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   macOS Server 5.3

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   Apple has released [1]macOS Server 5.3 with added support for new
   Configuration Profile payload changes and commands introduced in iOS
   10.3 (see '[2]iOS 10.3 Adds New File System, Find My AirPods, and
   More,' 27 March 2017). You'll be able to configure restrictions for
   Dictation, limit modification of AirPlay and View Screen permission
   settings, restrict Wi-Fi network connections to only managed networks,
   and initiate a restart or shut down, and play the Lost Mode sound on a
   device.

   For macOS 10.12.4 Sierra (see '[3]Apple Releases macOS 10.12.4, watchOS
   3.2, and tvOS 10.2,' 27 March 2017), macOS Server enables you to
   restrict access to iCloud Drive, iCloud Desktop and Documents, iCloud
   Keychain, and the capability to allow Touch ID to unlock a supported
   Mac. The release also enhances control over caching server size, adds
   support for setting a device name at enrollment time, brings a new
   Classroom configuration option that allows modification of AirPlay and
   View Screen permissions on student devices, and enables the capability
   to disable AirPlay and pairing with the Remote app on tvOS 10.2.
   ($19.99 new, free update, 198 MB, [4]release notes and [5]security
   content, 10.12.4+)

References

   1. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/os-x-server/id883878097?mt=12&at=10l5PW
   2. http://tidbits.com/article/17134
   3. http://tidbits.com/article/17135
   4. https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT205643
   5. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207604

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