Very simple login application

Hello everyone!

My name is Andrej and I am new to this forum. I would kindly like to ask all you experienced tech guys for advice (sorry in advance for my english)

To describe my situation:
I work in a company, where I use laptop. I store many documents in my laptop, that I am planning to share. I bought like 20 tablets for my subordinates. My plan is to create external storage, lets say in Google Drive, so all the tablets will have acces to documents that I will upload to the Google Drive. That is basic logic behind this project.

What I need advice with is following:
I want to create very simple login system. Something like when a worker opens the tablet, he will put his login ID without password. Why I need this? I want to track login and logout times and who was using which tablet. So my idea is that I will open some database where I will see that for example: Tablet no. 13 - 6.5.2024 06:00 - 14:00 = Workers ID.

Is there a software for this? Or is it possible to create something? Or is there any other way to reach my goal?

Also, my second idea is to have this option: I will send a notification from my laptop and I want tablets to show this notification immediately (like it will blink and override other applications they might be running or looking at in that moment)

Thank you very much!!!

Hello and welcome to the forum, AndrejMaretta!

I'm imagining you want to track the user logon/logoff times for project billing purposes? Is that correct?

What you want is definitely possible through custom software -- but existing solutions may already exist.  Would you mind sharing which platform the tablets will be using? (Android/Apple/Windows/etc?)

Which ever solution is chosen, the "logoff" concept will probably be the most difficult for users.  For accurate tracking, the app will likely need to assume that the user has "logged off" anytime the tablet lock screen appears.  When they unlock the tablet, they'll need to select their name again to "log back on"  (unless you intend for them to remain logged on until they explicitly logoff -- which is often easy for most users forget, unless the device is being turned off.)

Edited by ctigga, 07 May 2024 - 06:17 AM.

Hello,

Im using Windows 11 and tablets are using Android. For start I just need the logon. Its not to track their working hours, but the problem is who was working at which working station. Currently we sign into paper manually, but this would really help. 

Ah, I understand.

One simple (and universal) solution for explicit logon tracking might be:

1) Create a script for the server that accepts a device name and username from the client

2) On each device, bookmark a webpage named "Logon" that points to this script.

For example, on Device 1, the bookmarked page might be hxxps://yourserver.com/yourLogonScript?deviceName=Device1
When the user visits that page, they enter their name (or select it from a list) and then click the logon/Submit button.

Device 2's bookmarked page would be, hxxps://yourserver.com/yourLogonScript?deviceName=Device2

etc...

(The script on the server would then log those values, with a timestamp, to your database)

Edited by ctigga, 07 May 2024 - 06:44 AM.

Thank you very much ctigga for your reply. 

Unfortunately I have no idea how to create a script and we have no server. 

Another alternative:

Create a Google Sheets document named (e.g. Tablet Sign Out Sheet) and share it (with modify privileges) with all the users that use the tablets.

In this case, the bookmarked "Logon" page will point to the Tablet Sign Out Sheet.

Each user will record their name, the device name and time.

(It's still a manual process, but a step up from recording on paper)

Edited by ctigga, 07 May 2024 - 06:59 AM.

Hi, Welcome to BC.

A problem.

 

To describe my situation:
I work in a company,

As you Work in a company we have no proof that you have the Authority to Implement anything including the Ability to Track someone.

Your IT Dept or Your Supervisor needs to pay for a Program or Script from a Company that does this.  This is also a Tax Deduction for the Work.

Please no further Questions to be answered on this topic.