Apple iPad (9th Generation)

Apple iPad (9th Generation)

iPadOS 18

How to guides

Activate your tablet

You need to activate your tablet before using it for the first time and after a factory reset. To use mobile network services on your tablet, you need to insert your SIM into your tablet.

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Press On/Off.

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Press the Home key.

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Press the required language.

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Press the required country or area.

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Press SIM Card.

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If your SIM is locked, key in your PIN and press OK.

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Select the required text and icon size on your tablet and press Continue.

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Follow the instructions on the screen to transfer content from another device running iOS 11 or later or press Set Up Without Another Device.

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Press the required Wi-Fi network.

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Key in the password for the Wi-Fi network and press Join.

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Press Continue.

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Press Set Up for Myself.

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Follow the instructions on the screen to turn on use of Touch ID or press Set Up Touch ID Later.

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Press Don't Use.

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Press Passcode Options.

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Follow the instructions on the screen to turn on use of lock code or press Don't Use Passcode.

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If you turn off the function, press Don't Use Passcode.

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Press Don't Transfer Anything and follow the instructions on the screen to finish the activation.

1. 1. Select general settings

Press On/Off.
Press the Home key.
Press the required language.
Press the required country or area.

2. 2. Enter your PIN

Press SIM Card.
If your SIM is locked, key in your PIN and press OK.

3. 3. Change text and icon size

Select the required text and icon size on your tablet and press Continue.

4. 4. Select setup method

Follow the instructions on the screen to transfer content from another device running iOS 11 or later or press Set Up Without Another Device.

5. 5. Select Wi-Fi network

Press the required Wi-Fi network.
Key in the password for the Wi-Fi network and press Join.

6. 6. View information on the use of personal data

Press Continue.

7. 7. Set up your tablet for your own use

Press Set Up for Myself.

8. 8. Turn use of Touch ID on or off

Follow the instructions on the screen to turn on use of Touch ID or press Set Up Touch ID Later.
Press Don't Use.

9. 9. Turn use of lock code on or off

Press Passcode Options.
Follow the instructions on the screen to turn on use of lock code or press Don't Use Passcode.
If you turn off the function, press Don't Use Passcode.

10. 10. Set up your tablet as a new iPad

Press Don't Transfer Anything and follow the instructions on the screen to finish the activation.

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