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# Set Up a Rekkeh Gate Kiosk for Self-Service Check-In

> Learn how to enable kiosk mode for a Rekkeh gate, save the settings, generate a pairing code on a tablet, and let visitors use self-service check-in.

Pair a tablet to a gate so it runs as a kiosk for visitors to check in and out, enter invite codes, register their status, and print badges.

## Before you start

<Note>
  You need admin access to the Rekkeh dashboard, and you configure one gate at a time. Pairing happens on a tablet that can open the kiosk address over the network.
</Note>

## Enable kiosk mode for the gate

Kiosk mode is turned on per gate from the Gates page, not from Settings.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Gates">
    Open **Gates** in the dashboard.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select Kiosk for the gate">
    Select **Kiosk** for the gate you want to run as a kiosk.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enable kiosk mode">
    In the **Kiosk - Gate name** modal, enable **Enable kiosk mode for this gate**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Save settings

Enabling the checkbox is not enough; opening the kiosk URL does not save kiosk settings. Select **Save settings** before you pair a tablet, or the kiosk will not proceed.

## Pair the tablet

The preferred setup path is the short kiosk address plus a pairing code. The admin modal also exposes **Advanced: direct gate link** and **Copy gate link**.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the kiosk address">
    On the tablet, open the short kiosk address (`https://kiosk.rekkeh.com`).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Generate a pairing code">
    In the admin modal, select **Generate pairing code**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the code on the tablet">
    Enter the code on the tablet under **Pairing code**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pair the kiosk">
    Select **Pair kiosk**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Pairing codes expire after 15 minutes, and creating a new pairing code clears existing pending pairing codes for that gate. The default device label is the gate name followed by Kiosk. A successfully paired device stores a device token locally and navigates to the gate-specific kiosk route.

The unpaired kiosk screen shows **Pair this device** with instructions to open Gates, generate a pairing code, and enter it on the tablet, plus a **Pairing code** field and a **Pair kiosk** button. It also prompts **Run this kiosk full screen?** with **Enter full screen** or **Continue without full screen**.

The paired idle screen shows check in and check out, **Enter Invite Code**, Registration Status when it is enabled, a rotating phone-registration QR code, and a welcome message (default **Welcome, Guest!**).

## What prevents the kiosk from proceeding

The kiosk will not proceed when kiosk mode is disabled for the gate, or when estate-level kiosk walk-ins are blocked. Make sure both the gate-level kiosk mode and the estate walk-in policy are enabled and saved.

## What's next

* See the [kiosk settings reference](/kiosk/kiosk-settings-reference) for timeout, language, appearance, and device-health controls.
* See [configure visitor badge printing](/kiosk/configure-badge-printing) so the kiosk prints a badge for each visitor.