Make sure that the Third party push notification setting is Enabled in the Central Services section of the Server configuration panel (see Central Services).
Make sure that the secure port 443 is open in the firewall from the DME server to the following website: cs.excitor.com. This allows the server to query the DME Central Services server.
Install the DME client for Apple iOS version 3.5 or later on an iOS device, and synchronize.
Verify that the device is shown in the Devices tab in DME.
Make sure that Third-party push notification is On in the Preferences > Adaptive push section of device settings (for the device, for the group, or by default). See Settings.
Synchronize the device (which cannot be jailbroken!) again. A full system information sync will provide a new property called APNS Device Token (visible in Devices > click the iOS device > Information), which is necessary for Apple Push Notifications to work:
In Server > Server configuration > Monitor, you should now be able to see that the APN status is Connected:
The Apple Push Notification Service is now up and running.
