When a kiosk is the right choice
- Staff who don't carry a smartphone, or share one.
- Shift teams arriving together, where one queue at the door is faster than everyone opening an app.
- Sites where buddy punching has been a problem.
Staff with their own phones can keep using GPS and face check-in on the app; the kiosk sits alongside it.
What you need
- A spare Android phone with a working front camera.
- A steady data connection (Wi-Fi or mobile data) — every check-in is confirmed by the server.
- A wall mount or stand, and a charger that stays plugged in.
Placement and light
- Eye level, around 150 cm, facing people as they walk in.
- Light on the face, not behind it. A window or bright doorway behind the person is the most common cause of failed matches. Turn the kiosk or add a light.
- Inside the door, out of rain and direct sun.
Register faces once
Each employee registers their face once. Do it with their consent, and have an admin approve each registration, so nobody can enrol someone else's face. Register in the same light as the kiosk will see.
Daily use
Look at the kiosk and blink to check in — the blink proves it's a live face, not a photo. At the end of the day, turn your head to check out. Lock the kiosk set-up with a PIN so staff can't change it.
Common problems
- "Face not matched" for one person: re-register them in the kiosk's own light.
- Queue at shift start: add a second phone, or let staff with phones use the app.
- Network drops: check-in needs a connection; staff see a clear message and can retry when it returns.
How KYE HR does it
The face kiosk runs on any shared Android phone with the KYE HR app: PIN-protected set-up, blink to check in, turn your head to check out, and the check-ins flow straight into the same attendance, shifts and salary as everyone else. See how attendance works →