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Setting up your Virtual Sign-in Stations

Purpose: This section is used to create Virtual Sign-in Links.
How to Access: Center Attendance > Virtual Sign-in

To create a new virtual link follow these steps:

After checking and updating all pre-requisites in the previous chapter, now we are going to explain how to create the Links.

  1. After checking that the pre-requisites are in good order let's see how to use this feature, please select Center Attendance → Virtual Sign-In:
  2. On this screen the users can watch a video about this feature and read some information about it, then please click the button “Create Link” when ready:

  3. Please select the Center for the online session (only those centers where this feature is enabled will be shown). In this case, the “Skills & Tutoring center” is selected.

  4. Next, we are going to set up the Virtual Sign-in options. Please follow all steps using the explanations provided:
    1. In Section 1, the administrator/tutor will set the instructions for the students to see before starting the sign-in process.
    2. In Section 2, set the default options for Service, Subject Area, Tutor, and Instructor as needed.
    3. In Section 3:
      • Please enter the instructions that will be shown to the students after signing in.
      • If you want to use the URL configured in the Tutor User information then enable the option “Use Tutor Connect Links when Available”, however, if you want to specify a different URL for the online session please put the new URL in the “Connect Link” field shown below (and make sure the option “Use Tutor Connect Links when Available” is disabled).
      • Enable the option “Allow students to join while in the waiting line” if you prefer that students can join while in the waiting line.
      • Set an expiration time for the link(this is very important to prevent users from interfering in someone else's sessions using old links).
  5. Your session link will be shown on the next screen, please copy and distribute this link as needed:
As soon as students use the link they will be signed-in or place on the waiting list (depending on the configuration of the center)exactly as if they were using a physical Sign-in/Kiosk Station, so the process will be the same, please go to Manage Center and you will be able to sign-in/out the student, as usual,
This short video shows an example of the creation of a virtual walk-in


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