Question: For the unrestricted account, what password / pin do you use for the screen lock? Screen lock is required to create a restricted user.
Setup (Original Notes)
- WiFi setup to allow downloading Android updates, and browsers
- Admin account, set up with villirea@gmail google account
- Update Android, to at least 4.4.4 – Android updates are applied, one version increment at a time... a complete upgrade usually takes multiple steps. Each update also adds adware to the desktop, which must be dragged to the " X remove" icon that will appear at the top of the screen.
- Upgrade to latest version of Chrome. Disable: sync of all google account data, form autofill, saved passwords, automatic google translate, automatic chrome updates
- Install FireFox from Play store. Disable: automatic updates, remembering passwords, crash reporter, firefox health report
- Add restricted User Account, give access to at least:
- Settings
- FireFox
- Chrome
- WiFi for TP-Link
- Ensure firmware updated to latest from tp-link.com website (update needs PC, last was 3.17.1). Make sure the firmware upgrade matches the hardware version of the router
- Enter Movitel APN (m-internet)
- Setup SSID and password
- When in Mozambique, Check with Movitel
- Remove any PIN from SIM card
- Data Uage
- Setup TP-Link as HotSpot
- Turn off auto sync in data
- Remove unnecessary shortcuts from work spaces / task bar
- FireFox (for restricted user)
- Goto SELV and SELV-Training, bookmark
- Hide all home screens but Bookmarks
- Remove unnecessary bookmarks
- Set Download Updates Automatically to Never
- Unset any check boxes for product announcements or sending data back to Mozilla
- Test by going to SELV, manage distribution, cache app, turn on airplane mode, close FF and start FF using SELV bookmark to go to page
- Security (for restricted user)
- Turn screen lock to password
- Auto lock to 5 minutes after sleep
- Turn off power button instantly locks
- Change language to Portuges (Brazil)
- Configure TP-Link WiFi for TP-Link
- Ensure firmware updated to latest from tp-link.com website (update needs PC, last was 3.17.1). Make sure the firmware upgrade matches the hardware version of the router
- Enter Movitel APN (m-internet)
- Setup SSID and password
- When in Mozambique, Check with Movitel
- Remove any PIN from SIM card
- Data Uage
- Setup TP-Link as HotSpot
- Turn off auto sync in data
Original Nexus setup checklist is at the end of this page.
Recommended updates after debugging Benin issue:
Disable Google Play and Google Play Services. These applications update themselves.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S Setup Instructions (based on Nexus Instructions above).
- Add tablet to tracking list (Tablet Tracking & Accounts)
- From box enter Model # and Serial #.
- Initial Setup - Turn it on
- Accept English and hit Start
- Setup WiFi Connection
- VRDATA50 - vrhealth - Next>
- Set Date and Time - Next>
- Accept EULA - No thanks to Diagnostic Data - Next>
- Do you have a Google Account? <Yes>
- Sign into villirea@gmail.com (see confluence page for password) and accept terms of use.
- NOTE: villi not villa !
- Uncheck all choices (Back up your data, location and communication) Next>
- Skip - Set up payment info SKIP
- This tablet belongs to - Setup personal name - Village Reach
- Samsung Account - Skip>
- Dropbox - Skip>
- Device Name: Accept suggested (do we need a standard here?) Finish>"VillageReach FC??" where ?? is the tablet name in the tracking sheet Finish>
- Help -> Check do not show again.
- Update Android Software
- Settings->General->About device->Update Now->Auto update - Uncheck.
- Downloading takes 25 minutes - and we currently don't use the update.
- Note this updates the Android software to the latest version which is now 5.0 lollipop. I did not do this and left it at 4.4.2
- Turn off Auto updates
- Settings->General->About device->Update Now->Auto update - Uncheck.
