How to secure an iPad from improper use?
Hi everyone - We are thinking of providing our sales reps with iPads to use as product catalogs (by opening a PDF file) however we wish to restrict them from doing anything else. Is there an app or something which would enable us to restrict the tablet in this way?
Thanks a lot
The only option would be to set up the iPad to open a PDF reader app as the sole app in Guided Access:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5509
That's the only way you can limit an iPad to using only a single app. That would seem to make the iPad rather overkill, if all you want is for them to be able to read PDFs. Something like one of the base-model Kindles might be better suited to the task.
Regards.
Ok I managed to setup GA but this is not exactly what I want - I want that when the ipad is turned ON the user is immediately redirected to Dropbox and thats all [with wifi enabled]! Then he should be able to turn off the ipad once he's ready using it.
With the turn off hardware buttons option this is a problem...help!!
You should be able to set up Dropbox as the app in GA, though I haven't tried it. Any documents within Dropbox will need to be openable within the Dropbox app, though, or this won't work. Otherwise you'll need a PDF reader that can access Dropbox directly, and have to set up the iPads so that Dropbox automatically logs into the relevant account.
I don't understand the "With the turn off hardware buttons option this is a problem" comment.
Regards.
How to secure an iPad from improper use?
