A) Take Tablet out of the bag
B) Turn on tablet by holding power button (top left) for a few seconds
C) Unlock tablet by sliding the lock to the far right of the circle
D) Add time zone...
1) Click settings button (see screen below)
2) Scroll down left menu and tap DATE & TIME
3) Tap SELECT TIME ZONE
4) Scroll down and tap CENTRAL TIME
Time should adjust 5 hours and show the correct time. If not, be sure you selected CENTRAL TIME and not Central America!
E) Adjust security settings for installing 3rd party apps:
1) In Settings, tap SECURITY (3 choices up from Date & Time)
2) Scroll down a little to UNKNOWN SOURCES (under Device Administration heading) and tap the checkbox on the right:
3) Tap OK on the warning pop-up:
Be sure that you see a blue checkbox on Unknown Devices before you exit...
Tap HOME icon (2nd icon in lower left), or push HOME button (top right button on front face), to return to the main screen.
F) FAVORITES:
1) Go to your internet browser (tap GLOBE icon in center of screen).
2) Once on your website (i.e. http://cchs11startup.blogspot.com/), tap the STAR icon (top right, left of the magnifying glass).
3) Tap OK to save the site.
5) To access favorites, tap the STAR-RIBBON in upper right (right of the magnifying glass). You will see screenshots of your favorite websites and default favorites.
TURN OFF WORD PREDICTOR:
If you are typing and see words appear on the bottom (that are trying to predict what you're writing), you can turn off this feature by changing your default keyboard type.Settings --> Language and Input --> Default --> choose English (US) - ANDROID keyboard.
Google Account Activation:
1) Open the Internet browser by tapping the GLOBE icon (in center of screen), or push GLOBE button on right (2nd from bottom, on front of tablet)
2) Go to www.google.com, and sign in (link is in upper right corner)
3) Your userID is “FIRSTNAME.LASTNAME.20XX@corsairs.carmelhs.org”
(replace XX with your graduation year)
Password: “legaldept”4) You will need to change your password the first time you log on.
(Write your email address and new password down on a piece of paper, in case you forget it)
5) Tap the HOME icon in the lower left corner of the screen (2nd icon), or press the HOME button on the right (top most button), to go back to main screen.
6) TAP THE SETTINGS ICON:
7) TAP ACCOUNTS & SYNC (under PERSONAL section, 1st choice)
8) TAP “ADD ACCOUNT” (in upper right corner)
9) CHOOSE “GOOGLE” FOR TYPE
10) CHOOSE “EXISTING”
11) ADD YOUR USER ID (firstname.lastname.year@corsairs.carmelhs.org) AND PASSWORD
Absolute Account Activation:
A) In your Web Browser (tap on the GLOBE), go to: https://ctm.server.absolute.com/Download.aspx/u3dudggt2yxinmhkrbnf/agent
B) Tap the DOWNLOAD button.
C) Once download completes, open and launch file by tapping bottom right corner (system tray), and then tapping the file name:
FINDING DOWNLOAD FOLDER: If you do not see the downloaded filename in the lower right corner, or if it disappears, you can go to your DOWNLOADS folder. To access it, go to your home screen - tap the home icon in the lower left - and then tap the 6 boxes in top right of screen. This is your APPS MENU. Look for the DOWNLOADS folder here. Tap DOWNLOADS and then tap your downloaded file to launch it.
CAN'T DOWNLOAD APP?
Please scroll down to bottom of blog for special instructions...
D) Tap install in the next screen:
E) On next screen, tap OPEN:
(Tap OK on the Compatibility Zoom info screen, to get rid of tip)
F) On next screen, tap INSTALL APPLICATIONS:
G) Tap OK on the next screen:
H) On next screen, the Installer application will ask you to uninstall the Installer. Tap OK:
Absolute App Install:
1) Go to: https://absolute.cchs.carmelhs.com/profile/enrollment.mdm
2) Enter your Carmel username (i.e. JSmith).
3) Password is “legaldept”
4) Domain is “cchs”
5) Tap the first bubble, “This device is a company device.”
6) Tap LOGIN.
7) Absolute App will download to tablet. Tap on bottom right to open downloads, then click on “AbsoluteApps-...” to launch installer:
8) Tap INSTALL:
9) Tap OPEN:
10) Tap OK:
11) Enter “Absolute.cchs.carmelhs.com” in Server Address:
12) Tap SAVE SERVER (see above).
13) Wait a few moments for a pop-up window to appear...
Tap ACCEPT:
FINISHED!!!
Congratulations! Your tablet is all set for an exciting, new school year! Take good care of your new friend!
Can't download CTMobile.apk (first Absolute download)?
1) Get USB drive from Mr. Schultz or Mr. Vela.
2) Remove Tablet from case by popping tablet slightly forward (on top) and then gently pulling up.
3) Insert USB drive on bottom of tablet
4) Pop-up will ask you if you want to launch USB utility. Click START UTILITY.
5) Click the USB DRIVE bubble on top, and then check the .apk file (CTMobile) on left:
6) Click COPY (on top) and then choose Internal SD:
7) Tap OK and check that file appears (see below).
6) Click COPY (on top) and then choose Internal SD:
7) Tap OK and check that file appears (see below).8) Remove USB.
9) Go to Google Play Store (top left icon on home screen) – search for ASTRO File Manager (it’s free).
10) Download and install Astro.
11) Launch Astro (from home screen, tap six boxes in top right of screen and then tap ASTRO).
12) Tap “Manage my files” (on top):
13) Tap CTMobile and choose INSTALL…
14) Install app (see previous section if you need help)