- Update to latest Chrome
- Play Store -> System Menu (upper left) My Apps
- Disable Allow automatic updating
- Disable: form autofill, saved passwords, automatic google translate, sync of all google account data,
- System menu (3 vertical dots in upper right) ->Settings
- Autofill forms -> Off
- Save passwords -> Off
- Home Page -> Off
- Site Settings->Google Translate -> Off
- (User name - icon at top)->villirea@gmail>villirea@gmail.com->Sync->Off (turn off everything)
- Install FireFox
- Play store -> Search -> Firefox
- Allow access to requestes services
- Install
- Open Firefox -> Start Browsing
- System (three vertical dots in upper right) -> Settings
- Disable automatic updates: CustomIze->Download updates automatically
- Disable remembering passwords: Privacy->Remember Passwords
- Disable crash reporter, firefox health report: Mozilla->Crash Reporter and Firefox health report
- General Configuration
- Turn off sounds :->Settings->Device->Sound-> uncheck Touch sounds, Haptic feedback, and other desired
- Setup screen lock (needed to support restricted user)
- Settings->Device->Lock Screen->Screen lock->Password (use vacinas - from Tablet tracking sheet)
- Add restricted user
- Settings->Device->Users (scroll down on left menu)->+ (upper right corner) -> Restricted Profile
- New restricted account 1 -> Profile Information -> user name (ex: FC7)
- Allow access to Chrome, FireFox
- Turn off sounds :->Settings->Device->Sound-> uncheck Touch sounds, Haptic feedback, and other desired
- Configure FireFox for restricted user
- Launch FireFox
- Remove existing Top Sites - Select and hold->Remove
- :->Settings->Mozilla-> Uncheck all Data choices (we don't want any data bandwidth used for this)
- :->Settings->Customize->Download updates automatically->Never
- :->Settings->Privacy->Remember Password-> uncheck (use master password is also unchecked)
- :->Settings->Customize->Installed Search Engines-> remove all but Google (Bing?)
- Hide all home screens but Bookmarks (tap and hold -> Remove)
- On bookmarks tab - Remove unnecessary bookmarks
- Navigate to selv.villagereach.org and bookmark. Edit Bookmark to rename it appropriately. Hold down book mark to add it to home screen.Navigate to offline page and bookmark itto "SELV Production".
- Or don't login, but edit the URL to be: https://selv-training.villagereach.org/public/pages/index.html
- Edit URL and replace "login.html" with "offline.html" and navigate to it. Bookmark it and name "SELV Offline".
- Navigate to selv-training.villagereach.org and bookmark. Edit Bookmark to rename it appropriately. Hold down book mark to add it DON'T add to home screen.
- Configure Chrome for restricted user
- Launch Chrome
- :->Settings-> turn off Autofill forms, Save Passwords, and home page
- :->Settings->Privacy Uncheck Navigation error suggestions, Search and URL suggestions, Prefetch page resources resources
- Bookmark SELV and selv-training
- Navigate to selv.villagereach.org and login -> Bookmark then Edit to say SELV Production
- Or don't login, but edit the URL to be: https://selv-training.villagereach.org/public/pages/index.html
- :->Add to homescreen -> Edit name to SELV Production (or SELV Offline)
- Edit URL and replace index.html with /logistics/distribution/offline.html
- Bookmark then edit to say SELV Production Offline (There is some debate as to why this is needed. index should always work).
- Navigate to selv-training.villagereach.org and do the above two steps for it changing name to SELV Training
- Navigate to selv.villagereach.org and login -> Bookmark then Edit to say SELV Production
- Security (for restricted user)
- Settings->Devices->Lock screen->Screen lock -> password (vacinas - see Tablet Tracking)
- Settings->Devices->Lock screen->Lock Automatically-> 5 minutes after sleep
- Turn off power button instantly locks
- Hide all apps on Apps page except Settings, Chrome and Firefox
- Change language to Portuges (Brazil)
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- Remove back cover and record information in confluence confluence (Default SSID). Note the version per website in Firmware update step below.
- Connect with Ethernet cable and make sure the unit is turned on. Navigate to 192.168.0.1 username: admin password: admin
- Ensure firmware updated to latest from http://www.tp-link.us/support/download/?model=TL-MR3040 (update needs PC, last was 3.17.1). Make sure the firmware upgrade matches the hardware version of the router (TL-MR3040 V2, but double check).
