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Parental Control
User Manual
Index
What is the mymaga home screen?
1. First Login – Administrator
2.Interface
2.1Administrator’s main screen
2.2 Administrator’s right menu
2.3 Administrator’s Configurations
2.3.1 Change Theme
2.3.2 Change Avatar
2.3.3 Set Password
2.3.4 Manage Users
2.3.5 Add new user
2.3.6 Remove user
2.4 mymaga home screen Update
2.5 Regular User main screen
2.5.1 Regular user – Top Menu
2.5.2 Regular User right menu
2.5.3 Internet Quick Launch
2.6 Application’s Management
2.6.1 Change applications/website permissions
2.6.2 Application schedule
2.7 Allow access to websites/applications
2.8 Reset password
2.9 Clear Password
What is the mymaga
home screen?
mymaga home screen is an application launcher with
parental control features that provides the Administrator
the potentiality to manage and to restrict its users to
applications that have been previously approved. mymaga
home screen also prevents the users from downloading
new applications or surf the web without having the
Administrator’s permits first. With its built-in micro
browser, the users will only be allowed to surf on the
approved web sites without the possibility to surf on others
that have not been approved.
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First Login
Administrator
The first time you turn on the mymaga home screen you are presented with the
login menu. By default there is a built-in Administrator account. With that account
you can manage all the functionalities available on mymaga home screen1.
Press on the Administrator user to login for the first time.
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All the images on the present document are only illustrative and may not correspond to reality
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Interface
2.1 Administrator’s main screen
The Administrator has full access to all applications without any restrictions.
2.2 Administrator’s right menu
Swipe from right to left to open the hidden menu and swipe from left to right to
close it.
1. Open pictures album
2. Open configurations menu
3. Log Of
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2.3 Administrator’s Configurations
In this menu you can change all the Administrator’s settings.
2.3.1 Change Theme
Select the theme and press save.
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2.3.2 Change Avatar
You can select the desired avatar from the list that identifies you. Select an avatar
and press save. This avatar will be present on the right side menu and in the login
screen.
2.3.3 Set Password
Type the password and press save.
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2.3.4 Manage Users
2.3.5 Add new user
Press “Add user” to add a new user.
After selecting “Add user” a screen as the one below will appear.
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Here, insert the information wanted, mainly the name of the user.
In order to save the profile created press “Add”.
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After saving the profile, in the “Managers users” screen you will be able see all the
profiles created.
Note: The option to “Managers users” and therefore, the option to “Add user” only
appear in the Administrator account. If you are logged-in as a Regular User you will
not have this option to create user available.
2.3.6 Remove user
To delete one user, just swipe from right to left. Please note that only the
Administrator can delete users and the Administrator account cannot delete
himself.
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2.4 mymaga home screen Update
When there is a new update you will receive a warning on the Administrator’s home
screen.
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2.5 Regular User main screen
By default the Regular User does not have access to any application. The user will
only have access to applications approved by the Administrator.
2.5.1 Regular user – Top Menu
The Regular User have a built-in menu where he/she can organize his/her
applications. To organize them, just press on the desired application icon for a few
seconds and them select the menu from the list.
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Press for a few second the application icon, for ex. eLearning by Mythware.
Select the destination menu, for ex. Education.
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The application icon will be moved to the selected menu.
2.5.2 Regular user – right Menu
Swipe from right to left to open the hidden menu and swipe from left to right to
close it.
1. Open picture album
2.Open configurations menu
3. Log Off
4. Internet quick launch
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2.5.3 Internet Quick Launch
Using the Internet Quick Launch, the Regular User can easily access the Internet
with micro browser.
The micro browser is a web browser specially developed to allow the users to
access the internet only surfing on the web pages allowed by the Administrator. If
the user only has access to google.com he will not be able to open other website,
for ex. yahoo.com. However, he is able to open all websites inside GoogleTM domain,
for ex. mail.goooge.com.
2.6 Application’s Management
2.6.1 Change applications/website permissions
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After signing-in with the Administrator account and accessing the configurations
menu, click on the Regular User you want to define the applications/websites
access.
In this panel you can define which applications the Regular User can access. Only
the selected applications will be displayed to the user. If you click on the ‘Calendar’
icon you will be able to change the application schedule.
2.6.2 Application schedule
Pick the time when the user can have access to the application and hit save.
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2.7 Allow access to websites/applications
When the Regular User tries to access a website, the system will check if the
website was previously approved by the Administrator. If not, the Regular User will
not be able to navigate on the referred website. However, if the content is blocked
the Administrator will be able to approve it.
When the Regular User tries to access a forbidden website or application he/she
will be prompted with an “Access Denied” screen. Clicking on the “lock” icon will
open the Authorization Request.
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In this screen the Administrator will insert his password to give access to the
selected website /application.
Note: If the Administrator does not have a password he/she will not be able to
control the Authorization Requests.
There are two types of authorizations.
This time only – used for Website access and Applications. With this option the
Administrator will be able to choose for how long the user can use that application.
Forever – used only for Website access. With this option the Administrator will give
access forever to that website.
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2.8 Reset password
After selecting the user account, scroll down on the left side and click “Reset
Password”. The Administrator have the privileges to reset the passwords from any
registered user.
2.9 Clear Password
If you insert a wrong password, tap on the password field to clear it.
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