JobClock Reader is a portion of ExakTime Mobile for Android that is used to collect records from any JobClock/EX and/or JobClock Hornet.
Installing and Setting Up ExakTime Mobile
If you have not yet installed and setup ExakTime Mobile, you can refer to the following article: Installing ExakTime Mobile for JobClock Reader
If you are collecting from a Hornet with a serial number starting with 6200XXXX or 6400XXXX, then you do not need to pair with it and can skip to Collecting From Your JobClock steps.
Requirements
- JobClock/EX (black plastic) or JobClock Hornet
- Android Device with:
- Internet Access (via Cellular data or Wi-Fi)
- Bluetooth Capability
- ExakTime Mobile
- Any Keytab (Color does not matter and does not have to be associated with any employee)
Pairing Your Android Device With Your JobClock
The images below were captured on a Samsung Galaxy S9+. The steps may differ depending on the manufacturer of your Android device, but the idea is consistent across Android.
- On your JobClock/EX, activate the Bluetooth by holding your keytab to the touchplate as if you were clocking in, but continue to hold it for 5-10 seconds.
- You may hear a beep as if you are clocking in, DO NOT move your keytab.
- When you see a blue light and an audio tone, the Bluetooth has been activated. You can now pull your keytab away.
- The Bluetooth will be active for about 1 minute, then turn off automatically. As long as the blue light is on, Bluetooth is active.
- Go to the Bluetooth settings of your device.
- Scan for nearby Bluetooth devices. Your JobClock hardware will appear in your available Bluetooth devices list by its Serial Number or MAC address. Tap it to pair with it.
- If prompted for a pairing PIN, enter 5811.
- When it has successfully paired it will appear under the "Paired Devices" section and you are ready to collect off your JobClock hardware with ExakTime Mobile JobClock Reader.
Collecting from your JobClock
- Open ExakTime Mobile.
- Press JobClock Reader from the PIN Entry screen.
- On your JobClock/EX, activate the Bluetooth by holding your keytab to the touchplate as if you were clocking in, but continue to hold it for 5-10 seconds.
- You may hear a beep as if you are clocking in, DO NOT move your keytab.
- When you see a blue light and an audio tone, the Bluetooth has been activated. You can now pull your keytab away.
- The Bluetooth will be active for about 1 minute, then turn off automatically. As long as the blue light is on, Bluetooth is active.
- When ready, press Collect. JobClock Reader will begin to search for any JobClock hardware that has had its Bluetooth enabled.
- When it has successfully connected with a JobClock, it will begin to collect the records.
- You should hear two beeps: The first beep indicates that it has successfully connected and the second beep will indicate that it has successfully collected.
- After ExakTime Mobile has successfully collected from the JobClock, you will be shown how many time records were collecting from the JobClock and the battery level.
- If you want to see more information of what was collected, you can press Details. You will see the names of the employees that used the JobClock. If the keytabs are not assigned, you will instead, see the serial number of the keytab.
- If you want to see more information of what was collected, you can press Details. You will see the names of the employees that used the JobClock. If the keytabs are not assigned, you will instead, see the serial number of the keytab.
- Press back to return to the previous screen.
- At the bottom of the screen, it will indicate how many unsent collections you have on your device.
- Press Sync to send the JobClock records to your ExakTime Connect account.
Updating Date & Time of JobClock
If the date/time of the JobClock is not consistent with the date/time of the collection device, JobClock Reader will prompt the collector if they want to update the date/time of the JobClock to match with the collector device or keep the date/time of the JobClock. We generally advise that the collector use the date/time of the collector device as it is the most accurate date/time available and to ensure that the JobClock has the correct date/time.
Emergency Recollect
After your records have been collected, they are marked as "Collected" on the JobClock so you don't recollect them in the future. If you do need to recollect previously collected records, you can use the Emergency Recollect function from Android versions of ExakTime Mobile & JobClock Reader. iOS does not currently offer Emergency Recollect functionality.
Refer to the following article on how to emergency recollect with ExakTime Mobile & JobClock Reader.