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When you first power on your Good Noodle Co. MacBook, macOS walks you through the Setup Assistant before you can use the machine. This guide takes you step by step through that process.
1

Language & Region

The first screen asks you to choose a language. Select the language that best suits you — most people pick the one that matches their country (e.g. English Australia, English UK, English US). Once selected, macOS will apply it in the background and move on.The next screen asks for your country or region. Pick wherever you are currently based. If you’re in Japan, choose Japan. Being a UK-headquartered company does not mean you need to select UK — choose what’s accurate for you.
2

Transferring Data

You may be prompted to transfer data from a previous Mac or Windows PC.
Do not transfer data from another machine. Select Set Up as New Mac and move on. Migrating data from another machine will cause the setup to fail and you’ll have to wipe the machine and start again.
3

Accessibility

macOS will offer accessibility options covering vision, motor, hearing, and cognitive settings. Configure anything here that’s useful to you. If none apply, skip past it.
4

Wi-Fi

Connect to a wireless network you have access to. Enter the password and continue. You’ll need an active internet connection for the next steps to work.
5

Device Management Enrollment

Once you’re online, you should see a screen that says:
This Mac is managed by Good Noodle Co.
This is the MDM enrollment screen. It tells you the machine is owned by Good Noodle Co. and that company policies will be applied. Hit Enroll.
If you do not see this screen, stop here. It means the machine hasn’t been properly joined to our business instance. Contact your office manager or reach out to TechOps at techops-help@goodnoodle.co immediately. You will need to wipe and redo the setup if this isn’t sorted before continuing.
Enrollment can take a few minutes depending on your internet speed.
6

Software Updates During Setup

We enforce a minimum macOS version across all company devices. If your Mac shipped with an older version, you’ll be prompted to install a software update before you can continue enrollment.Go ahead and install it. Update sizes range from 2 GB to 12 GB depending on how out of date the machine is, so expect anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes depending on your connection.
7

Okta Login & Machine Binding

After enrollment, a private browsing window will open and connect to the Good Noodle Co. Okta instance. You’ll be asked to sign in with your Okta credentials.
A couple of things to watch out for here:
  • Do not select “Sign in with OktaFastPass” — it won’t work at this stage.
  • Do not tick “Keep me signed in” — it won’t work either.
Enter your email address and hit Next. You should have already set up your Okta account and the Okta Verify app on your phone (iOS or Android) in the days before your start date. When prompted, select Enter Push Notification — a digit will appear on screen and a prompt will appear on your phone. Tap the matching digit on your phone to verify.Once done, the machine is bound to your user account and will begin installing policies and software in the background.
8

Creating Your Local Mac Account

You’ll be prompted to create a local Mac account. A few things to note:
  • You cannot change your name, username, or home directory. These are set automatically based on your email address prefix. For example, if your email is john.smith@goodnoodle.co, your home directory will be john.smith.
  • Set a password. You don’t need to set a hint.
This account is your local login for the machine.
9

Location, Touch ID & Appearance

You’ll be asked a few more setup questions:
Enable this. Software updates, time zone detection, and our Kolide security checks all depend on accurate location data.
Set this up. It makes day-to-day use a lot smoother and you’ll need it later for Okta FastPass.
Choose Light, Dark, or Auto. Entirely up to you.
Enable these. We manage updates centrally but having automatic updates on is part of our compliance posture.

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Background Provisioning

After completing the setup questions, you’ll land on an Additional Setup screen. Scripts are running and applications are being installed in the background. You don’t need to do anything here — just wait it out.
  • Some steps on this screen will show as failed or errored. This is expected. For example, the Kolide Platform SSO check will error because you haven’t configured Platform SSO yet. The Dock setup will also fail on first run by design — it needs to fail once before the script can configure it correctly.
  • Speed here is dependent on your internet connection and your location. Users in Europe tend to get faster provisioning speeds. Users in Asia or the US may experience slower speeds. This is tied to our MDM being hosted on AWS and is outside our control.
By the end of provisioning, the following will be on your machine:
ApplicationPurpose
1PasswordPassword manager
Google ChromePrimary supported browser
Xcode CLI ToolsEnables git, curl, wget, etc.
HomebrewPackage manager, pre-installed and ready to use
Okta VerifyMFA and FastPass authentication
CrowdStrike FalconEndpoint security / antivirus
ZscalerCompany VPN for accessing internal Good Noodle Co. systems
KolideDevice security posture checks

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Wrapping Up the Setup Assistant

Once provisioning is done, you’ll see two buttons: one for Self Service and one for macOS Basics.
If you’ve never used a Mac before, hit the macOS Basics button — Apple has a solid crash course built in.
Self Service is the internal app store for Good Noodle Co.-approved software. Always check here first before looking online for an application. You cannot use the Apple App Store as we run managed Apple IDs. If something you need isn’t in Self Service, reach out to TechOps and we’ll get it added.

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Next Step: Post-Setup Configuration

Before you do anything else — open Chrome, set up Okta, anything — restart your Mac first.
The reason: your machine’s disk is encrypted, and we need to capture the encryption key. The only way that happens is by signing back in after a restart. If you skip this, we won’t be able to help you recover your session if something goes wrong.
Your login password will be the one you set during the account creation step above. Once you’ve restarted, head to the Post-Setup Configuration guide.