Navigate to barney/Mac/Applications
6. Install all of the software there (some of the applications can just be dragged to the Applications folder, others must be installed through an installer. Symantec requires a restart after installation so I generally install it last)
1. Navigate to barney/Mac/Misc/NameComputer/
2. Run "Change Computer Name
3. Enter the computer's name and click OK
4. Enter the Admin password and click OK
5. Navigate to barney/Mac/Misc/Assets/
6. Copy SPS_Desktop.jpg to Macintosh HD/Users/Shared/
7. Navigate to the Shared folder and right-click the image file. Select "Set Desktop Picture"
I Like to update the dock. I usually set it as:
- Finder
- Chrome
- System Information
- Disk Utility
- Activity Monitor
- Console
- Terminal
- System Preferences
I Also like to change a few Finder settings:
- Press Command+J
- Check "Show item info:
- Sort by: name
- Open a finder window and check "Always open in column view"
- Press Command+,
- Match the settings panel to the screenshots below.
Perform Updates
- Microsoft Office (the application is called Microsoft AutoUpdate, but if you open a new word document it should open automatically)
- System (through the App Store. There will probably be some updates for Pages, Sheets, Keynote, etc, but those will require an Apple ID so I usually leave them. System updates shouldn't require an Apple ID)
User Account Configuration
1. Log out of the SPSTech account and into the user's account
2. Select "Don't sign in" and click the Continue arrow, then click Skip
3. In the Finder, click Go and select Connect to Server (or press Command+K)
4. Enter "c-gp1.ais.columbia.edu" (no quotes) and click the + button to save it to favorites
5. Enter "c-usr.ais.columbia.edu" (no quotes) and click the + button to save it to favorites
6. Shut down the computer.