Posts Tagged ‘internet Kiosk’
Auto Network Detection and Auto Reload with SureFox
When your Android device is used as a kiosk and has to access internet for the browsing content, it is very likely that because of occasional internet disconnection, the kiosk user may come across standard Webpage not available / Page Cannot be Displayed error with no option to either go back to the kiosk home screen or…
Read MoreAutomatically Redirect Browser to a Website on Android Device Inactivity
Do you have multiple allowed websites on your Lockdown Device? Want Auto Redirect to SureFox Home Screen or one of the allowed websites after an idle timeout? Use SureFox‘s Idle Timeout option to force the screen to redirect itself to SureFox Home Screen or a website. Follow mentioned steps to enable Idle Timeout option: 1. Login to…
Read MorePlay Videos in Kiosk Mode using SureFox
With SureFox you can play videos on an Android device by embedding videos in an HTML file. Follow the below-mentioned steps to start playing locally stored videos using SureFox. Step 1: Save the Zipped Folder with SureFox Settings file, sample HTML file and sample video file on your desktop Step 2: Copy all the three files and save it in your device’s SD Card Root Folder Step…
Read MoreWhich product do I need? SureLock, SureFox Basic or SureFox Pro?
All the 42Gears products are unique with specific features and benefits. It would be really easy to decide on which solution best fits your requirement if you know what each product can do or is capable of doing. Here we are going to talk about three products; SureFox Basic, SureFox Pro and SureLock for Android devices. SureFox Basic allows…
Read MoreHow to enable Offline Browsing using SureFox Kiosk Browser?
Offline Browsing is downloading and copying web pages onto a computer or a device in order to view them locally without being connected to the Internet. It is very useful when the computer is offline and connection to the Internet is impossible or undesirable. With SureFox, now you can enable offline browsing of listed allowed websites…
Read MoreTroubleshooting SureLock/SureFox for Android
Applies to: SureLock, SureFox To speed up the process of troubleshooting these problems, we have integrated diagnostics into our products. There are 3 files generated: SureLock Log file The SureLock log file is found in the root folder of device storage by the name of SureLock(version_num)_LOG.txt where version_num is the SureLock version you are using. This file contains…
Read MoreHow to export SureLock and SureFox settings?
Applies to: SureLock, SureFox Follow the steps below to export your SureLock/SureFox configuration to a settings file: 1. Launch SureLock/SureFox. 2. Go to Admin settings using your password (Default: Tap on home screen for 5 times within 3 seconds to bring up the password prompt). 3. Once you are on settings screen, tap Import/Export Settings and…
Read MoreDifferences between SureFox Basic and SureFox Pro
Two variants of SureFox for Android are available –SureFox Basic and SureFox Pro. There are a few important differences between SureFox Basic and SureFox Pro. Choice to use either of them depends on the actual requirements. First things first, the basic functionality of SureFox as a locked web browser is present in both the variants…
Read MoreHow to Add Custom Toolbar to SureFox Kiosk Browser?
SureFox Lockdown Browser supports toolbar to perform quick actions. You can enable a default toolbar or add a customized toolbar of your own. You can enable and dock the toolbars on top, bottom, left and right sides of SureFox Home Screen. You can also use SureFox Javascript APIs to create shortcuts to your favorite websites and applications. How…
Read MoreHow to activate SureLock and SureFox to full version?
Applies to: Product SureLock / SureFox Platform Android We, at 42Gears believe in keeping things simple. Licensing and activation process is one of them. Once licenses have been purchased, an activation code is sent via email which can be used for registering the products on all devices. License Activation is an easy process that converts…
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