Draft of iPad setup steps on March 2nd, 2012.

1. iPad Setup
Farmington Area Public Schools
Teacher Directions

2. Out of the Box
The first steps after you turn on your iPad.
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3. Enable Location
Services
If you plan to use Find My
iPad or other geographic
based Apps, you need to
enable Location Services.
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4. Find the Wireless
Network
At school, you will connect
to Guest.
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5. Choose Setup
Choose Set Up as a New
iPad
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6. Create a Free
Apple ID
For the district iPads, you will
create an Apple ID using
your district email.
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7. Select your
birthdate.
This is used to help retrieve
your password if you
forget it.
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8. Add Your Name
Enter your first and last
names using the keyboard.
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9. Set Email
Choose Use your current
email address (which will be
your Farmington address)
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10. Type Your Email
Enter your work email. This
will be your Apple ID.
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11. Create a
Password.
Type your password. Do not
use your work password.
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12. Create a
reminder
question and
answer.
Choose a question and type
your answer. This will help
you retrieve your password if
you forget it.
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13. Choose Email
Updates
If you want to receive Apple
news and updates, leave
the Email Updates On.
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14. Review the Terms
of Service
Click Agree after you have
looked at the Terms.
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15. Choose Don’t Use
iCloud at this
time.
Later you can set up
iCloud which is a place
online to store
photos, calendars and
more.
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16. Back Up
Choose Back Up to My
Computer.
Directions will follow
regarding this backup.
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17. Turn on Find My
iPad
This will help locate a
lost iPad.
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18. Sharing
Diagnostics
Suggested setting is
Don’t Send diagnostic
information to Apple.
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19. Congrats!
Your iPad is now set up!
Click Start Using iPad!
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20. Find the Serial Number
The district uses the Serial Number to help with organization
and support of district-owned iPads.
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21. On the iPad
You can find the serial
number etched into the
back of the iPad.
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22. In the Settings
The Serial Number is also
listed in
Settings
General
Serial Number
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23. Set a Passcode
Since you will be connecting your district email and other
resources to the iPad, you must protect your data. The first
step is to set a Passcode.
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24. Click on Passcode
Lock
Turn it from Off to On.
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25. Choose Turn
Passcode On
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26. Set your
passcode.
This passcode should NOT
be the same as your district
password or your Apple ID
password.
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27. Choose
Erase Data
This will erase all data on the
iPad after 10 failed
passcode attempts. This is a
safety mechanism in case
the iPad is lost or stolen.
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28. Erase Data
Confirm that you want to
Enable Erase Data.
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29. Name your iPad
This is the naming convention for all district-owned iPads.
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30. Set Your Name
Settings
General
Name
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31. Fill in your
iPad name
Your iPad name will be your
primary building – district
username in all caps.
For example….
DMS-JCHRISTENSEN
FHS-CJONES
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