Browser Preferences
Browser Preferences provides options to manage and control security settings and advanced browser settings.
Navigate to SureFox Settings > Browser Preferences and you will find the following settings:
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Settings |
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Change the password to access SureFox Admin Settings. See Change SureFox Administrator Password. |
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Go to Home on Access Denied |
Navigates to SureFox Home Screen when an unallowed URL is accessed. |
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Go to Home on Network Gain |
Navigates to SureFox Home Screen when the device regains network connection. |
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Restrict Settings Menu |
Restricts access to SureFox Settings after the specified time until reboot. |
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Restrict Settings After (Minutes) |
Allows admin to set the time interval after which SureFox settings will not be accessible until the device undergoes a reboot. |
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Tap Count |
Change the default number of taps (5) to a desired number of taps to access SureFox Settings. See Change Tap Count. |
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Prevent Device Suspend |
Ensures the device never suspends or locks. Keeps the device screen always ON when SureFox is running. |
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Allow Icon Relocation |
Allows relocation of the icon on the SureFox Home Screen. This option once enabled will let the user drag and organize icons on the home screen. |
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Allow Icon Resize |
Allows resizing of the icon on the SureFox Home Screen. This option lets the user increase/decrease the icon size on the home screen. |
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Reset Icon Layout |
Resets the icon layout to the default. |
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Adjust Brightness |
Use the slider to adjust and lock the brightness of the device screen. |
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User Agent |
Helps admin to set the user agent as a part of the request header when the request is sent from SureFox to the web server.
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Ignore SSL Warnings |
Ignores the SSL warnings from the website and opens the website normally. |
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Enable Custom User Agent Header |
Allows admin to configure customized User Agent Header. |
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Custom User Agent Header |
Allows admin to define the user agent using which SureFox can request web servers. Admin can specify the user agent header in this feature. |
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Clear Cookies on Home |
Removes all the cookies stored by SureFox on device memory when the user returns to SureFox Home Screen. |
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Clear App Cache on Home |
Removes all cached data stored by SureFox on device memory when the user returns to SureFox Home Screen. |
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Show Navigation Toolbar |
Shows Navigation toolbar with Home, Refresh, Back and Forward buttons in SureFox. See Configure Navigation Toolbar. |
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Shows Options Menu on Browser Screen |
Hides Navigation toolbar and displays 3 dots |
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Enable Special Links |
Configure special links for phone numbers and print links on the web page. See Configure Special Links. |
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Enable Toast Messages |
Notifies the user with a small notification pop-up when any unallowed websites are accessed. |
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Allow Pop-Ups |
Allows pop-up link to open on the existing web page as a pop-up. |
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Show Pop-Ups in same window |
Navigates to a pop-up link rather than opening as a pop-up on the existing web page. |
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Enable Copy Paste |
Allows copy/paste option on the web page. |
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Enable Zoom |
Allows zoom-in and zoom-out options on the web page |
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Set Initial Zoom Level |
Allows setting the desired zoom level. The specified zoom level will be set when the web page is launched.
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WebView Bounce |
Turn-on this option to enable web view bounce on the allowed websites. |
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Enable Full Screen |
Disables and hides the top notification bar and runs SureFox on full-screen mode. |
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Refresh Current Page on Recovering from Error |
Refreshes the current page while recovering from an error. |
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Browser Orientation |
Select an option from the following to set the Orientation for the browser:
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Configure Tabbed Browsing |
Allows the user to open multiple tabs for browsing. See Configure Tabbed Browsing. |
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Enable Loading Icon |
Displays the loading icon when the web page is loading. |
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Wallpaper Settings |
Sets a personalized wallpaper on SureFox Home Screen. See Configure Wallpaper Settings. |
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Idle Timeout (Seconds) |
Select this feature and set an inactive time period (in seconds) after which the device goes to sleep. Idle Timeout can be configured only for the following options:
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Go To Home |
Redirects the screen to SureFox Home Screen after a specific time of device inactivity. |
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Screensaver Mode |
Sets image or video as a screensaver for the device on inactivity. See Configure Screensaver Settings. |
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Power Saver Mode |
Configure the power saving option on device inactivity. See Configure Power Saving Mode. |
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Enable Upload Server |
Turn on the toggle to upload or delete files from SureFox File Manager. See Enable Upload Server. |
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Run On Port |
Admin can change the port for Upload Server.
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Show Files Using Google Docs |
Turn on the toggle to enable viewing of different file types such as pdf files, documents, zipped files within the browser using Google Docs. |
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Allow Downloads |
Turn on the toggle to allow downloads from the approved websites only. On selection, a download icon will be visible on the SureFox home screen. |
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Open File After Download |
Turn on the toggle to open the file immediately once after the download. |
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Keep Downloaded History |
Turn on the toggle to see the history of downloaded files. When you click the Download icon from the SureFox home screen, you can see the history of downloaded files. |
