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Overview

A kiosk is a computer, tablet, or smartphone with settings that limit user access to certain apps and webpages. Usually, browser

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windows are full screen and the address, tools, menu, and status bars are hidden

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. For this reason, you may want to set up kiosks for patrons to use Self-Service. That way, they can sign in and out without being able to do anything else on that device.

KeepnTrack is web-based, so you can access any module from any computer or tablet. All you need is the URL!

Learn how to set up kiosks on your device's specific operating system and internet browser.

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Set up a kiosk with a desktop or laptop.

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Set up a kiosk with a tablet.

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Tablet Kiosks

Set up a kiosk with a tablet. Simply follow the directions for the type of device you have.

Note

We do not recommend setting up KeepnTrack kiosks on smartphones.

iOS (iPad)

Save a webpage as an app

Save your Attended, Express, and Self-Service Kiosk links as apps on your device. Then you just have to simply click on the app to open that webpage in Safari!

  1. In Safari, go to the webpage you want to save as an app.
  2. Tap on the square and arrow icon at the bottom of the screen.
  3. Tap Add to Home Screen and customize the name.
  4. Tap Add when you're done.
Note

Safari is currently the only internet browser in iOS that can save webpages as apps.

Restrict access on devices

You can use Guided Access in Accessibility Settings to limit your Apple devices to one app and control which features are available.


Android

Save a webpage as an app

Save your Attended, Express, and Self-Service Kiosk links as apps on your device. Then you just have to simply click on the app to open that webpage!

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  1. In Chrome, go to the webpage you want to save as an app.
  2. Tap the three-dot menu in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
  3. Tap Add to Home screen and customize the name.
  4. Tap Add when you're done.
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  1. In Firefox, go to the webpage you want to save as an app.
  2. Tap the three-dot menu in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. (This may be at the bottom of the screen.)
  3. Tap Page.
  4. Tap Add Page Shortcut.
  5. Place the shortcut on your home screen by either dragging the icon to where you want it or tapping Add.
Restrict access on devices

You can either

Open Links in New Window

pin screens

or use

Open Links in New Window

lock task mode

to limit your Android devices to one app and control which features are available

Windows: Configuring a browser to run at startup

The following steps will work with Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.

To make a web browser launch automatically during startup, create a shortcut to the browser and place it in the Windows Startup folder:

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Full Screen Kiosk Mode

Google Chrome

The following steps are for running Google Chrome in full screen Kiosk mode on a Windows machine:

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Mozilla Firefox

The following steps—broken down into two parts—walk you through how to launch Mozilla's Firefox in full screen Kiosk mode on a Windows machine:

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  1. Right-click on your Windows Desktop and select New followed by Shortcut.
  2. This opens a standard operating system explorer (i.e. finder) window, allowing you to Browse for the “firefox.exe” file.
  3. Although it can be different (depending on your setup), the file is usually found here: C:\\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
  4. Click Next.
  5. Type a name for the shortcut (e.g. “Firefox Kiosk Mode”) and click Finish.
  6. If you would like to launch Mozilla's Firefox every time your machine restarts, copy the newly-created shortcut and paste it into your Startup folder.
  7. Unless your Add-ons take care of it for you, the shortcut for Full Screen is <F11>; you can also select Full Screen from the main Firefox menu. Please note that most Kiosk Add-ons don't prevent a user from hitting <F11> to toggle between full and regular screen views. Most Kiosk extensions also allow users to use <Alt+F4> to close the browser, too. However, if this happens, when the browser is relaunched, it will reopen in Kiosk mode again.
  8. Close all pages/tabs and then restart the Firefox browser.
  9. Your default Home Page page should load and take up the entire screen.
  10. By default, this Full Screen mode auto-hides any visible toolbars. However, you can bring them back at any time by hovering your mouse near the top-edge of the screen. Alternately, pressing <F11> will exit Full Screen mode. Keep in mind that both these features may be disabled when using certain Add-ons.
  11. If you've copied this shortcut into your Startup folder (see above), Mozilla's Firefox will automatically launch in Full Screened Kiosk mode when your computer is restarted.
Internet Explorer

Accessing Internet Explorer in Kiosk mode is simple; most versions include built-in Kiosk-mode features that allows you to open webpages without any of the advanced controls of the browser, such as the address/toolbar and top menu. This step-by-step documentation describes how to use the Kiosk mode feature with Internet Explorer.

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