New issues setting up iOS 7 devices in Apple Configurator?

I have 1,200 iPad 4's that all game with iOS 6... Now configurator wants to automatically upgrade the iOS to 7 for any device I plug in...
The issues:
Will not restore a backup with a Wifi network already joined and connected.
Lock-Screen wallpaper is not scaled to proper size.
Cannot bypass setup assistant. It forces you to go through it.
Does anyone else have these issues or a remedy for these issues? Major headaches!!!

We had some students who updated our shared iPad cart iPads to iOS 7. It currently isn't working well with Apple Configurator for us. I used this article and the following website to download iOS 6.1.3 to restore these iPads to a functioning state. Our MDM is currently not updated to work with iOS 7 and I am having activation problems with Apple Configurator so it looks like we will be sticking with 6.1.3 until things get updated.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5782
http://www.ipswdownloader.com

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