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Get Started With A Free TrialReplicon CloudClock is a cloud-based time clock application that can be installed on iOS tablets. The app integrates with Replicon’s web application, and offers a simple and affordable alternative to traditional time clocks.
Refer to How CloudClock works, CloudClock usage best practices, Monitoring the status of your CloudClocks, and Troubleshooting CloudClock issues for more information on CloudClock.
See the end of this topic for FAQs on setting up CloudClock.
Before you can start using the CloudClock, you need to:
Employees can then start using the CloudClock.
To set up your account for use with CloudClock:
A punch entry policy allows the user to punch in and out using the CloudClock, and defines other time punch settings, such whether images will be captured with each punch, whether users can edit their own punches after the fact, and which rounding rule to apply.
If clock users won’t have access to the web app, ensure you enable the auto-submit option in their timesheet template.
Once you have an account, you’ll need to assign permissions and punch entry policies to users before they can start working with CloudClock.
To allow administrators to… | Assign them… |
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Launch clocks, and enable or disable clocks from the web application | Administration > Administer CloudClock |
To allow supervisors to… | Assign them… |
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Manage punches sent from the clocks | Supervisor > Time Punch View and Edit |
At a minimum, you’ll need a single tablet installed with the CloudClock app to start using CloudClock. If you have multiple locations, you’ll need multiple tablets.
We also recommend purchasing a stand or mount for each clock, and special card stock for printing QR codes, if you'll be using QR codes to log in.
You’ll need one or more iOS tablets to install the CloudClock app on. Replicon does not provide tablets for use as CloudClocks; you must procure tablets yourself.
Platform | CloudClock supports… |
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iOS |
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You can simply place your CloudClock tablet on a desk, but you may choose to mount or enclose your device for greater security and accessibility. Various options are available for mounting your tablet. We recommend:
Wall brackets | |
Mountable cases | |
Enclosures | |
Mounting clips |
You can print employee QR cards on regular paper. However, for a more durable card, you may wish to print your employees’ cards on special card stock and/or use a card sleeve. We recommend:
Integrated Card Stock | |
Card Sleeves |
Once you’ve signed up for a Replicon account and procured your tablets, you're ready to set up your CloudClocks. You'll need to:
When you launch the CloudClock app on a tablet, that tablet becomes connected to your web instance of Replicon.
To install and launch the app on a tablet:
CloudClock users can be allowed to log in using one, two, or all three of the following options:
Tap the Primary Method for Identification option to change the primary (default) authentication method. Users can choose to log in via secondary methods by tapping a button on the clock.
We recommend naming clocks based on the location where they are installed. For example, Main Office or Warehouse 3.
The CloudClock is now connected to your Replicon instance.
If you're using the Face ID option, users can start 'training their faces' (that is, teaching the clock to recognize their faces) the first time they log in to the clock. Or, if you prefer, you can train their faces ahead of time by scanning their pictures, or having them log in while you supervise.
We recommend that you lock your tablets so that only Replicon CloudClock can be accessed from them, and to prevent your tablet from going into sleep mode.
If you’re using an iPad, we recommend enabling Guided Access on your device to lock it on the CloudClock app.
Refer to https://support.apple.com/kb/ht5509 for information on Guided Access.
You can lock the iPad by going to Settings > General > Auto-Lock, and setting Auto-Lock to Never. However, Guided Access will not only lock your device, it will also automatically relaunch the app if it crashes.
Replicon makes regular improvements to the CloudClock app. We strongly recommend that you update the app with each new release so you are always using the best version available.
To have information about new releases and critical fixes delivered to your inbox, follow the Product Updates category in the Replicon community. And update is typically released once every few months.
You can enable automatic updates. However, if you’re using an iPad, updates won’t occur if your app is running in the foreground of the device, as is the typical configuration when using CloudClock. Therefore, you’ll need to manually update your CloudClock anyway.
Plus, auto updates can’t be enabled if you’re using Guided Access, which is the mode we recommend since it will lock your device and will automatically relaunch the app if it crashes.
If you still prefer to use auto updates, follow the steps below to enable that feature.
You don't have to enable the Apps option. That setting enables automatic download of apps you've purchased using other devices, and is not related to automatic app updates.
To finish configuring your clock, ensure that:
You may also want to adjust the clock's screen brightness.
Employees may be allowed to use QR codes to scan in and out via the CloudClock. You’ll need to print a QR card for each employee who will be using this login method with the clock.
Refer to Managing CloudClock QR codes for more information.
CloudClock will continue to accept in and out punches when the network is down. These punches will be transferred to the server when the network connection is restored. Each tablet can store over 10,000 punches if the tablet has at least 3 GB of free space.
However, if your network connection goes down, any new user who has never punched in using the clock will not be able to punch in until the network is back up.
To prevent punch sync issues, try to keep your CloudClock online at all times. Refer to CloudClock usage best practices for more information.
For times to match, the time zone set on the CloudClock must match the user's time zone selected in their user profile in the Replicon web app.
No. CloudClock can only be used with iPads. We do still support a few legacy Android users so they can continue using the clocks they implemented with, but we don't support Android use for new implementations. All new features are available in iOS only.
How much data you use depends on how many punches you make and what functions you perform. For example, in some organizations, users just punch in and out, while at others employees use the clock to request time off, view their punch history, or view their schedule.
We strongly encourage CloudClock customers to get an unlimited data plan, so they're covered, regardless of their clock usage patterns.
If you don't want to buy an unlimited plan, we advise using the CloudClock for a few weeks and monitoring your data usage. Then, you can subscribe to a plan that fits your actual usage levels.
Each punch needs about 100 KB of disk space for storage.
Punches made using the newly-named clock will be valid and will sync. Any punches made using the second (old) clock while it's offline will be error punches. As soon as the old clock comes online, any users who try to access it will be logged out, so no new punches can be made. If you reprovision the old clock and give it a new name, those saved error punches should sync successfully.
To avoid confusion, be careful to use a new name when naming new clocks; two clocks linked to a single Replicon instance cannot have the same name.