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As part of an "Auto-Kiosk" type of setup, it could be desirable to launch a web browser automatically in order to display content. When this is used with the other items within the parent article, this could make for a seamless hands-off startup of a kiosk.
This guide is specific to Mozilla Firefox. Other browsers may also work, but they will not be covered in this article.
Step 1: Setting The Default Startup Page In Firefox
- Launch Firefox, and go into "Options". From within "Options" navigate to "General".
- Under the "Home Page" area, type in the path of your Niagara station. This can be either a Domain or IP address.
Step 2 (Optional): Install The "Auto Fullscreen" plugin for Firefox
If you would like your Kiosk to launch in a full screen mode that does not show the address bar, you will need to install a plugin as this functionality is not built into Firefox already.
- Go to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/autofullscreen/ from within Firefox. (Note: You must visit this link from within Firefox to install the plugin)
- Click on the "Add to Firefox" button from the page.
- Click on the "Add" button when prompted. This should then turn the current view within your browser to a full screen view. (Note: You can always press F11 to exit full screen mode)