- Select Firmware Upgrade
- Choose file (it was copied from the zip downloaded above (named something like: mr3040v2_en_3_17_1_up_boot(131121).bin)
- The system will take a few minutes to updated the firmware and restart the router.
- Router enters Quick Setup Wizard
- 3G/4G onlyonly
- Check "Set the Dial Number, APN
- ... manually" option
- Dial Number
- : *99#
- APN
- : m-internet
- User name - Blank
- Password - Blank
- Username and password: Leave blank
- 3G/4G onlyonly
- Wireless Setup
- Wireless Radio: Enable
- Wireless Network Name:
- FC?? (Wifi SSID from tracking table)
- Region: United States (
- default - may be better one to comply with Mozambique Reg's)
- Wireless Security: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
- Password: fieldcoordinator (or whatever is on tracking sheet)
- Reboot router
- WPS -> Disable Set Time Zone
- System Tools->Password - Set admin user name and password per Tablet Tracking & accounts shee
- When in Mozambique, Check with Movitel (Need more detailed instructions)
- Remove any PIN from SIM card (Need more detailed instructions)
Data Uage Is this on the Tablet?
- Setup TP-Link as HotSpot
- Turn off auto sync in data
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- m-int
Questions / Issues to resolve:
General Configuration:
- Turn off Google voice typing
...
Why do we have both Firefox and Chrome?
...
- ?
Remove reset app preferences somehow?
- Change behavior of holding down home key so it doesn't bring up voice search?
- Remove reset app preferences somehow?
- How do you actually remove all the extra applications?
- Is there some benefit to the Samsung tools. Never researched.
Applications:
- Why do we have both Firefox and Chrome?
- Firefox - How to better control what's on the "Top Sites" Tab
Process:
- How can we copy configurations so we can clone tablets? Would allow easier setup and allow us to create a process to "reset" a tablet.
Setup (Original Notes)
- WiFi setup to allow downloading Android updates, and browsers
- Admin account, set up with villirea@gmail google account
- Update Android, to at least 4.4.4 – Android updates are applied, one version increment at a time... a complete upgrade usually takes multiple steps. Each update also adds adware to the desktop, which must be dragged to the " X remove" icon that will appear at the top of the screen.
- Upgrade to latest version of Chrome. Disable: sync of all google account data, form autofill, saved passwords, automatic google translate, automatic chrome updates
- Install FireFox from Play store. Disable: automatic updates, remembering passwords, crash reporter, firefox health report
- Add restricted User Account, give access to at least:
- Settings
- FireFox
- Chrome
- WiFi for TP-Link
- Ensure firmware updated to latest from tp-link.com website (update needs PC, last was 3.17.1). Make sure the firmware upgrade matches the hardware version of the router
- Enter Movitel APN (m-internet)
- Setup SSID and password
- When in Mozambique, Check with Movitel
- Remove any PIN from SIM card
- Data Uage
- Setup TP-Link as HotSpot
- Turn off auto sync in data
- Remove unnecessary shortcuts from work spaces / task bar
- FireFox (for restricted user)
- Goto SELV and SELV-Training, bookmark
- Hide all home screens but Bookmarks
- Remove unnecessary bookmarks
- Set Download Updates Automatically to Never
- Unset any check boxes for product announcements or sending data back to Mozilla
- Test by going to SELV, manage distribution, cache app, turn on airplane mode, close FF and start FF using SELV bookmark to go to page
- Security (for restricted user)
- Turn screen lock to password
- Auto lock to 5 minutes after sleep
- Turn off power button instantly locks
- Change language to Portuges (Brazil)
- Configure TP-Link WiFi for TP-Link
- Ensure firmware updated to latest from tp-link.com website (update needs PC, last was 3.17.1). Make sure the firmware upgrade matches the hardware version of the router
- Enter Movitel APN (m-internet)
- Setup SSID and password
- When in Mozambique, Check with Movitel
- Remove any PIN from SIM card
- Data Uage
- Setup TP-Link as HotSpot
- Turn off auto sync in data