When Kiosk Mode is enabled, Time Portal Mobile will behave like an unattended wall mounted time clock. Kiosk Mode is useful for clocking hourly workers into and out of a pre-defined job at a pre-defined location.
By attaching a device and RFID reader to the wall, one customer used Time Portal to create a time clock for their Packing House:
As of Spring 2024, Time Portal provides two modes for Kiosk:
| When the Kiosk is placed in "Punch Mode", the Kiosk may become one of several devices on which a worker clocks in or clocks out. Instead of creating complete Time Sheets on the device, the kiosk is only collecting arrival and/or departure "punches" that are uploaded to the web application for review. |
| If employees will clock in and clock out on the same wall clock, it is not necessary to place the kiosk in "Punch Mode". As always, the Time Portal Kiosk will create Time Sheet Records right on the device and upload completed Time Sheets at the end of the day. |
The benefit of "wall clock mode" is that an Administrator can review a Summary Report, right on the Kiosk to review the complete attendance record for an employee, since everything was entered on the Kiosk device. Please review the linked topics to learn how these modes are different. For example, in Punch Mode, the option to "Clock In" or "Clock Out" must be selected before employees start to scan their badges. In Wall Clock Mode, the employee badge may be scanned as soon as they walk up to the clock.
Getting into the Kiosk
As described in the articles Kiosk in Punch Mode and Kiosk in Wall Clock Mode, you'll use the Settings to enable Kiosk Mode. After doing so, the Kiosk option will be available on the main screen as illustrated below.
Important: If you did not log in using a PIN, please tap "More", then use the "Change PIN" option to specify a PIN number which will be required to exit Kiosk Mode.
Tap the Kiosk option to place the system in Kiosk Mode. Once Time Portal has been placed into Kiosk Mode, it will stay in that mode, even if the application is restarted.
Exiting Kiosk Mode
Although Time Portal will upload information every 5-minutes, it may be necessary to exit Kiosk Mode to manually synchronize, review information collected into Time Sheets, or change settings. Just tap the Gear Icon as illustrated.
When prompted, tap in the PIN number which was used to log into Time Portal Mobile and/or set up with the Change PIN option as discussed above. Time Portal Mobile will display the main page once the PIN has been correctly entered,
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