Best practices for setting up terminals
Before you can enable terminal access for your employees, you’ll need to set up terminals at your work sites where your employees can punch in and out. To set up a terminal, all you need is a dedicated tablet device and an internet connection. Note that employees must be active in Scheduling & Time Tracking and have a Clock ID and Clock security code assigned to them to be able to use terminal punch. Check out our article on How to assign a Clock ID in Rise Scheduling & Time Tracking for instructions on how to do so.
Kiosk mode
While not necessary, we recommend that you set your device to kiosk mode when it’s in use as a terminal. This will prevent employees from closing Rise or using the device for other purposes. For instructions on how to set your device to kiosk mode, follow these guides for Android and iOS devices.
IP address
Before the device can be used as a terminal, you need to make sure that the IP address it’s connected to is registered in Rise. If you try to use a device as a terminal without registering its IP address, you won’t be able to successfully connect to Rise. For instructions on how to register a new IP address to punch in from, check out step 14 of our article on How to manage timesheets.
Who should be setting it up
Note that only users with timesheet configuration permissions in Scheduling and Time Tracking are able to enable terminal punch for your organization. If you need help with changing user roles and permissions in Scheduling and Time Tracking, submit a ticket to our support team.
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