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(The instructions for Funamo Parental Control also apply to Funamo Accountability)




Funamo Easy-Setup Mode with Funamo Safe Browser (Recommended):

In Easy-Setup mode, you would use Funamo Safe Browser to avoid setting proxies manually. It also works regardless which network you are on. Funamo Safe Browser is based on the default Android browser and therefore it provides exactly the same features as the default browser but with the safe browsing features hardened. After Funamo Safe Browser is working on your device, Please check "Block other browsers" under Account settings to automatically block all other browsers except for Funamo Safe Browser .

 
  1. Download and install Funamo Parental Control
  2. Download and install Funamo Safe Browser
  3. Start Funamo Parental Control, sign up and follow the setup wizard to register your device with Funamo server (Note: Initial sync does take some time to upload information to the server particularly if you have many apps installed or many contacts stored on your device. It is also slower if you are on a 3G mobile network than on a WiFi network. If you have problem with it, please try to sync again and if necessary you can click "Start Over" button to re-register your device.)
  4. Configure the settings for Internet filtering, Protected apps, Time-limited apps and school time setup. Please check "Block other browsers" under Account settings to automatically block all other browsers except for Funamo Safe Browser.
  5. Click Start Funamo to enable Funamo parental protection
  

 

Funamo Advanced Mode with manual proxy settings:

If you would like to use the default browser or third pary browsers such as Chrome, Dolphin and Skyfire (Opera and Firefox Mobile browsers do not use system proxy and you need to set proxy within the browser. See FAQ for more info), you can manually setup network proxies at the system level. Please note that you would need to set proxy for each network connection separately. The setup process for system proxies differs based on the device models, Android versions and carriers. Detailed instruction can be found below
 
  1. Download and install Funamo Parental Control
  2. Start Funamo Parental Control, sign up and follow the setup wizard to register your device with Funamo server (Note: Initial sync does take some time to upload information to the server particularly if you have many apps installed or many contacts stored on your device. It is also slower if you are on a 3G mobile network than on a WiFi network. If you have problem with it, please try to sync again and if necessary you can click "Start Over" button to re-register your device.)
  3. Configure the settings for Internet filtering, Protected apps, Time-limited apps and school time setup.
  4. Set WiFi and mobile network proxy to Host: 127.0.0.1 and Port: 8998 with Funamo Proxy Settings app and the instructions below.
  5. Click Start Funamo to enable Funamo parental protection. If you already enalbed Funamo before setting proxy, please disable it first by click Stop Funamo, then click Start Funamo to enable it again.
  

 

How to set network proxies for your devices:

Note: Not all devices support WiFi and mobile network proxy settings at the system level. If you device does not support system level proxies, please use Funamo Safe Browser with Easy-Setup mode.

WiFi Proxy Setup:(how to find out Android version)
  For Android 3.0 or later devices:     For Android 2.3 or earlier devices:  
  WiFi proxy setting procedure:
  1. Settings → Wireless and networks → Wi-Fi
  2. Long press the WiFi hotspot name, then select "Modify network"
  3. Check "Show advanced options"
  4. Select "Manual" for "Proxy settings"
  5. Enter 127.0.0.1 for "Proxy hostname"
  6. Enter 8998 for "Proxy port"
  7. Click Save
     WiFi proxy setting procedure: (For Samsung models)
  1. Settings → Wireless and networks → Wi-Fi settings
  2. Menu → Advanced settings
  3. Click on "Proxy" and enter 127.0.0.1
  4. Click on "Port" and enter 8998
  
      WiFi proxy setting procedure: (For Motorola models)
  1. Settings → Wireless and networks → Wi-Fi settings
  2. Long press the WiFi hotspot name, then select "Proxy settings"
  3. Check "Use proxy server"
  4. Enter 127.0.0.1 for Proxy server
  5. Enter 8998 for Proxy port
  6. Click Save
  
      WiFi proxy setting procedure: (For HTC models)
  1. Settings → Wireless and networks → Wi-Fi settings
  2. Menu → Advanced settings
  3. Click "Wi-Fi proxy"
  4. Check "Enable Wi-Fi proxy"
  5. Enter 127.0.0.1 for Wi-Fi proxy server
  6. Enter 8998 for Wi-Fi proxy port
  
      WiFi proxy setting procedure: (Custom ROMs)
  1. Most custom ROMs such as CyanogenMod support WiFi proxy. Please check Settings → Wireless and networks
  
      WiFi proxy setting procedure: (Other models)
  1. Please check your device user manual to see if it supports WiFi proxy setting. If not, please use Easy-Setup mode with Funamo Safe Browser
  

Mobile Proxy Setup:(how to find out Android version)
  For Android 4.0 or later:     For Android 3.x or earlier devices:  
  Mobile proxy setting procedure
(GSM phones, AT&T, T-Mobile, etc):
  1. Settings → Wireless and network → (More... if present) → Mobile networks
  2. Click "Access Point Names"
  3. Click the APN you are using
  4. Click on "Proxy" and enter 127.0.0.1
  5. Click on "Port" and enter 8998
     Mobile proxy setting procedure
(GSM phones, AT&T, T-Mobile, etc):
  1. Settings → Wireless and network → Mobile networks
  2. Click "Access Point Names"
  3. Click the APN you are using
  4. Click on "Proxy" and enter 127.0.0.1
  5. Click on "Port" and enter 8998
  
  Mobile proxy setting procedure
(CDMA phones, Verizon, Sprint, etc or locked GSM):
  1. Not currently supported. Please use Easy-Setup mode with Funamo Safe Browser
    Mobile proxy setting procedure
(CDMA phones, Verizon, Sprint, etc):
  1. If you cannot find Access Point Name(APN) settings or it is greyed out, please use Funamo Proxy Settings app which can be downloaded free from Android Market
  2. Click Set mobile proxy, enter 127.0.0.1 in Proxy hostname and 8998 in Proxy port. After click Set mobile proxy, if System setting page shows up instead of proxy set page, simply click back and click Set mobile proxy again.
  




 

Funamo setup instructions for Amazon Kindle Fire:

Please see Parental Control for Kindle Fire page for detailed instruction and video tutorials.


 

Funamo setup instructions for Nook HD and HD+:

Please see Parental Control for Nook HD/HD+ page for detailed instruction and video tutorials.

 


Uninstall Funamo Parental Control:

If you want to uninstall Funamo Parental Control for whatever reason, please follow the following procedure.

 
  1. Login Funamo on your device, then go to Account settings -> Unregister this device. By unregistering the device, you remove all data associated with this device from Funamo server. If you already uninstalled Funamo without unregistering the device, you can login online and remove the device under "Manage Device" tab.
  2. If you enabled Funamo Device Admin, you need to de-activate it first. Please open Funamo app, then go to Account settings. Make sure that you uncheck both "Enable Device Admin" and "Protect Device Admin".
  3. If you used Advanced mode and manually set network proxies, please reset them to default value to ensure proper network connections after uninstalling Funamo Parental Control. See this FAQ for more details.
  4. Now you can uninstall all Funamo apps.
  

 

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