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Introducing TimeTec Mobile
This chapter guides you on how to use TimeTec Mobile for iPhone and
iPad.
Introducing TimeTec Mobile
TimeTec Mobile is an application developed by FingerTec for iPhone and iPad us-
ers, to report and check attendance on mobile devices. The application pairs your
iPhone or iPad unique device ID, TimeTec username and password that are issued
by TimeTec server and current location during time attendance reporting.
The pair-
ing of the mobile ID along with the TimeTec username and password results in the
limitation of one (1) user per device.
This restriction is to eliminate the possibility of
“buddy punching” occurring at the iPhone/iPad. Therefore after downloading and
installing the application, ensure that you perform the initial login to TimeTec.
Although restricted to 1 user per device, the app allows other users with a valid
TimeTec username and password to login from the same device, but only to check
his/her attendance and to print his/her attendance report. A license key will have to
be purchased from you reseller before being able to use the app. Contact your resel-
ler or
[email protected] for more information.
The Importance of Internet Connectivity
The app communicates with the Internet network to get information on the cur-
rent location of users. During attendance reporting, the current location is tagged
along with the attendance record. Hence, the administrator will know your location
by reading your record, eliminating the possibility of users being dishonest when
reporting their attendance during working hours. The attendance reporting from
the iPhone/iPad requires Internet connection to be translated into an attendance
report.
Checking In Without Internet Connectivity
Under certain circumstances where Internet connectivity is unavailable, the applica-
tion will still capture the information of the attendance reporting and store it into its
offline mode internal memory. Whenever an Internet connection is established, the
app will upload all previous attendance records to the TimeTec server. So, you may
be at that business trip overseas, but you’ll still be able to report your attendance.