To access UTas computers (e.g. via VNC) from a 3G connection or wireless away from the observatory, you will need to start the VPN. To do this:
Open the Settings app. Near the top left, activate the VPN. You will be asked for a UTas username and password. 

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===== Safari =====

Web browser. Chrome is an alternative, take your pick.

===== Mail =====
Configured for [ke|yg]observer@gmail.com. Add any other accounts you like.

===== Calendar ======
Set up to subscribe to AuScope Google calendar

===== Camera =====
It's a camera

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===== Clock =====
A clock, alarm, stopwatch and timer.
===== iBooks =====
Contains PDFs of manuals for the antenna, DBBC, MArk5 and Weather station (at Yg)
===== VNC Viewer =====
Allows you to view VNC servers at the observatory. The VPN will need to be activated (via Settings) if using this on a non-UTAS network
===== Remarks =====
A useful tool for making notes. Start it and read the Getting Started guide.

Suggested use: Documenting an equipment installation. You can take a photo of the hardware, annotate the photo, write some notes and save it all as a PDF and emil it or upload it to the wiki.
===== Dropbox =====
A shared directory 'in the cloud'. Currently set up to use the hbobserver@gmail.com account. Anything saved here can be viewed by anyone using this account. Useful for sharing files between sites.
===== Google Drive =====
Google's version of Dropbox. This one is set up for the [ke|yg]observer@gmail.com account.
===== Photos =====
The iPad photo viewer, organiser.
===== iPhoto =====
Useful for organising, editing and sharing photos
===== Skype =====
Set up for the [ke|yg]observer@gmail.com account. Useful for keeping in touch during observations
===== Messages =====
Send and receive text messages here.
===== Chrome =====
Google's web browser (Safari alternative)
===== Google =====
Search the web
===== Reminders =====
A useful tool for making to do lists
===== Contacts =====
Add your email, phone, address contacts here
===== Settings =====
You'll want to configure the following here:
  * Wi-Fi
  * VPN (should be ready to go, but ask Jim about a password)
  * iTunes and App Stores.
    * This is configured for a UTAS account. Any updates should not require a password but new purchases will. We will need to set up iTunes on a local PC or arrange a separate account for new apps.

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===== Find iPhone =====
May be useful to set up if you're likely to misplace the iPad
===== Keynote, Pages, Numbers =====
Apple versions of Powerpoint, Word and Excel. Files can be saved to iCloud which is good for backup.

===== NoteBook =====
An alternative to Remarks. Give it a try.

===== Evernote =====
Another useful note taking app synchronised to the cloud. Needs configuring. Give it a try if you want.

===== Adobe Reader =====
An alternative PDF reader

===== Notes =====
Useful app for taking quick notes

===== Face Time =====
Skype alternative for voice/video calls


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===== SSH Terminal =====
Allows ssh connection to computers on the network