The iPad initial setup will, in all honesty, be clunky. This is how we will proceed. After signing the Student Acceptable Use Agreement and receiving your iPad, you need to do the following when you get to your room:
- Download and install iTunes on your laptop, if you don’t already have it. If you are not sure how to do this, watch the tutorial at http://bit.ly/vJVikQ
- Connect the iPad to your laptop using the included cord and wait until your laptop installs all the necessary drivers. At this point, iTunes will start up. Note that if you have an outdated version of iTunes, it may ask you to upgrade the iTunes before it allows the iPad setup.
- You need to go through a few iTunes screens to register your iPad.There are good tutorials that walk you through the registration steps: http://bit.ly/ubG4E9. Once you reach an empty iTunes screen, it is time to continue the configuration on your iPad.
- There are a number of iPad settings you choose along the way. Please read the separate post about the settings we require and the settings we recommend. [Hint: to move to the next setting, touch "Next" button in the top right corner of the screen] The critical step at this point is the networking:
- Network: choose LVwlan and enter your Lawrenceville network id and password; than choose “Accept” on the Certificate.
- On the “Set Up iPad”, choose “Set Up as New iPad”
- Skip entering your Apple id on the “Apple ID” screen and finish the other settings.
- At this point, you should see the iPad desktop. Open Safari and enter any URL. Choose ‘Continue’ when you see “Cannot verify Server Identity” popup. You now have to go through connecting your iPad to our network. This process is similar to how you registered your computer when you first got to campus. At the end, the webpage should display a message that your device is registered.
- Disconnect your iPad cable from your laptop, wait 10 seconds, and reconnect it.
- Follow iTunes screens on your laptop to associate the iPad with your iTunes/Apple ID. Choose ‘Setup as a New iPad’ and continue following the instructions, some of which may be repeats of what you had already configured on the iPad.
- Now comes the crucial part -- you need to choose "Update" to get your iPad software to version 5.0.1 on this screen:
Depending on the connection, this update may take anywhere from a few minutes to a couple of hours. During the update, your iPad will reboot a few times. At the end, iTunes should indicate that the update is complete.When the update is done, please check Settings → About → Version on your iPad.
It should say "5.0.1". If it does not, try repeating from Step 5 above.
- Visit this blog to see if a solution to your problem is posted under the "Troubleshooting" post here. If it is not, leave a comment under Troubleshooting describing where you are stuck. I will be checking and replying here frequently.
- Google the problem you are having
