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You must have Administrator role in EG Worksense
can be set up to lobby screens.Lobby screens
to add lobby screens in EG Worksense. Lobby screens may not be available in all EG Worksense packages.

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EG Worksense can be configured for lobby screens, also known as interactive kiosk displays. Key benefits include:

  • Locating meeting rooms and other spaces on the floor
  • Checking the real-time availability of meeting spaces throughout the building
  • Instantly booking available meeting rooms
  • Finding colleagues who are currently in the building
  • Viewing an overview of indoor air quality

For the lobby screen, installation and maintenance are

provided

done by the user. EG provides technical requirements for the screens and instructions how to set up EG Worksense to a lobby screen.

Table of Contents

How it works

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  1. Set up EG Worksense on your lobby screen
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3 -
  1. Navigate the office & book spaces on your touch lobby screen
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System requirements

The lobby screen has been optimized for full HD (1920 × 1080 pixel) or higher resolution displays. The display can be in landscape or portrait orientation.

2.
Hardware requirements

Devices displaying the lobby screen views need to have enough performance from the CPU and GPU as WebGL is used to display the floor plan. We support the latest Windows operating system and the latest Firefox and Chrome browsersbrowser versions.

We’ve tested with the following devices that even large floor plans work on a touch screen:

  • INTEL NUC7i5DNHE

    • CPU: Intel Core i5 7300U 2.6 GHz Dual-Core

    • Memory  8GB

    • GPU: Intel HD Graphics 620

    • Windows 10

  • Lenovo ThinkCentre M710q Tiny

    • CPU: Intel Core i5 7400T 2.4 GHz Quad-Core

    • Memory  8GB

    • GPU: Intel HD Graphics 630

    • Windows 10 Pro

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If you want to show the lobby screen as part of a info display system, the system needs to have the ability to save the cookie. It is possible to embed the lobby screen on a web page by using iframe.

You can always test in advance if the lobby screen functionality works on your device. Please contact your EG contact person for help.

Setup

You need ‘Administrator’ rights in
  1. Login to EG Worksense
to setup lobby screens.

1. Login to Worksense

  1. Open the
'
  1. Lobby Screens
'
  1. tab
3.
  1. Click the
  1. Add lobby screen…
  1. button
    • If you can't find the floor plan you want to create a lobby screen view for, you can add
first
    • the floor
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    • first
4.
  1. Give
a name
  1. the Name to the lobby screen
    • We recommend naming based on the physical location of the screen, e.g. ‘4th floor lobby’
5.
  1. Select
the ‘
  1. the Language
  1. ,
  1.  Date and number format
' and ‘
  1.  and Temperature unit
6.
  1. Choose what information is shown and if floor switching is allowed
    • Select
    • Allow floor switching
    • if you want users to be able to view other floors in the building from the lobby screen view
    • Select
'
    • Show meeting
organizer on meeting spaces view'
    • organizers if you want show the organizers of the meeting bookings on the lobby screen. Checkbox is visible only if your organization has
booking feature
    • the bookings enabled.
    • Select
'
initials and name for workstation bookings'
workstations 

7. Select 'Add'

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8. Click the 'Activate' button

By clicking 'Activate'
  1. Select Allow embedding in iframe if you want to embed the lobby screen on a web page using an iframe   
  2. Click Add to save your lobby screen configuration.
  3. Click Activate to open the Open lobby screen modal where you will see a link to the lobby screen setup view
    • By clicking Activate, the link to the lobby screen view
is
    • will be active for
1
    • one hour. During the active period, the lobby screen can be opened by anyone who has the link. After that the link cannot be opened anymore
. You
    • and you need to reactivate it by clicking
'
    • Activate
'
    • again.
    • If
a
    • the lobby screen link is opened on a web browser during the active period, a cookie is saved that enables the lobby screen to work after the active period
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    • .
Open the lobby screen Setup mode
  1. After activating
a
  1. the lobby screen, you can open the setup view on the actual lobby screen device by opening the link.
    • You can either open the link by typing it on the browser's address bar or by signing in and clicking the link
as shown
    • on the
right
    • modal.
    • We recommend opening the lobby screen in
‘Kiosk mode’
    • the browser's Kiosk mode. Instructions for Google Chrome
running
    • on Windows
is
    • can be found in the
instruction modal.

Please note that during the 1 hour active period the lobby screen can be opened by anyone who has the link.

When opening a Worksense lobby screen link, a cookie is saved to the web browser. The cookie enables the device to access the lobby screen.

If you want to show the lobby screen as part of a info display system, the system needs to have the ability to save the cookie.

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    • Open lobby screen modal.
  1. In the Setup view you can modify the zoom level, position, rotation, pitch, and
if
  1. whether the
booking
  1. meeting spaces panel or restaurant
queue
  1. panel
are open as default
  1. is open by default
    • Before making modifications, ensure that the lobby screen preview has the same width and height as the target lobby screen. This allows positioning elements accurately on the screen even when managing the lobby screen remotely.
    • If you wish to have the
booking
    • meeting spaces or restaurant
queue
    • panel open
as
    • by default, open them before
clicking 'Save'
    • saving the setup
    • Tip: you can later change these by re-activating the lobby screen and opening it and re-adjusting the settings and clicking
'
    • Save
'
    • . The lobby screen updates once per hour and your new settings will update
11. Click '
  1. Click Save
'
  1. once you are ready
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Making adjustments to lobby screen

You may want to adjust the floor plan location on your existing lobby screens or show

meeting room booking or

the meeting spaces panel orrestaurant panel by default. Follow these steps to make adjustments:

1. Navigate to '
  1. Navigate to Lobby screens
' in
  1. in EG Worksense and click
'
  1. Activate
'
  1. on the lobby screen you want to adjust
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2.
  1. Make the adjustments
    • Option 1: Go to the actual lobby screen and click the web browser’s back button. This should take you back to the Setup mode where you can see the
blue ‘Save'
    • blue Save button at the top of the page. If you cannot navigate back you can add: '?setup=true’ to end of the URL in the browser’s address bar.
    • Option 2: Open the lobby screen link (blue link) on your PC and make the adjustments.
Please note that because of screen size and resolution the floor plans
    • First ensure that the lobby screen preview has the same width and height as the target lobby screen. Otherwise, the floor plan's size and location can different significantly between your screen and the actual lobby
devices

3. Click 'Save'

Tip: you can show the ‘Bookings’ or the ‘Restaurants’ panel by default by opening them in the Setup mode and clicking 'Save'.

    • device's screen. Adjusted settings will update in 1 hour to the actual screen.
    • Tip: open the link in private browsing/incognito view if you do not want to get signed out.

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  1. Click Save

Please note that if you want to show the booking organizers, you need to create a  new lobby screen and select

'

Show meeting

organizer'.

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Example lobby screen views

Floor plan with legend

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Meeting room bookings panel

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Restaurant panel

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organizers checkbox.

FAQ

How long does it take before a lobby screen returns to the default floor?

The lobby screen will change back to the default floor plan after 1 minute.