How to Display Recognitions on a TV (Kiosk Mode)

Kiosk Mode allows you to showcase recognitions from your Stream in a grid view on digital signage or a TV. To enter Kiosk Mode as a Company Admin, first sign in to your Recognize account. Then, follow the below steps.

How to Display the Stream Page in Kiosk Mode

  1. From your company's Stream page, click the grid option on the right hand side of the Stream.

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    Your screen will change to a grid-style view:

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    NOTE: We recommend once on the Kiosk mode page to zoom out.

    If you don't want to be logged into your account on a public computer showcasing the Kiosk mode, you can create a special URL in the Company Admin Settings.

     

  2. Select 'Menu' in the upper right corner of Recognize
  3. Select 'Company Admin' from the dropdown menu to access the Admin Portal

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  4. Select 'Settings' in the left-side menu
  5. Navigate to 'Kiosk Mode' in the quick navigation panel on the right side of the 'Settings' page

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  6. Type in a unique URL code to create a Kiosk Mode landing page for when you are logged out
  7. Once you've selected a URL code, click 'Update Kiosk Mode URL' to save it
  8. You can always see what your current Kiosk Mode URL is at the bottom of your settings

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    NOTE: The Kiosk Mode refreshes the browser every ten minutes to show latest recognitions.

How to Display a Team's Stream Page in Kiosk Mode

  1. Select 'Menu' in the upper right corner of Recognize
  2. Select 'Company Admin' from the dropdown menu to access the Admin Portal
  3. Select 'Settings' from the navigation panel on the far left side of the page
  4. Select 'Kiosk Mode' in the quick navigation panel on the right side of the 'Settings' page
  5. Under 'Kiosk Mode While Logged Out' enter a URL code. This can be anything you wish, such as 'secretcode' or 'companykioskmode'
  6. Click 'Update Kiosk Mode URL'
  7. Copy the Current kiosk mode url. You will edit this to include the team ID number, and that URL can be entered into your address bar while logged out to display the stream for a specific team only

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  8. Select 'Stream' in the upper left corner of Recognize
  9. Select the Team you wish to view the stream page for
  10. Copy the team_id at the end of the URL code

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  11. In the address bar, you will enter the full Kiosk URL for the team you wish to view the stream for with your specific Grid/Kiosk mode query parameters 

    (https://recognizeapp.com/companyname.com/grid?animate=true&team_id=1234&code=secretcode)

    a.  Next to 'grid?animate=' you can add 'True' to animate the grid, or 'False' if you do not wish for it to be animated
    b.  Next to 'team_id=' enter the team ID of the specific team you wish to see the stream page for in kiosk mode (detailed in step 10)
    c. Next to '&code=' enter the URL code you created in step 5

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For additional questions, please contact our Support Team at support@recognizeapp.com