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Orah Checkpoint - Day App

How to Set Up 🛠️ the Orah Checkpoint Day App for Campus Location Check-ins

The Orah Checkpoint Day app allows students at day schools to check in and out of key locations (like the Health Center) via kiosk devices. This guide walks you through the full setup process.

1. Prepare Your Location

  1. Go to Location Manager in your admin dashboard.

  2. Create or edit a location (e.g. Health Center).

  3. Enable:

    • ✅ User Interactive Location

    • ✅ Enable Kiosk Checkpoints

  4. Link the location to a relevant absence type under Check-In Rules > Open Pass required > Connected Open Passes (e.g. Health Center Absence).
    This ensures students are forced to add a pass when they check in at Health Center.

    1. If a student already has an active pass from the open pass list, they will not be asked for a pass

    2. If a student has a scheduled pass for that location, they can activate or add a new pass directly from the CP from the open pass list

💡 Tip: Only enable absences for locations that require an excuse.

2. Configure the Absence Workflow

  1. Go to Settings → Absence Types.

  2. Select the absence linked to the location (e.g. Health Center).

  3. Under Workflow, allow actions for the Checkpoint Kiosk user role:

    • Activate Scheduled Absences

    • Create Absences

    • End Absences

This lets students manage their passes directly from the kiosk.

3. Set Up a Checkpoint Type

  1. Go to Checkpoints → Checkpoint Types.

  2. Create a new type (e.g. Health Center Kiosk).

  3. Configure:

    • Background image

    • Permission rules (e.g. who can use the device)

    • Display settings

This defines the behaviour for all kiosks using this type.

3b. (Optional) Configure Scanner Verification

By default, students find themselves by searching for their name. If you want students to scan in instead, select Scanner as the student verification method in the checkpoint settings.


Choose a scanner source:

  • External scanner — connect a USB or Bluetooth RFID reader or barcode scanner to your iPad. Students tap their card or scan their ID at the reader. Best for high-traffic entrances.

  • Device camera — no extra hardware needed. The iPad's front camera reads QR codes and barcodes from student ID cards or passes.


Then choose the identifier Orah will use to match students:

  • Card UID — typical for RFID cards

  • Orah Reference ID or SIS ID — for QR codes and barcodes


📌 If using Device camera, make sure the Orah Checkpoint app has camera permission on the iPad. Ensure your iPads are running the latest version of the Orah Checkpoint app.

4. Create a Checkpoint ID

  1. Go to Checkpoints → Checkpoint IDs.

  2. Create a new Checkpoint ID and link it to:

    • The Health Center location

    • The Checkpoint Type you just created

  3. This Checkpoint ID will be used by the kiosk device to identify itself.

🔁 One location can have multiple devices — just use separate IDs tied to the same type.

4b. (Optional) Set Up Automated Attendance

If your school uses Full Attendance Management, you can configure a checkpoint location as an Automated Attendance checkpoint. This works the same way on both iOS and Android.

  1. On the relevant Roll Type, enable auto-start and auto-end scheduling (rolls can auto-start up to 10 minutes before the period begins, and auto-end up to 30 minutes after).

  2. The roll starts and ends automatically — no staff action required to open or close it.

  3. Students still scan their QR code or tap their external card at the checkpoint to mark themselves present or late.

  4. Students who don't scan in keep the roll's default status (typically absent) until updated manually by staff.

💡 This is separate from the manual kiosk check-in flow described above — Automated Attendance is for scheduled class/period rolls, not ad-hoc location visits like the Health Center.

5. Download & Set Up the App

  1. On your kiosk device, download the Orah Checkpoint Day App from:

  2. Launch the app and:

    • Enter the Checkpoint ID

    • Confirm the linked location and type

    • Set a display name for the kiosk (optional)

Enable geolocation tracking when prompted.

6. Using the Kiosk (Student Experience)

  1. Students search for their name, or — if Scanner verification is enabled — tap their RFID card on the reader, scan their barcode, or hold their ID card up to the camera.

  2. To check in/out:

    • Select the location (e.g. Health Center)

    • If any pass is required for the Location, the pass list will be displayed

    • If any pass is scheduled for the location, it will be displayed

    • If a pass is already activated, the option to end the pass will be available

  3. The absence will automatically end or activate, depending on the selection and class expectations will update.

📌 When Scanner verification is enabled, a green flash and success sound confirm a successful scan. An error tone with "Student not recognised" means the card or barcode isn't linked to a student in Orah.

Need Help?

If you run into issues or need assistance setting up Checkpoints:

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