iPad Set Up

Activating an iPad for the first time for 8th graders

(DO NOT CONNECT YOUR IPAD TO YOUR HOME WIFI OR ANY OTHER WIFI, YOUR IPAD HAS INTERNET)

(GIVE YOUR IPAD TIME TO LOAD WHEN DOING THIS, IT MIGHT BE SLOW AT THE BEGINNING AS IT IS CONFIGURING)

Step 1: When receiving the iPad, hold the sleep/wake button (located at the top, behind the iPad above the volume control buttons) until the Apple Logo appears on the screen.

Step 2: You will see the Hello message on the screen, click the home button to proceed

Step 3: You will choose the English option for language preference

Step 4: You will choose the United States for your Country or Region option

Step 5: You will reach the Quick Start screen, choose Set Up Manually

Step 6: You will reach the "Choose a Wi-Fi Network", choose the Use Cellular Connection

Step 7: You will reach the Remote Management and click Next

Step 8: You will sign in with your student email address and password

Step 9: You will reach the Create a Passcode option page for the iPad; we suggest using your six digit birth date numbers like 010206, month, day, two number year, but enter it like 010206

NOTE: IF YOU USE A DIFFERENT PASSCODE AND FORGET IT, WE WILL HAVE TO SPEND 2 HOURS RESETTING IT. DO NOT USE A TOUCH ID.

Step 10: You will reach the Location Service page; choose Enable Location Services

Step 11: Your iPad is ready to be used

Step 12: Lastly do the System update, if you see it.

Step 13: Restart iPad

Step 14: Go to Setting

Step 15: Make sure VPN is ON

Step 16: Click OK

Step 17: Press to home button

Step 18: Look for the Global Protect App

Step 19: Locate the Global Protect App and Click on it

Step 20: Click Allow

Step 21: Tap to Connect, and keep tapping until it becomes green (Click on X if you see an error message, and keep tapping)

Step 22: Go to Settings, select Safari on the left side all the way at the bottom, and deselect "Block Pop-ups." It should be white, not green.

Step 23: Open Safari and use the Internet (wait for about two minutes, but go back to step#17 if you don't connect to the Internet).

PLEASE BE PATIENT AS IT TAKES LONGER FOR EVERYTHING TO WORK THE FIRST TIME. YOU HAVE 5GB OF DATA PER MONTH FOR SCHOOL PURPOSE ONLY.

Checklist for a working iPad:

  1. No Wifi connection needed

  2. VPN active

  3. GlobalProtect connected