{"id":3053,"date":"2026-02-11T08:05:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/docs\/organization-staff\/clock-puncher\/device-management\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T20:27:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T01:27:45","slug":"device-management","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/docs\/organization-staff\/clock-puncher\/device-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Device Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Device management is a security control, not only a setup action. Only approved devices should be allowed to punch, because each approved device is trusted by the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Device manager dialog with device list, access code area, and lock\/unlock control<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Why this matters for security<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Adding a device means you explicitly authorize that device to create punch actions. Removing a device immediately blocks it from future kiosk use. This helps prevent unauthorized devices from creating time records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to add a device (authorize)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Use this process whenever you onboard a new kiosk device:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Open Device Manager.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Generate or read the current access code.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. On the target device, open the punch page and enter the access code when prompted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Assign a clear device name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Confirm the device appears in the active device list.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    After this, the device is authorized and can be used by staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How to remove a device (deauthorize)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Use this process when a device is replaced, lost, no longer trusted, or no longer needed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Open Device Manager.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Find the device in the list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Disconnect\/remove the device.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Confirm it is no longer active.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Once removed, that device cannot be used as a punch kiosk until it is authorized again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Device fingerprint and resync note<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Each device is identified using a unique fingerprint. This is part of the authorization security model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      If the device operating system is updated, or if key browser\/software components are updated, this fingerprint can change. When that happens, the system may treat the same physical tablet\/phone as a new device, and you will need to resync (re-authorize) it again using the normal access-code process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      You can also lock all punch devices when needed, for example during maintenance or control windows. While locked, kiosk punches are blocked until unlocked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":3046,"menu_order":1,"template":"","doc_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/3053"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/3053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3116,"href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/3053\/revisions\/3116"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/3046"}],"next":[{"title":"App Puncher Member Selection","link":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/docs\/organization-staff\/clock-puncher\/app-puncher-member-selection\/","href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/3161"}],"prev":[{"title":"Reading the Punch Grid","link":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/docs\/organization-staff\/clock-puncher\/reading-the-punch-grid\/","href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/3049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.airsupervision.com\/wp-r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=3053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}