# How to add a kiosk device

**For:** Owner / Admin
**You'll need:** The physical tablet you want to pair, and the location (and optionally the area) it will live at.

You'll create a new kiosk entry in {{ app_name }}. The act of creating it provisions a dedicated tablet login — an email + password — that you'll use exactly once to sign in the tablet itself.

## Create the device

1. In the left sidebar, go to **Planning → Kiosks**.
2. Click **'Add kiosk'**.
3. Fill in:
   - **'Device name'** — a label only you see ("Bar tablet", "Reception iPad").
   - **'Location'** — which location's staff will use this tablet.
   - **'Area'** — optional; pick one to narrow the employee picker further.
4. Click **'Save'**.

## Copy the credentials

The success page shows the tablet's **email** and **password**. Both are needed to sign in the tablet itself.

```{warning}
The password is shown **exactly once**. Copy it now into your password manager. If you navigate away, the only way to recover access is to rotate the password — see {doc}`rotate-or-replace-a-device`.
```

You don't need to write the email anywhere else — it's also visible in the device list and you can re-open it any time. The password is the part that disappears.

## Verify it worked

The new device shows in the **Kiosks** list. The **'Last seen'** column is empty until the tablet signs in for the first time and starts sending heartbeats.

## Next

Sign the tablet in — see {doc}`sign-in-the-tablet`.

## Related

- {doc}`sign-in-the-tablet`
- {doc}`daily-use`
- {doc}`rotate-or-replace-a-device`