44 Chapter 5 Deploying iPhone Applications

Windows Vista

Âbootdrive:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileDevice\
Provisioning Profiles
Âbootdrive:\ProgramData\Apple Computer\MobileDevice\Provisioning Profiles
Âthe path specified in the HKCU or HKLM by the ProvisioningProfilesPath registery key
SOFTWARE\Apple Computer, Inc\iTunes
iTunes automatically installs provisioning profiles found in the locations above onto
devices it syncs with. Once installed, the provisioning profiles can be viewed on the
device in Settings > General > Profiles.
You can also distribute the .mobileprovision file to your users and have them drag it to
the iTunes application icon. iTunes will copy the file to the correct location as defined
above.
Installing Provisioning Profiles using iPhone Configuration Utility for Mac OS X
You can use iPhone Configuration Utility for Mac OS X to install provisioning profiles on
connected devices. Follow these steps:
1In iPhone Configuration Utility, choose File > Open and then select the provisioning
profile that you want to install.
The profile is added to iPhone Configuration Utility and can be viewed by selecting the
Provisioning Profiles category in the Library.
2Select a device from the Connected Devices list.
3Select the Provisions tab.
4Select the provisioning profile from the list, and then click its Install button.
Installing Applications using iTunes
Your users use iTunes to install applications on their devices. Securely distribute the
application to your users and then have them follow these steps:
1In iTunes, choose File > Add to Library and select the application (.app) you provided.
2Connect a device to the computer, and then select it in the Devices list in iTunes.
3Click the Applications tab, then select the application in the list.
4Click Apply to install the application and all distribution provisioning profiles that are
located in the designated folders discussed in “Installing Provisioning Profiles using
iTunes” on page 43.