Enterprise Deployment Manual

Chapter 1 Deploying iPhone and iPod touch 15
Activating Devices
Each iPhone must be activated with your wireless carrier before it can be used to make
and receive calls, send text messages, or connect to the cellular data network. Contact
your carrier for voice and data tariffs and activation instructions for consumer and
business customers.
You or your user need to install a SIM card in the iPhone. After the SIM card is installed,
iPhone must be connected to a computer with iTunes to complete the activation
process. If the SIM card is already active, iPhone is ready for immediate use; otherwise,
iTunes walks you through the process of activating a new line of service.
iPad must be connected to a computer with iTunes to activate the device. For
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G in the U.S., you sign up and manage (or cancel) an AT&T data plan
using iPad. Go to Settings > Cellular Data > View Account. iPad is unlocked, so
you can use your preferred carrier. Contact your carrier to set up an account and
obtain a compatible micro SIM card. In the U.S., micro SIM cards compatible with
AT&T are included with iPad Wi-Fi + 3G.
Although there is no cellular service or SIM card for iPod touch and iPad Wi-Fi, they
must also be connected to a computer with iTunes for activation.
Because iTunes is required in order to complete the activation process, you must
decide whether you want to install iTunes on each user’s Mac or PC, or whether
you’ll complete activation for each device with your own iTunes installation.
After activation, iTunes isn’t required in order to use the device with your enterprise
systems, but it’s required for synchronizing music, video, and web browser bookmarks
with a computer. It’s also required for downloading and installing software updates
for devices and installing your enterprise applications.
For more information about activating devices and using iTunes, see Chapter 4.