Set up the Event Host App
Give hosts the scanner link and password, print their instructions, and test each device.
Hosts check attendees in from a browser on a tablet or phone, with nothing to install.
Get the scanner link
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In Build > Touchpoints, select Share on an Activity.
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Select the Event Host App tab.
The same panel opens from Participants > Bookings > Event Host App.
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Copy the scanner link, and send it only to your hosts.
For a QR code of the link, select Download PNG or Download SVG below it.
Protect access
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Under Password Protection, select Show password to read it, or Change password to set a new one.
One password for the whole campaign
Changing it changes it for every Activity in the campaign, and for a Receipt Host App in the same campaign. Hosts already signed in must enter the new one, so change it between shifts.
Brief your hosts
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Select Generate PDF Instructions.
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Select Download Event Host App Instructions PDF.
The sheet has the steps, the scanner link as text and QR code, and the password. One sheet covers every Activity in the campaign.
Test each device
Sign in on each tablet or phone and open the scanner: steps 1 to 5 of Check guests in. Allow camera access when the device asks. Then:
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Point the camera at a ticket, and check the picture shows.
Check it focuses quickly, and that the Wi-Fi or mobile signal is steady. The full rehearsal, with a booking and a scan, is in Test your event.