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Set up the customer check-in kiosk

Put a tablet at the counter and let walk-in customers check themselves in. The RedAppy kiosk greets them in eight languages and creates or finds their record.

The kiosk is a full-screen page for a tablet at the front counter. A walk-in customer taps their language, types their name and phone, and taps Check In. RedAppy creates their customer record, or recognizes them if they have been in before, and the front desk starts the estimate with the customer already in the system.

What the customer sees

  1. The welcome screen shows your shop name and a language picker: English, Español, 한국어, العربية, Tiếng Việt, 中文, हिन्दी, and Русский. The whole check-in is translated into whichever one they tap.

    The kiosk welcome screen with the shop name, animated greetings in many languages, and buttons for English, Spanish, Korean, Arabic, Vietnamese, Chinese, Hindi, and Russian
  2. The Check In form asks for First Name, Last Name, and a Phone Number or Email Address, with an optional Address. There is a checkbox to opt in to text-message updates, with consent wording, so you can text estimates and invoices to them later.

    The kiosk Check In form with First Name, Last Name, Phone Number, Email Address, an optional Address section, and a Check In button
  3. They tap Check In and see You're all set! Someone will be with you shortly. A returning customer, matched by phone or email, gets Welcome back by name instead. The screen returns to the welcome page on its own, ready for the next person.

Set it up

  1. Open Shop Setup → Shop Settings → Kiosk Settings. Under Allowed IP Addresses, click Add IP Address and enter your shop's public IP (the setting links to a site that shows it). Only devices on that connection can submit the kiosk form, so nobody can add junk customers from outside. Click Save.

    The Kiosk Settings section of Shop Settings with the Allowed IP Addresses list and an Add IP Address button
  2. On the tablet, open your shop address followed by /shop/welcome, add it to the home screen, and open it full screen. You can also reach it from the Customer Kiosk card on the dashboard.

Tip:After a customer checks in, click Find Customer on the Estimates list and type their name or phone. Their record is already there, so the write-up starts in seconds.

Frequently asked questions

No. It is a public page protected by your shop's IP address, so the tablet does not have to be logged in.

RedAppy matches by phone or email, so the second check-in greets them by name instead of creating a duplicate.

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