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PIN kiosk mode

Set up one tablet at the trailer and let every employee punch in with their own PIN. It suits crews where not everyone has a smartphone.

When to use it

Kiosk mode is for crews where:

  • Not everyone has a smartphone (apprentices, day laborers, older trades workers)
  • You'd rather have one device at the trailer than 20 personal phones
  • You want to confirm physical presence at the trailer when clocking in

Setting up kiosk mode

  1. Get a cheap tablet. Any Android tablet or iPad works (the kiosk runs in its browser, so there's no app to install)
  2. On that tablet, open app.getclox.com and sign in as a manager
  3. Go to Settings → Kiosk and turn kiosk mode on
  4. Set your kiosk PIN under Account & security → Kiosk PIN. A manager PIN is 6 to 8 digits. You enter it to launch the kiosk and to exit it later
  5. Tap Launch kiosk on this device and enter your kiosk PIN. The tablet becomes a locked clock-in screen
  6. Add it to the tablet's home screen and set it in a permanent spot at the trailer or shop

Setting employee PINs

Each employee gets a 4- to 8-digit PIN, and a manager's PIN is 6 to 8 digits because it also launches and exits the kiosk. Employees can set their own from Settings → Account & security, or a manager sets or resets it for them. The tablet never sets a PIN: someone without one is asked to get a manager to set it.

  • Manager: open the person on the Team page, or go to Settings → Kiosk, to set or reset a worker's PIN
  • PINs are stored only as a secure hash, never in plain text
  • A PIN is only for the kiosk. It never locks an employee out of their own app

How it works in the field

At the trailer tablet, the kiosk screen lists your team by name. Each employee:

  1. Taps their name
  2. Taps Clock in on their card
  3. Enters their PIN. The punch goes through as soon as the PIN is complete
  4. If the kiosk asks for a project, picks one, and the punch goes through then
kiosk · Donovan Electric
CLOX KIOSK
Tap your name to clock in
Donovan Electric · Tuesday, June 16 · 7:14 AM
CN
Cody Nguyen
On the clock
DR
Diego Ramirez
On the clock
FD
Frank Donovan
Off
JA
Jordan Avery
Off
MB
Marcus Bell
Off
PP
Priya Patel
Off
RO
Renee Okafor
Off
TC
Tasha Coleman
On break
The kiosk lists the crew and who's on the clock

The whole thing takes a few seconds. A worker enters their PIN on the shared tablet, with no personal phone, app, or login needed.

Security

  • The tablet has no manager access, only the clock-in/out kiosk screen
  • A PIN locks out after 5 wrong tries within 15 minutes
  • The tablet stays enrolled for up to 14 days, then a manager re-launches the kiosk
  • Lost a tablet? A manager can reset all kiosks from Settings → Kiosk. It signs out every enrolled device at once

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