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Once they send you the UDID, you add it to the device list along with a name. Now
you can generate an Ad Hoc profile using the devices, by selecting the side provisioning
tab on the portal, and then the distribution tab on the top ( Figure 7-3 ).
Figure 7-3. The distribution profile page
Finally, click on New Profile, choose Ad Hoc as the distribution method, pick a good
profile name, associate it with your app via the app ID, and select the devices to be
included in the profile ( Figure 7-4 ). Once you have submitted the form, you'll be re-
turned to the distribution profile page, and can refresh and then download the new
profile.
Once you've downloaded the profile, you can double-click on it and it will be installed
into your keychain and be available from XCode. You need to set your project up to
do an Ad Hoc build, which involves a number of steps which are well documented on
Apple's iOS developer's portal, but I'll summarize them here. You need to create an
Ad Hoc configuration in your project, set the entitlements file for it, and set the code
signing identity for the configuration to be the new Ad Hoc profile. Now you can archive
your project (the same as if you were going to upload it to the App Store), then use the
share button to create an IPA file that you can distribute to your testers as you like.
 
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