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Set up the timeclock and install it as an app

Create a setup code in the admin app, install the timeclock on a tablet or phone, and register the device.

6 min read Updated Mar 17, 2026 Managers setting up a shared timeclock device

Start here when you want one shared tablet or phone for staff clock-ins.

The clean setup order is: install the app first, create the setup code, then register the device.

Quick facts

Start here

  • Managers create the setup code in the main app.
  • Staff use the device at Timeclock after setup.
  • On iPhone or iPad, use Safari and Add to Home Screen.
  • On Chrome or Edge, use Install App when the browser offers it.

Before you start

Install first

Install the timeclock app on the device before you enter the setup code.

If you install after setup, make a new code and register the device again.

  • Sign in to the admin app with a manager account.
  • Open the device in Safari on iPhone or iPad, or Chrome or Edge on Android.
  • Keep the device at the location that will use the timeclock every day.

Step 1: Create a setup code in the admin app

Open the Timeclock Devices page

In the app, open Schedule > Timeclocks.

Pick the location where the timeclock will live.

Manager view in the app. This is where you create a setup code and manage registered devices.
  1. 1 This is the Timeclock Devices page.
  2. 2 Pick the location that will own this timeclock.
  3. 3 Click Generate setup code.
  4. 4 Keep this code or QR visible while you set up the device.

Generate the code

Click Generate setup code.

The code expires, so set up the device right away.

Generate the setup code on the manager page and move straight to the device so the code does not expire mid-setup.

Step 2: Install the timeclock on the device

Open Timeclock Setup on the tablet or phone.

If the browser shows an install button, use it. If not, use the browser menu steps below.

Open the setup page

Go to Timeclock Setup on the device that will stay at the timeclock.

You can type the setup code later or scan the QR code from the admin page.

The setup page reminds you to install the app before device registration.
  1. 1 Read the install note first. This saves you from redoing setup.
  2. 2 Type the setup code here if you are not scanning the QR code.
  3. 3 Use this button if you want the device camera to scan the QR code.
  4. 4 After the code is entered, tap Register device.

Install on iPhone or iPad

Use Safari on iOS. The install prompt does not appear automatically there.

Apple shows this as Add to Home Screen from the Safari share menu.

Reference view from the Apple iPhone User Guide. Your Farin screen will look different, but the Safari step is the same: Share, then Add to Home Screen. Apple support source

Install on Android Chrome

Use Chrome or Edge. Tap Install App when the browser offers it.

Chrome may show the action near the address bar or in the browser menu.

Reference view from Chrome docs. Your Farin install will not match this exact app, but the browser install action works the same way. Chrome docs source

Step 3: Register the device

Enter the code and register

Type the code from the admin app, or scan the QR code.

You can add a nickname like Front Counter iPad, then tap Register device.

Enter the setup code or scan the QR code from the device setup screen, then register the device with a clear nickname.
  1. 1 Read the install note first. This saves you from redoing setup.
  2. 2 Type the setup code here if you are not scanning the QR code.
  3. 3 Use this button if you want the device camera to scan the QR code.
  4. 4 After the code is entered, tap Register device.

Check the live timeclock screen

After setup, the device opens Timeclock.

Staff can tap their name and clock in or out from this screen.

This is the screen staff use every day after the device is registered.
  1. 1 Use the help button if the team needs install or troubleshooting tips.
  2. 2 Staff tap their own card here to start a clock in or clock out.

Daily use

  • Leave the device on the timeclock screen.
  • Ask staff to use their own card every time they clock in or out.
  • Use the admin page to disable, revoke, or rename a device.
  • If the device loses connection, punches queue and sync when it comes back online.

If something goes wrong

Fast fixes

If the code expires, create a new one in the admin app.

If the device was installed after setup, make a new code and register again.

If camera scan fails, type the code by hand.

If the screen looks like a normal browser tab, finish the PWA install so the device runs full screen.

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