Setting up NexKiosk

  • Updated on Jun 12, 2025
  • Published on Nov 24, 2021
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Setting up NexKIOSK is a simple two-step process:

1. Activate the app and adjust your settings on the Admin Panel
2. Set up the app on your tablet

What you need to get started

  • A full unrestricted admin in Nexudus
    You do not need a dedicated admin and can use any admin as long as they have full unrestricted access.

  • An iOS or Android tablet that meets the minimum requirements below

    SCREEN SIZEWI-FIBLUETOOTH
    		OS VERSION

    Minimum
    7 inches

    Optimal
    9 to 12 inches

    		Tablets must be able to connect to Wi-Fi.
    		Tablets must support Bluetooth 4.0 (also known as BLE) or above.
    		iPadOS
    Version 13 or later

    Android
    Version 12 or up
    This app doesn't work on Amazon Fire tablets or any tablet that doesn't have access to either the App Store or Google Play. 

Step 1. Activate the app and adjust your settings on the Admin Panel

You first need to enable NexKiosk in the location where you'd like to use it. You also get a chance to define

Want more details about the settings available?

Check out NexKIOSK Settings to learn more about each setting.

  1. Log in to dashboard.nexudus.com if you aren't already.

  2. Click Settings > Companion app > NexKIOSK.
  3. Toggle on Enable NexKIOSK.

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  1. Toggle on Quick Sale if you want to allow customers using the app in KIOSK mode to buy without having an account with your space.

  2. Under the POS section, toggle on Show buttons to add or refund payments on the invoice screen if you want admins to be able to refund customers from the app.

You can make refunds available for everyone, only members or only contacts.

  1. Under the KIOSK section, toggle on Allow discounts to let customers use discount codes on their purchases.

  2. Toggle on Let customers add products to their next bill when in Kiosk mode if you wish to offer registered customers the option to add their purchases to their next invoice instead of paying straight away.

  3. If you use a Stripe payment terminal to process payments, add your Stripe Secret key and Location Id.
    Skip this step if you use any other payment method.

  4. Click the Save Changes button.

You're now ready to move to the next step.

Step 2. Set up the app on your tablet

Once your app is active in the relevant locaiton

  1. Download the NexKiosk on your iOS or Android tablet.

  2. Open NexKiosk.

  3. Log in using a full unrestricted admin's email and password.

  4. Select your location.

  5. Allow the app to access Bluetooth and the tablet's camera.
    The app needs access to both to run smoothly and let customers to identify themselves using their QR code.

All set! You're now ready to use the app one of two ways. For more information, check out Using NexKIOSK

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