Kiosk Hardware

EvTrack FrontDesk runs on an Android tablet. On its own the tablet is enough for a check-in point; in a kiosk enclosure it gains a document scanner, an ID card reader and a badge printer, depending on the model.

Choosing an enclosure

	Pedestal	Counter-top	Horizontal counter unit
Form	Free-standing pedestal	Angled unit on a counter	Screen laid flat on a stand
Passport and licence scanner	Built in, plus a top tray	Optional side-mount bracket	Rear document tray
ID card reader	Built in, where fitted	Built in, where fitted	Side-mounted, where fitted
Badge printer	Built in	Built in	None
Best for	A permanent main reception	A counter with no floor space	Events, contractor intakes, small front desks
Moving it	Not really	With effort	One cable, one stand

Every enclosure runs the same FrontDesk app and the same check-in flow. Model names and fittings vary by region and order: ask EvTrack which fit your site.

Pedestal

Pedestal kiosk

Below the screen, top to bottom: a passport reader (on models that have one), the ID card slot, and the thermal badge printer. A pull-out tray above the screen scans passports and driving licences.

Scanner tray

Pedestal kiosk, three-quarter view

Counter-top

Counter-top kiosk

A wide screen above an ID card slot and a thermal badge printer, with no built-in passport scanner. If your site regularly receives visitors on passports, add the side-mount passport bracket: without it, passport holders cannot check themselves in.

Counter-top kiosk with the passport bracket

Counter-top kiosk, three-quarter view

Horizontal counter unit

The screen sits flat on its stand, with a document tray on the back that holds passports and licences for the camera. It needs one cable and one stand, so it moves easily between events.

Rear document tray

Horizontal counter unit, three-quarter view

The screens in these photos show the FrontDesk check-in options with a specimen identity card.

Optional hardware

Badge printer. Set per kiosk on the device’s Optional tab under Printer: the driver (Brother QL over Bluetooth or TCP/IP, Zebra LINK-OS, Evolis card printer, or Epson ePOS), the model, its address and the paper orientation. Badge printing as a whole is switched on with Enabled Badge Printing under Badge and Live Chat (off by default).
2D barcode imager. A 2D imager reads the PDF417 barcode printed on many identity documents and fills in the visitor’s details in one scan; a 1D laser scanner cannot read it.

Placing and looking after a kiosk

See Check the Kiosks Each Morning for daily checks and where to place a kiosk.