Airport Off in Configuration Profile

These two settings will give you what your looking for. Tested on 10.9.3 pushed at the computer level.

com.apple.MCXAirPort.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict> <key>DisableAirPort</key> <true/>
</dict>
</plist>

com.apple.mcxMenuExtras.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict> <key>AirPort.menu</key> <false/>
</dict>
</plist>

So how do I implement this in Configuration Profile millersc? Where do i find the plist and where are directions on how to upload that. I used to have the link for that process but can't seem to find it.

FWIW:
https://github.com/gregneagle/profiles/blob/master/mcxairport.mobileconfig

If you have a .mobileconfig file like gregneagle posted you can upload it to the JSS from the Configuration Profiles screen.

@macboy
You can created each .plist file with the contents I posted. Then upload each .plist under the Custom Settings.

If you need more functionality you can pull the tags from Greg's config file. I'll see about getting my github setup.

Thanks. I think I got it and will test test test...

@millersc
I got the first plist to work, however, the hide menu plist does not seem to hide the airport menu. I have tried it on both 10.10.2 and 10.9.5. Have you tested it on 10.9.5?

Yep, I have a few 10.9.5 test units. I have seen where it takes a second reboot or second login. Are you hiding anything else, to make sure it's happening at all?

Nope that is the only thing I am hiding. Not a big deal but have another area that might be interested in actually hiding the Airport menu for lab machines.

email me. I'll zip up my files for you to try. You can even just look at them to compare. (steveDOTmillerATuticak12DOTorg)

I have used com.apple.MCXAirPort.plist in order to disable Airport and it did work, and now I need to revert it on few machines. I have tried to push same plist with the key changed to <dict> <key>DisableAirPort</key> <false/>, but it didn't work and Airport stays disabled. Also I did make sure to exclude machine from original "Disable Airport" configuration profile. Any suggestions on how I can now enable Airport?

Thank you,

@lsilver , were you able ever to figure this out? I'm in the same situation as you.

We have a Managed Preference that disabled Wi-Fi, but we need to exclude one computer that already has the Managed Preference. I added the computer to the exclusions, confirmed in the Management tab of the computer (on JSS) that it doesn't have any Managed Preferences, but it still can't connect to Wi-Fi and Airport remains disabled (with the option to turn it on grayed out). I tried creating an inverted Managed Preference where in the Airport payload "Disable Airport" was set to "False," confirmed that after a while it showed up on the Management tab of the computer, but still it won't let us enable the Airport.

I've already checked through all Policies and Configuration Profiles on the computer and don't see anything else that could be disabling Wi-Fi.