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joseph_jay

Discussion

3 days ago

Deploy Microsoft Intune Company Portal on macOS when it is not available in VPP

I’m trying to add Microsoft Intune Company Portal for deployment to managed Macs. I can find the app when searching under the iOS platform, but I don’t see it under macOS Store Apps or in Apple Business Manager/VPP. Is the…

3 days ago

mees

Discussion

4 days ago

Extensible SSO greyed out in macOS policy despite Ultimate plan

I’m trying to set up a macOS policy in Hexnode and use Extensible SSO, but the option is greyed out. The portal is on an Ultimate subscription, so I expected this to be available. Is there another prerequisite for enabling…

4 days ago

marien

Discussion

1 week ago

Mac stuck on an unusually long “Try again in” timer after Remote Lock

Hi, I recently set a Remote Lock to a Mac, and the device was locked successfully. The Mac was left unused for some time, and its battery eventually drained completely. When the device is powered on again the lock screen…

1 week ago

maevee

Discussion

1 week ago

macOS 27 update still showing despite 90-day Defer Update policy

I configured a 90-day Defer Update policy in Hexnode for managed Mac devices running macOS 15.7.9 (Sequoia). The policy is deployed successfully, and I can see the profile under Settings > General > Device Management on the affected devices. However,…

macOS (674) OS Updates (103)

1 week ago

timo-liam

Discussion

1 week ago

macOS device shows compliant even when required SentinelOne app is missing

I have a macOS device where SentinelOne is set as a required app, but the app is missing and the device still shows as compliant in Hexnode. I tried reinstalling SentinelOne through app deployment, but the install fails with this…

1 week ago

annemie

Discussion

1 week ago

Windows USB whitelisting in Hexnode and macOS USB control options

I’m setting up Hexnode for Windows PCs and want to block users from connecting any USB or external device unless I explicitly allow it. Some of the allowed devices may be USB drives, Android phones, or iOS devices. Do I…

1 week ago

zayn_nj

Discussion

2 weeks ago

macOS LAPS: Managing existing admin accounts and retaining policy-created accounts

We’ve been testing macOS LAPS in Hexnode. Basic LAPS works for creating and managing a local administrator account through policy, but our actual requirement is to rotate the password for an existing local admin account, for example <admin_account>. The documentation…

Automation (103) macOS (674) Scripts (124)

2 weeks ago

jaxon_r

Discussion

3 weeks ago

macOS DDM patch enforcement fails with activation status errors

One of our managed Macs is not getting a scheduled macOS patch enforcement through Hexnode. The failed actions are for macOS patches 26.5.2 and 26.6.1, and the action history shows an activation error similar to: DDM is activated on the…

clauss

Discussion

3 weeks ago

How to configure macOS OS updates in Hexnode

Is there a way to configure a policy in Hexnode to update macOS devices? I’m looking for options to either notify users, download updates, install them automatically, or trigger updates manually on selected Macs.

skyler

Discussion

4 weeks ago

Mac initial setup without internet using Hexnode Access local login

I’m remotely helping a new user set up a provisioned Mac. During first-time setup, the device is having trouble connecting to the network, so the user can’t get past the initial login/work account step smoothly. Is there a way to…

4 weeks ago

zariah

Discussion

4 weeks ago

Reset Mac local user password and rotate admin passwords with LAPS in Hexnode

I’m managing a few Macs in Hexnode UEM and need to reset the password for a local user account on one device. I’m also looking for a way to automatically rotate the local admin password on Macs instead of changing…

macOS (674)

4 weeks ago

v_collins

Discussion

4 weeks ago

FileVault policy automation not applying to existing Macs in Hexnode

We’re trying to tighten FileVault enforcement across our Mac fleet in Hexnode. Some users enabled FileVault manually before we started managing it through Hexnode, so we changed the policy to allow those users to turn FileVault off manually and then…

Automation (103) macOS (674)

4 weeks ago

aglaza

Ideation

1 year 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 (730)

1 year 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

3 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 (193)

3 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 (674)

4 years ago

jeremy-ah-kim

Ideation

5 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.

5 years ago

daniel-2

Ideation

6 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.

6 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

Deploy Microsoft Intune Company Portal on macOS when it is not available in VPP

Extensible SSO greyed out in macOS policy despite Ultimate plan

Mac stuck on an unusually long “Try again in” timer after Remote Lock

macOS 27 update still showing despite 90-day Defer Update policy

macOS device shows compliant even when required SentinelOne app is missing

Windows USB whitelisting in Hexnode and macOS USB control options

macOS LAPS: Managing existing admin accounts and retaining policy-created accounts

macOS DDM patch enforcement fails with activation status errors

How to configure macOS OS updates in Hexnode

Mac initial setup without internet using Hexnode Access local login

Reset Mac local user password and rotate admin passwords with LAPS in Hexnode

FileVault policy automation not applying to existing Macs in Hexnode

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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