iPad Settings For Guac
Apple’s iPad and iPadOS are jam-packed with a lot of features and security options. This article will help guide you through adjusting the settings so that you, and your guests, have the best experience.
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Explainer
What Are iPad Settings?
While the Fiesta iOS App can be used without making any changes to the default settings, you can greatly improve the guest experience and increase the security and privacy on the iPad by following this guide.
What To Know
Essential Settings
Hardware Connection
Ethernet
Applying the correct Ethernet settings allows you to control the LED Ring and set up wired printing within the Fiesta iOS App.
Jump to the Hardware Connection Settings section
Display
Turn Off Auto-Brightness
This will allow the screen to have consistent brightness throughout the event
Turn Off True Tone
This will allow for the screen to display accurate and consistent colors throughout the event
Jump to Display Settings section
Security and Privacy
Create A Passcode
This will keep your iPad and any information stored on it secure
Turn On Find My iPad
This will allow you to track and monitor the location of your iPad and lock it remotely if it goes missing.
Turn On Do Not Disturb
This will prevent notifications from appearing on-screen during an event
Jump to Security and Privacy section
Features
Turn On Photos Access For Fiesta
This will allow you to download captures from Fiesta to your Camera Roll and upload assets for an event from the Camera Roll
Turn On Local Network Access For Fiesta
This will allow permission for the iPad to connect to the internal computer for customizing the LED Ring and communicating with a wired printer
It will also allow for the iPad to connect to a wireless printer or AirPrint dongle
How To
Connect The iPad To Guac
IMPORTANT: The settings for Ethernet will only appear when the iPad is connected to Guac.
If these settings are not appearing for you in the Settings app, check to make sure that the iPad is properly installed in Guac.
How to connect your iPad to Guac:
Open the Settings app
Tap Ethernet in the left navigation
Tap Configure IP
Select Manual
Tap IP Address
Enter in 172.16.0.7
Tap Subnet Mask
Enter in 255.255.255.0
How To
Adjust Display Settings
How to turn off Auto-Brightness:
Open the Settings app
Tap Accessibility in the left navigation
Tap Display & Text Size
Toggle off Auto-Brightness
How to turn off True Tone:
Open the Settings app
Tap Display & Brightness in the left navigation
Toggle off True Tone
How To
Secure Your iPad
How to create a Passcode:
Open the Settings app
Tap Face ID & Passcode (or Touch ID & Passcode for earlier iPad models)
Tap Turn Passcode On
Set the device passcode
Note: Face ID may not work when the iPad is installed into Guac. You will still be able to unlock the iPad using a passcode.
How to turn on find My iPad:
Open the Settings app
Tap the Profile at the top of the left navigation
Tap Find My
Tap Find My iPad
Toggle on Find My iPad
Optional: You can choose to also turn on Find My network and Send Last Location from the Find My iPad settings.
Note: An Apple ID is required to turn on Find My iPad
How to turn on Do Not Disturb:
Open the Settings app
Tap Focus in the left navigation
Tap Do Not Disturb
Toggle on Do Not Disturb
Note: If you’re signed into an Apple ID that is shared with other devices, turn off Share Across Devices in the Focus settings.
How to turn on Guided Access:
Open the Settings app
Tap Accessibility
Tap Guided Access
Toggle on Guided Access
Toggle on Accessibility Shortcut
Tap Passcode Settings
Tap Set Guided Access Passcode
Set the Guided Access passcode
Tip: While it may make remembering passcodes easier, it is recommended that the passcode used for Guided Access is different from the device passcode and your Event Passcode.
How To
Allow Fiesta Features
How to allow photos access:
Open the Settings app
Tap Privacy
Tap Photos
Toggle on Fiesta
How to allow Local Network Access:
Open the Settings app
Tap Privacy
Tap Local Network
Toggle on Fiesta
Note: Some of the options within Privacy may not appear if Fiesta, or another app, has not yet asked for permission.
What To Know
Using Apple ID For App Store And iCloud
An Apple ID is required to download the Fiesta iOS App. However, it can also be used to transfer files and information between a computer and the iPad and to track the location of your iPad using Apple’s Find My feature.
There are two main areas that you can sign into an iPad using your Apple ID: the App Store and iCloud. You can sign into both using the same or different Apple IDs.
While you can sign in the Fiesta iPad with an existing Apple ID, you may not want to sync all information over for security or privacy reasons.
To avoid this, you can either create a separate, unique Apple ID specifically for the iPad, or you can disable some or all of the syncing options.
To Disable iCloud Syncing Options
Open the Settings app
Tap the Profile at the top of the left navigation
Tap iCloud
Toggle off anything you don’t want to appear on the iPad
What To Know
Automatic Fiesta And iOS Updates
Keeping the iPad and Fiesta Software up to date is important to ensure you have the latest features and improvements. These updates can be automated within the iPad’s settings.
Both App Store and iOS updates will only download when connected to WiFi.
How to turn on automatic Fiesta updates:
Open the Settings app
Tap App Store in the left navigation
Toggle on App Updates
How to turn on automatic iOS updates:
Open the Settings app
Tap General in the left navigation
Tap Software Update
Tap Automatic Updates
Toggle on Download iPadOS Updates
Note: You can also turn on Install iPadOS Updates. The iPad will attempt to install the update overnight if charging and connected to WiFi.
