Certainly. And the cool thing is that you can update your kiosk simply by updating your EventKeeper calendar.
EventKeeper staff need to enable the Kiosk feature for your organization. You can tell if this has been done by logging in as an Administrative Editor and going to the Admin Index page. If your organization can display events in Kiosk mode, there will be buttons on that page that say "Kiosk Setup" and "Help : Kiosk".
Configuring the Kiosk File
To change the configuration of the kiosk file, you must be logged in to EventKeeper as an Administrative Editor. Go to the Admin Index page and click on "Kiosk Setup".
Making the Kiosk File
There are 3 ways that the actual kiosk file is written or updated.
- When you change the settings of the kiosk file, you should click on "Create the Kiosk File".
- When you edit events, if you change events that are being displayed on the kiosk, you should click on "Update Kiosk File" when you are done editing.
- EventKeeper will automatically make a new kiosk file every hour, using the current settings.
Running the Kiosk
Open your internet browser and go to http://www.eventkeeper.com/kiosks/YOUR_ORG_CODE.htm. The kiosk event list will display and scroll and refresh automatically.
For unattended, full screen operation, you may want to follow some or all of the steps below.
Auto Start Internet Explorer in Kiosk Mode
- From the desktop, right-click, select New and then Shortcut
- Click Browse and find the Internet Explorer application. (It will be something like C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE) and click OK
- The location field now has IEXPLORE.EXE filled in. At the end of that text, add a -k (which tells IE to start in KIOSK MODE), and the URL for your Kiosk file. It should look similar to:
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" -k http://www.eventkeeper.com/kiosks/YOUR_ORG_CODE.htm
- Click Next and enter a name for this shortcut and click Finish. You now have a shortcut which will start your kiosk file.
- To have your kiosk start whenever your computer boots, copy this shortcut to the Startup Directory (see Windows documentation for details on this since it varies by version of Windows.)
Hardware & Software
Since all the kiosk is doing is bringing up a web page, it doesn't need to be a high powered computer. Not a bad use for the old machines left in the storage closets.
Worcester Public Library put their kiosk computers on simple appliance timers so that they shut off when the library closes and boot up again in the morning.
Direct Link =
www.answerkeeper.com/ek_kiosk
Certainly. And the cool thing is that you can update your kiosk simply by updating your EventKeeper calendar.
EventKeeper staff need to enable the Kiosk feature for your organization. You can tell if this has been done by logging in as an Administrative Editor and going to the Admin Index page. If your organization can display events in Kiosk mode, there will be buttons on that page that say "Kiosk Setup" and "Help : Kiosk".
Configuring the Kiosk File
To change the configuration of the kiosk file, you must be logged in to EventKeeper as an Administrative Editor. Go to the Admin Index page and click on "Kiosk Setup".
Making the Kiosk File
There are 3 ways that the actual kiosk file is written or updated.
- When you change the settings of the kiosk file, you should click on "Create the Kiosk File".
- When you edit events, if you change events that are being displayed on the kiosk, you should click on "Update Kiosk File" when you are done editing.
- EventKeeper will automatically make a new kiosk file every hour, using the current settings.
Running the Kiosk
Open your internet browser and go to http://www.eventkeeper.com/kiosks/YOUR_ORG_CODE.htm. The kiosk event list will display and scroll and refresh automatically.
For unattended, full screen operation, you may want to follow some or all of the steps below.
Auto Start Internet Explorer in Kiosk Mode
- From the desktop, right-click, select New and then Shortcut
- Click Browse and find the Internet Explorer application. (It will be something like C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE) and click OK
- The location field now has IEXPLORE.EXE filled in. At the end of that text, add a -k (which tells IE to start in KIOSK MODE), and the URL for your Kiosk file. It should look similar to:
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" -k http://www.eventkeeper.com/kiosks/YOUR_ORG_CODE.htm
- Click Next and enter a name for this shortcut and click Finish. You now have a shortcut which will start your kiosk file.
- To have your kiosk start whenever your computer boots, copy this shortcut to the Startup Directory (see Windows documentation for details on this since it varies by version of Windows.)
Hardware & Software
Since all the kiosk is doing is bringing up a web page, it doesn't need to be a high powered computer. Not a bad use for the old machines left in the storage closets.
Worcester Public Library put their kiosk computers on simple appliance timers so that they shut off when the library closes and boot up again in the morning.
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Direct Link =
www.answerkeeper.com/ek_kiosk