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2 days ago

Block local admins from bypassing Gatekeeper on macOS

We manage macOS devices with Hexnode and have set the app installation restriction so users should only install apps from approved sources. The problem is that some employees have local administrator access because they need it for other tasks. When…

App Management (666) macOS (641)

2 days ago

ame-lie

Discussion

2 days ago

macOS and Windows app allowlisting with Hexnode: inventory gaps, Santa MonitorMode, and AppLocker AuditOnly

We’re trying to design a long-term app allowlisting strategy across macOS and Windows devices managed by Hexnode. A few things are confusing: On macOS, some Adobe Creative Cloud apps such as Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, and Media Encoder…

lila_ace

Discussion

1 week ago

Where to start with Apple Business Manager and Apple Configurator in Hexnode?

I’m setting up Apple Business Manager and Apple Configurator for the first time and I’m a bit lost with the order of things. I’ve read about ABM, ADE/DEP, Apple Configurator enrollment, and adding macOS devices to ABM, but I’m not…

iOS (585) macOS (641)

1 week ago

sloane

Discussion

2 weeks ago

macOS disenrollment stuck after factory resetting a MacBook

I factory reset a MacBook Pro before disenrolling it from Hexnode. After that, both the factory reset/wipe action and the Disenroll Device action look like they are stuck in the portal. The Mac is no longer checking in. Is there…

macOS (641) Remote Actions (181)

2 weeks ago

jaxon_r

Discussion

2 weeks ago

Windows remote lock only goes to login screen — can Hexnode reset the password remotely?

I’m testing remote lock before sending laptops out to users. For Windows, I expected the lock action to show a custom message/phone number and require some temporary PIN to unlock. Instead, it looks like the device just goes back to…

macOS (641) Windows (475)

2 weeks ago

shirleyc

Discussion

2 weeks ago

Compare installed app versions across selected MacBooks in Hexnode reports

Is there a way to generate one report that compares installed apps and app versions across only a selected set of MacBooks? The Application custom report shows app name, version, and number of devices, but it seems to be for…

App Management (666) macOS (641)

2 weeks ago

ethan_

Discussion

2 weeks ago

Enrolled iPhone won’t connect to Mac over USB after ABM enrollment

An enrolled iPhone is not connecting to an enrolled Mac over USB. The iPhone was enrolled through ABM/ADE, and I do not see any USB-related restriction in the applied iOS policy. I also tried removing the restriction policy from the…

iOS (585) macOS (641)

2 weeks ago

maevee

Discussion

2 weeks ago

Allow users to remove MDM profile on manually enrolled macOS devices

I’m managing a few macOS devices in Hexnode and want users to be able to delete the MDM profile themselves. These Macs were enrolled manually, not through Automated Device Enrollment. Where do I enable permission for users to remove the…

macOS (641)

2 weeks ago

sybylla

Discussion

2 weeks ago

macOS ABM enrollment fails with “network connection was lost” during Setup Assistant

Trying to enroll a brand-new Mac through Automated Device Enrollment. The device is assigned in Apple Business Manager and shows the enforced Hexnode enrollment screen during Setup Assistant, but enrollment fails with: “enrolling with the management server failed. The network…

macOS (641)

2 weeks ago

it_christo

Discussion

3 weeks ago

macOS devices show not encrypted when FileVault policy is enabled

I have a couple of Macs showing as not encrypted in Hexnode even though our macOS policy has FileVault enabled and users are not allowed to disable it. Is there another setting I should adjust to make sure FileVault is…

macOS (641)

3 weeks ago

bika96

Ideation

7 months ago

Hexnode Store Apps via Policy or in App Catalog

The Hexnode Store has a lot of great Apps like Libre Office for MacOS. I would to be able to install Hexnode Store Apps automatically via Policy. Also I would like to be able to add Hexnode Store Apps to…

App Management (666) macOS (641)

7 months ago

poovarason

Ideation

1 year ago

Apply Password Policy Only to Local User Accounts (Exclude Administrator Accounts)

To enforce a strong password policy only for standard local user accounts, while excluding administrator accounts from the same policy enforcement.

macOS (641) Windows (475)

1 year 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…

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…

aeiginger

Ideation

3 years ago

Disabling Office Macros

My company requires Office Macros are disabled. For Winodws and MacOS, this is not a built in setting in Hexnode policies. I cannot find any Powershell scripts or batch files to run and enable this setting. Can this be built…

macOS (641) Windows (475)

3 years ago

jeremy-chapeau

Ideation

3 years ago

Allow local user to auto promote/demote

We use tools to allow local user to promote to admin for a short period of time (1h), they must provide reason and this action is sent to our SIEM for monitoring. We use : Privilege (https://github.com/SAP/macOS-enterprise-privileges) for macOS MakeMeAdmin…

macOS (641)

3 years ago

steven-paugh

Ideation

3 years ago

Feature Request: Ability to use custom scripts within a policy for Mac/Windows

Hello Hexnode peoples, We are hoping to get a feature request placed to have the ability to use custom scripts within policies to force the installation and configuration of applications. Our use cases revolve around the need to be able…

macOS (641) Windows (475)

3 years ago

ricardo-kourchenko

Ideation

4 years ago

Application/Storage Sandboxing

I am interested in limiting file access to certain applications, for example a video file that can only be accessed by Adobe/etc, to limit the file from being copied,uploaded anywhere else.

App Management (666) macOS (641)

4 years ago

boris-dreyer

Ideation

4 years ago

Request for adding hostname and IP address to "Device Info" tab

The system is missing support for showing the computer name, hostname, and IP address.We would like it added to the “Device Info” tab. It would also be nice if we could revert a friendly name back to the actual computer…

macOS (641) Windows (475)

4 years ago

boris-dreyer

Ideation

4 years ago

Add Admin user with functionality like Microsoft LAPS

I have been a long-time user of Microsoft LAPS and would like to have similar functionality in Hexnode across different operating systems. Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) is a function that prevents using the same administrative passwords across different endpoints/devices.…

macOS

Block local admins from bypassing Gatekeeper on macOS

macOS and Windows app allowlisting with Hexnode: inventory gaps, Santa MonitorMode, and AppLocker AuditOnly

Where to start with Apple Business Manager and Apple Configurator in Hexnode?

macOS disenrollment stuck after factory resetting a MacBook

Windows remote lock only goes to login screen — can Hexnode reset the password remotely?

Compare installed app versions across selected MacBooks in Hexnode reports

Enrolled iPhone won’t connect to Mac over USB after ABM enrollment

Allow users to remove MDM profile on manually enrolled macOS devices

macOS ABM enrollment fails with “network connection was lost” during Setup Assistant

macOS devices show not encrypted when FileVault policy is enabled

Hexnode Store Apps via Policy or in App Catalog

Apply Password Policy Only to Local User Accounts (Exclude Administrator Accounts)

Platform SSO for macOS on Hexnode MDM with Google Workspace

Policy to limit device assigned per user

Disabling Office Macros

Allow local user to auto promote/demote

Feature Request: Ability to use custom scripts within a policy for Mac/Windows

Application/Storage Sandboxing

Request for adding hostname and IP address to "Device Info" tab

Add Admin user with functionality like Microsoft LAPS

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