Issues with iOS device activation
Problem
You're trying to activate an iOS device enrolled either using Apple Configurator or Apple Business Manager (ABM) and encounter the following error messages.
Apple Business Program
- The configuration can not be downloaded. The configuration is not available
- NSURLErrorDomain error -1012
- A server with the specified hostname could not be found
Apple Configurator
- A cloud configuration is already present on this device.
Resolution
The configuration can not be downloaded. The configuration is not available
A server with the specified hostname could not be found
- Check your network connectivity.
- Connect a different device to the same network and try accessing the MDM server from this device's browser.
NSURLErrorDomain error -1012
- Check your network connection.
- If you have a secure gateway configured, check if the server certificate was copied correctly to the secure gateway while configuring it.
A cloud configuration is already present on this device.
Connect the device back to Apple Configurator and right-click the device and select Restore.This will re-download iOS into the device and fix the problem.
If the issue persists, contact MDM Support with the logs.
Applies to: App Management, Silent installation, Managing Mobile Devices
Keywords: App installation failure, Mobile Device Management, App Management
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