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Clock-in station

Turn your iPad or Android tablet into a Clock-in station (aka Kiosk)

Written by Kevin

​Clock-in station harnesses your iPad or Android tablet to create a station where workers clock in / clock out for shifts and breaks. Setting up a Clock-in station is a two step process:

  1. Create TimeClock for the location in the desktop app

  2. Install TimeClock app on your device and login to connect to the TimeClock

Requires:

  1. Administrator permission

  2. User Account with a mobile number

  3. Device operating system minimum requirements: iPad (iOS 9.0 or later) and Android tablet (Version 5.0 or later)

Note: Android Kindle and devices running Android GO are not supported

Step 1 - Create Time Clock from Desktop App

Navigate to Settings > Attendance > Clock-in stations > Add a station

  1. Name: your Clock-in station

  2. Add Schedules: select schedules for the location using this TimeClock

  3. click CREATE

  4. Once Clock-in station is created, an email containing setup instructions is sent to your email address.

Step 2 - Install TimeClock App on Tablet

  1. From the device, go to App Store (iPad) or Play Store (Android) 

  2. Search for “SocialSchedules TimeClock”

  3. Download & Install, (TimeClock icon displays on completion)

  4. Login to TimeClock App using your mobile number

  5. Select and install TimeClock that you setup in step 1 above

Once the selected Clock-in station is installed you will see the list of employees from the schedules you have associated with the TimeClock. Your TimeClock is now operational and ready for your employees to clock in.

Troubleshooting TimeClock

Time clock photos not saving

Occasionally TimeClocks can stop saving clock-in photos or similar issues. If that happens there are some steps you can attempt to solve it:

  1. Create new TimeClock from Desktop App

    1. Login to your SocialSchedules account from a Desktop Computer or Laptop

    2. Navigate to Settings > Attendance > Clock-in stations > Add a station

    3. Name your new TimeClock and Add Departments

    4. test > if it worked you are done, otherwise continue

  2. Uninstall/Re-Install TimeClock App on Tablet

    1. Uninstall the SocialSchedules TimeClock App from the iPad

    2. Go to the App Store and proceed to download and reinstall the TimeClock App.

    3. Launch the TimeClock App

    4. Login using your mobile number and password associated with your SocialSchedules Administrator account

    5. Follow the prompts to install the new TimeClock created in step #1, which will bring it online.

    6. Once the new TimeClock is installed and bought online, previous versions can be removed from the Responsive Desktop.

Employee cannot log in on Clock-in Station/Kiosk

If an employee is having trouble using the Clock-in station to clock in or out, they can:

  1. use the mobile app as an alternative—provided mobile permissions are enabled.

    1. Similarly, employees unable to use the mobile app can clock in or out using the Clock-in station.

  2. if that does not work, please email [email protected] to request the employee profile be reset. Include in your message

    1. employee name,

    2. phone,

    3. email and

    4. company

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