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Right - Problem solved Griffin sell a set of usb/lightning leads for their cabinet - at £140 for 10! - which has solved the issue. The iPads are now recognised by Apple Configurator and charge. Considering the cost of the cabinet, you'd think the leads would be included..... A nice lady from Griffin got in touch after I posted a scathing (but accurate) review of the cabinet on their website

We are looking at implementing SIMS in the Classroom to allow classroom staff to take the register electronically and perform other admin tasks. BUT Currently we have separate office and curriculum servers and networks - both Windows server 2008 based but CC4 on the curriculum server. Capita say there is no problem interfacing the two, but cannot give us any examples of where it has been successfully implemented. Our external IT guru has heard of schools where it has been a major headache, but again cannot give examples. So, is there anyone out there with separate admin and curriculum servers, running CC4, who has implemented Sims in the classroom and what problems if any did you experience? Thanks

I think you may be right about the Griffins, though they are basically USB/charging stations (so no firm or software). There are occasional charging issues, tho' not ones that I can tie to particular ports. Is there an alternative to Configurator to update groups of ipads?

I have a problem with iPads (or the Mac, Griffin cabinet or Configurator) I could live with it when we had 20 ipads, but now that we've expanded to 28 it's annoying me Configurator 2 never recognises more than 18 iPads. Usually the first 18 to be plugged in but sometimes it will ignore one that it did recognise when another one is plugged in. We have a Mac mini acting as a server, 3 Griffin cabinets that can each hold 10 iPads and 28 iPad Airs/iPad Air 2 Griffin say it must be Configurator, Apple say we don't support other hardware (Griffin) (how else do they expect to connect up to 30 iPads?), the mob that sold us ALL the kit ignores my emails. I did wonder if there is a restriction on the number of USB devices on a Mac mini? Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated