HT204053 One iCloud account on multiple devices

My wife and I each have an iPhone and we have a Macbook. Can we use one iCloud or Apple ID across all three of our devices? Specifically we would like to sync one calendar, email account, notes and whatever else is functional for us to share.
Is an @me account the same thing as an @icloud account at this point?

The login for iCloud is your @me.com address if you migrated from MobileMe, or the other email address you chose when you created an Apple ID if you stearted an account from scratch. All iCloud accounts provide an @me.com address. No other address can be used as a functioning address with iCloud.

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HT4436 Can I use one iCloud account for multiple apple ID's - ie, all of those that are part of our family sharing?

There are five members of my family and we each have multiple devices, it seems. I want to know if we can set up one iCloud account where we can store all of our iTunes downloads (movies, TVshows, & music) from more than one account.

Purchases may not be transferred from one account to another.

IOS 8 find friends on same icloud account with multiple devices

This has been bugging me and I have not found a workable answer to it anytime I have searched. iOS seems to have broken a simple functionality of find my friends. I have 2 iPhones on my iCloud account, in iOS 7 it was simple to share the location in find friends, that is now broken. I have read the directions about going to >settings.iCloud>share my location on the device and choosing what device to share the location from, that is simple, the problem is that it sets that as the device to share the location on for ALL the devices on the account. How can I get the old individual control over the devices that has been lost? This seems like it should be a simple "Apple, it just works" feature that is now convoluted.

Ok, figured it out myself. My first problem was that for some reason my phone hadn't activated properly with iMessage / FaceTime (my phone number was unchecked in the You can be reached by FaceTime At section in FaceTime settings). That required switching off FaceTime and iMessage and switching them back on again after a short wait so that they could activate properly, which they did.
Once that was done, my FaceTime settings (on my iPhone) had a new option: iPhone Mobile Calls:
My wife's phone also has that setting. Choosing which phone is used is just a question of only having this setting enabled on one phone at a time. I assume (all though I haven't tried it) that if both phones are enabled in this way, FaceTime on iPad or Mac gives you the choice of which phone/number to use. It wasn't giving me a choice earlier because there was only one phone enabled.

ISE1.1 - Use of one guest account on multiple devices

I have ISE1.1 with local web authentication process for "Guest" Wi-Fi. I faced a problem in bulk guest account creation and TAC filed a bug - CSCup38457: "importing guest account CSV fails via sponsor portal"
Now, I need to allow guests to connect to "Guest" Wi-Fi using multiple devices (approx. 200). My queries are below:
1- Is it possible to permit one guest account to be used by approx. 200 devices at same time?
2- On how many devices single guest account can be used?
3- Is there any limitation or abnormal behavior in terms of guest portal for such cases?

Are you sure that is true?
When I look at the restriction on device registration I read that as applicable only to Device Self Registration, not to normal guest access.
So as far as guest sessions per user I can either choose to limit to one with the check box, or allow infinite.
And the Device Registration Portal Limit applies to self registration of devices, not just standard guest access. The OP doesn't look like he wants to register devices, he just wants to allow guest access for multiple devices.
This is how I read it anyway. Please let me kno if you think otherwise.
If this is not the case, then is it not possible to create a standard Network Access User (not through guest portal) and have as many users access this as you need? In this case 200. As long as you disable password changes/expirations/lockouts etc.
If not I may be in trouble :-)

HT204053 One iCloud account, two different ID's & Phones

Here's my situation... both my wife and I have different iTunes accounts, is it possible for us to share 1 big iCloud account?
Both of our phones have surpassed their 5gb of free iCloud and I want to purchase the 50gb/year so that we can share it -- is this possible, if so, how?
Thanks

You can, but when you do, any data you sync with the account from any of your devices will be merged. You would, for example, end up getting each other's contacts, calendars, etc. on your devices. Also, any action you take (such as adding, changing or deleting contacts) on one device is mirrored on the others. You would also then be sharing a single iCloud email account.
If you still want to do this, one of you would need to go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account, provide the password and choose Keep on My iPhone when prompted. Then sign back in using the other account's ID and password and choose Merge to merge the data from the first account with the data in the second.

We have three Ipads in our house. We have one itunes account with multiple devices like two Iphones and Apple TV. My question is about our three Ipads. How can I set up the imessaging and facetime on all three devices while only using one Itunes acct

Okay. We have three Ipads in our house with only one Itunes account. When I go into imessaging and facetime on each of the devices, it wants to start switching my wife's cell phone and then the three emails associated with each Ipad to the contact information for all of the Ipads. As of this morning, only the imessaging and facetime are turned on my wife's iphone and ipad. My kids imessaging and facetime is turned off. Do you really have to have an itunes account for each device to make then work??? Any help would be very much appreciated.
Ryan

There is only one solution. Each user must have their own separate user account. All of their respective data would be contained in their separate user accounts. This also means each will have a separate iTunes Library. If you all use the same third-party apps, then each will have to purchase their own copies under their own Apple IDs. Some data sharing is possible. See:
iTunes- How to open an alternate iTunes Library file or create a new one
iTunes- How to share music and video
iTunes- How to share music between different accounts on a single computer
iTunes- Setting up Home Sharing on your computer

Securing one iCloud account on multiple iPads

We want to keep track of our iPads using iCloud's Find My iPad feature. However, the other iCloud services come with it.
My concern is if I put an iCloud account on 20 iPads, people will enable Mail, Notes, Safari, etc in the settings.
How can I just use Find My iPad and keep people from using the other iCloud services?
Thanks!

The login for iCloud is your @me.com address if you migrated from MobileMe, or the other email address you chose when you created an Apple ID if you stearted an account from scratch. All iCloud accounts provide an @me.com address. No other address can be used as a functioning address with iCloud.

How do I add more than one device to one iCloud account without the device?

I have a device that was lost and I am trying to add devices to my iCloud so that they can access Find My iPhone but I am the only line on my iCloud. How can I add the devices to my iCloud without accessing the devices?

First, update it to the most recent version > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4623 Then, open Settings > iCloud, login with your Apple ID and activate Find my iPhone. If the child is using iCloud, he/she'll lose all her/his data, so you have to turn off each service in order to keep her/his contacts, notes, etc.

How can I create additional IDs but use one iTunes account on multiple devices to purchase music?

Is it possible to have a "family" iTunes account that we all share but have a different Apple ID for 2 daughter's iPods and a different Apple ID for mom's iPhone?

Only iTunes running on a computer can be authorized to use more than one Apple ID. I don't know what the limit is if there is one.
iOS devices* can only be configured to use one Apple ID for use with the iTunes Store. (However, a separate Apple ID can be used for iCloud services like mail, calendar, contacts etc., but that is a separate issue.)
Home Sharing can only be configured to use one Apple ID at a time so if you want to use Home Sharing to connect an iOS device to an iTunes library or to connect multiple computers to an iTunes library you can only do it with one Apple ID.
So, with all that in mind, yes you can create separate Apple IDs for everyone but it will affect what you can do with the apps and media you purchase from iTunes. If everyone shares a family account then there will be no restriction on who can play, install or share the media or apps. If you create separate accounts there will be restrictions on what can be shared or installed on the various devices.
A family will benefit from sharing a family account that everyone has access to. If you have parental concerns about restricting access to certain apps/media for younger children than a separate account shared by the children may be the answer.
*iOS devices are iPod Touchs, iPads, iPhones and Apple TVs.

HT204053 Can I have two Iphones connected to one icloud account and if so, how do I change the icloud user name on the phone

Can I have two Iphones connected to one icloud account and if so, how do I change the icloud user name on the phone

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Yes you can use one iCloud account between multiple devices.
What do you mean 'change the iCloud user name'.

Our family has one apple account, but several devices linked to it. How do I sync my device (Ipad) without getting all my 11 year old daughter's apps on it?

I need help syncing my Ipad. Our family uses one apple account for multiple devices... how do I sync my ipad without getting all my daughters apps? How do I know which of my apps need to be synced to the computer?

Simply select only the apps that you want to sync to your iPad and then sync. You can control what syncs to the iPad. You may be best served by turning off auto sync.
Launch iTunes and go to Edit>Preferences>Devices and check the box that says - Prevent iPods, iPhones and iPads from syncing automatically. Click OK.
Connect your iPad to the computer.
Launch iTunes
Click on the iPad name on the left side under the Devices heading.
Click on the Apps Tab in the iTunes window on the right.
Click on only the apps that you want to sync in the list of apps under the Sync Apps heading.
Make sure that the Sync Apps heading is checked.
Click on Apply in the lower corner of iTunes.

Can I have multiple devices on one iCloud account

can I have multiple devices on one iCloud account? Like a iPad and Mac Book Pro
If so how can I do this?

Sure. That is what iCloud is meant for, so you can keep your devices synced.
When you set up iCloud on the devices, use the same Apple ID on all devices, then the iCloud account will be the same.
see this page: http://help.apple.com/icloud/#/mmfc0f1e2a

HT5616 I have multiple phones and iPads and all are linked to one iCloud account and one iTunes Account. I want to keep the same iTunes Account so I can share music, etc., however, I want each device to have its own iCloud account. How do I do this?

I have multiple phones and iPads and all are linked to one iCloud account and one iTunes Account. I want to keep the same iTunes Account so I can share music, etc., however, I want each device to have its own iCloud account. Any help on how I can I do this?

You'll need to create an Apple ID for each device. Use the new Apple ID for FaceTime, iMessage and iCloud on the device. Use the original Apple ID for Settings>iTunes & App Store.

My wife and I had one iCloud account and now with our multiple devices, we want to separate our clouds, how do I do that?

My wife and I had one iCloud account and now with our multiple devices, we want to separate our clouds, how do I do that?

As quicksilver8 says, that's difficult.
See Transferring files from one User Account to another for some suggestions.

TS4097 we have multiple users in our family and multiple devices all sharing one itunes account. i think we are all synced to one icloud account and it is a nightmare....contacts lost, text messags showing up on multiple devises etc. how do we fix this?

We have our family sharing one itunes account. we have 3 iphones, 2 macbook airs, 2 ipads and 1 mac. I am not sure how we even got started on the icloud but somehow we did and everything is a mess. The ipads are showing the text messages, the contacts are all combined, the apps that my duaghter downloads are appearing on all devices. how do we fix this so contacts are not shared, messages are not shared and apps are not automatically synced to all devises?

You have two different issues going on. You are getting each other's messages because you are sharing the Same Apple ID for iMessage. This can be corrected by going to Settings>Messages>Send & Receive on add the devices and doing one of the following:
Either uncheck the email address shown under "You can be reached by iMessage at" on all of your devices; or
If you want to continue to receive iMessages at this email address on one of your devices, on all of the other ones tap the Apple ID at the top, sign out, then sign back in using a different Apple ID (so all devices will be using a different Apple ID for iMessage). Note: you can continue to share an Apple ID for purchasing from the iTunes and App stores. It does not need to be the same as the ID you are using for iMessage, FaceTime and other services.
The second issue is that you are sharing the same iCloud account on your devices. When you do this any data you sync with the shared iCloud account such as contacts is merged and will appear on all devices connected to the account. To fix this you both need to have separate iCloud accounts (you can continue to share the same Apple ID for purchasing from the iTunes and app stores).
First decide which device(s) will be keeping the current iCloud account. On the one(s) that will be changing accounts, if you have any photos in photo stream that in your camera roll or backed up somewhere else that you want to keep on the device(s), save these to the camera roll by opening the photo stream album in the thumbnail view, tapping Edit, then tap all the photos you want to save, tap Share and tap Save to Camera Roll.
Once this is done, go to Settings>iCloud, scroll to the bottom and tap Delete Account. (This will only delete the account from this device, not from iCloud. The device(s) that will be keeping the account will not be effected by this.) When prompted about what to do with the iCloud data, be sure to select Keep On [iDevice]. Next, set up a new iCloud account using a separate Apple ID (if you don't have one, tap Get a Free Apple ID at the bottom). Then turn iCloud data syncing for contacts, etc. back to On, and when prompted about merging with iCloud, choose Merge. This will upload the data to the new account. Repeat this process for all the devices that you need to migrate to new accounts.
When finished, to un-merge the data in your accounts you will have to go to icloud.com on your computer and sign into each iCloud account separately and manually delete the data you don't want (such as deleting the other person's contacts from your account, and vice versa).

HT204053 One iCloud account on multiple devices

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