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Kiosk Settings

When you launch the Check-In Kiosk, it goes straight to Search Mode. Click the Settings button to update the Theme, Keyboard, and make search and print selections.

Theme

Choose the theme, or background image, button, and field colors you want. You can add or modify themes in the Admin Console.

Keyboard

Choose your search keyboard:

  • Hide on-screen keyboard
  • Full keyboard
  • Number Pad
    • You can always toggle between the full keyboard and number pad - the setting controls the default for the session.
    • If you use an iPad, we recommend you select the onscreen keyboard or number pad option. This suppresses the native iPad keyboard, which makes it easier to navigate and enter data.
      • If you use an iPad with iOS version 13.1.2, set the Settings > Safari > Request Desktop Website > All Websites setting to OFF to prevent the native keyboard from popping up.

Search By

You can toggle on or off any combination of the following search methods. Pre-Check codes works with any method and continues to work if you don't enable any methods. Learn more about how search results display for each method:

  • Name
  • Phone
  • ID
  • ​ID Card Behavior - Select individual and bypass search results when possible: If selected, this only returns exact matches. If there is only one Contact with the exact ID, the person checks in and the system prints labels automatically, if applicable.

Print Settings

Choose your print settings:

  • Print Labels: Select to use Check-In Kiosk to print name tags.
    • Room: To map available printers, you must install the Print Service for the remote print server. See Print Service for setup.
      • Enable Default Printer: If checked, you can select a printer for RSVP-only participants that aren't associated with a group (and therefore have no Room mapped) to check in. If not configured, RSVP labels don't print.
      • Print Server/Printer Name: Select [LOCAL PRINTERS] for a list of local printers connected to the station, or select a printer server. Then, select your printer.
    • Specific Printer: For make printers available for selection, you must install the Print Service on the station. See Print Service for setup.
      • Print Server/Printer Name: Select [LOCAL PRINTERS] for a list of local printers connected to the station, or select a printer server. Then, select your printer.
    • Label Set: Select the label set (name tags) from the drop-down list of available templates. You can add or modify Label Sets in the Admin Console.
    • Show Print Preview: Select this for the individual to see a preview of their name tags before they print. Deselect this to print labels without a preview.
  • Do Not Print: Select to use Check-In Kiosk without name tags.

Auto URL

After you make all other selections, click the Copy icon next to this field to copy a read-only URL that you can use on other workstations to:

  • Automatically log in as the Auto Login User. To assign the Auto Login User, set the appropriate values in these Configuration Settings:
    • CIM, AutoLoginPassword
    • CIM, AutoLoginUsername
  • Load the same Home Settings and Check-In Settings.
  • Force Unattended Mode: The Auto URL uses the rights of the Auto Login User unless you select this check box. This allows you to have the Auto Login User be a user with attended mode access and create Auto URLs for both attended and unattended mode stations. To temporarily get out of this mode, see Temporary Attended Mode. If the User does not have the appropriate Security Roles for Attended Mode, you can disable this option without putting the station in Attended Mode.
  • Select Events on Start: This adds the ability for a User using an Auto URL to select Events for the Check-In Suite session while maintaining other settings for the Kiosk.
  • Each URL generated includes a church-specific token. All tokens issued do not expire and validate when you use the Auto URL. If you change the Auto Login Configuration Settings, the token becomes invalid. If you don't provide a token or it is invalid, an error displays. You can use the same Auto URL on multiple machines or stations, if needed.

Image displaying the Check-In Kiosk Settings dialog box.

Note: If a printer is not available in the Print Server drop-down list, make sure that the Check-In Print Service is running on the appropriate machine. Under Task Manager > Background Processes, you should see CheckInManager.PrintService running. If needed, open Check-In Suite on that machine, and install and/or verify the Print Service from the Home Screen.
Note: For most uses of the Auto URL, you should ensure that the Home Settings for Events has Events selected for All Events in a selection of Ministries or a specific Ministry. This way the link is dynamic from week to week and you don't need to recreate it.