Looking for simple visitor sign-in function
Hello. Our company is looking for a very simple but professional looking visitor sign-in app on a tablet. I see this question has been asked a few times but here's the slight catch. We don't get a ton of varied visitors, so we want our regular visitors to be…
Hello. Our company is looking for a very simple but professional looking visitor sign-in app on a tablet. I see this question has been asked a few times but here's the slight catch. We don't get a ton of varied visitors, so we want our regular visitors to be able to just find their name from a list and then move on. Ideally, this would also go into a data set where we could keep track of sign-in times. We were thinking of going the Filemaker route but if there's already something pre-made, that would work great. Let me know if you know something that would fit!
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Sign In App. It's simple to set up, has good support, and it costs less than many others my company looked at.
Used inventry across 3 different sites and yea the password is the same, but the pin code does seem to be different. Also not a fan of the file share mount method, but seems to be the easiest way to do it. Been a while, but I feel like I've seen one joined to AD, which would make access a bit easier. As you say their support seems to be worse and worse, opened a ticket recently and took 5 days to resolve for an issue where our id cards wouldn't scan - made a noise but didn't actually sign you in or out.
They changed everyone's codes with a software update a year or two ago, but when we got it in 2019 it was 1234, which was even written in the documentation (as the admin password still is today)
This is in fact Sine's bread and butter.
Yes, seconding FacilityOS bc of the features, only thing is it can be expensive but there are other options like Archie its really good for like e-sigs and badges
I believe Sine is capable of that.
Recommend against InVentry, their support got outsourced a while back (and it's hard to get anyone who actually knows the product now) and I've never been happy with the fact you start the backend software by mounting a file share with the Windows admin password (that is the same across all machines globally), and that the PIN to unlock the kiosk app was 1234 (again, everywhere) for over a decade. I've seen others recommending Sign-in App, which is iPad-based (and they can supply the iPad, stand, etc. for you if you don't already have anything, or you can use an old iPad you have lying around, too), and when Windows LTSC 2019 goes EOL, I will suggest that to the IT Manager as a replacement.
We gave our regular visitors a sign-in via selecting their name's initials and a PIN. It's an in-house developed locally hosted webapp on a tablet, which has worked pretty well. Probably not the answer you're looking for but if you're curious I can see about pushing the actual codebase for it to a git repo you can access.
We use FacilityOS - It is a bit pricey but we have a lot of contractors and we have them sign documents and it keeps those documents on file for a year so for that feature alone it is worth it. I does remember returning visitors and doesn't require them to sign documents if they are current. - It also takes a photo and prints sticker badges which has come in handy to identify someone after they left.
This is something like what I am working on with a customer. It is not quite ready for outside consumption, but with a little tweaking it could be ready for a demo. contact me direct for a demo.
We made a power app that writes to a share point list. Using your AI solution of choice to guide you, you could crank out a perfectly functional version of this in a couple of hours.
We use ScanIn scanin.com.au - not a kiosk but a QR Code at reception and it remembers sign in info on the visitors own device so it is quick for them to sign in the next time.
I am close to finishing making a visitor management system. Perhaps I can help you soon. Visitors only have to register once, client gets a qr code that they can scan in for faster process the next time and you get email notification as soon as they sign in. It also prints a visitor label.
Joan here - visitor management is part of what we do, so disclosure upfront. What you're describing maps well to our visitor management feature. Returning visitors can be pre-registered so they show up in a list and just tap their name to sign in - no filling out the same form every visit. Sign-in times and visitor logs are tracked automatically and accessible from the admin side. It runs on a tablet, looks clean at reception, and integrates with our room and desk booking if you ever need that down the line. Happy to answer any specific questions about how it works.
We demod and quite liked SwipedOn
Simple In/Out android (and I think iOS) App