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The kiosk is a client-facing self check-in screen designed for an iPad at your reception desk. Clients add themselves to the live walk-in queue without a staff member entering anything — the entry appears in the Waiting section of the queue board just like a front-desk check-in. Each kiosk runs from a unique, per-office link (/kiosk/<token>). Because the iPad has no staff login, the office is fixed to the token — a device set up for one office can only ever add clients to that office’s queue.
The kiosk link is generated per office. Ask an administrator to set up the iPad with your office’s kiosk URL and leave it open in full-screen (guided-access) mode.

Languages

The kiosk opens on a language picker. Clients choose one of three languages, and every screen after that is fully translated:
  • English
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Kreyòl (Haitian Creole)

New client (first-time visitor)

1

Choose a language

The client taps their language on the welcome screen, which shows your office name.
2

Select 'New' client

On the next screen the client picks New — they have never visited before.
3

Enter name and phone

The client types their first name and last name (required) and, optionally, a phone number. Their chosen language is saved automatically.
4

Choose a program

The client selects which program they are here for. Their entry is added to the queue with a New Application reason — staff refine the reason and program from the queue when the client is called.
5

Done

A confirmation screen greets the client by first name and tells them to take a seat. Their WALK-IN entry is now in the queue.

Returning client

Returning clients look themselves up so their check-in links to their existing record. They can find their record two ways:
The client enters their phone number and last name. If more than one record matches, they are asked for their date of birth to pick the right one.
After a match, the client confirms it is them and is added to the queue. Returning entries are added with a neutral reason so staff triage the visit from the queue.
To protect client privacy, the kiosk automatically clears any half-finished check-in after 60 seconds of inactivity, and the confirmation screen resets on its own after a few seconds so the next person always starts fresh. Repeated failed lookups are rate-limited.

What staff see

Kiosk check-ins are indistinguishable from front-desk check-ins on the queue board — same Waiting section, same real-time updates for all logged-in staff. When a case manager clicks Call Next on a kiosk New Application walk-in, they land in the new-client intake form pre-filled with the name and phone the client entered. See Check In Clients for what happens after a walk-in is called.