{"id":19756,"date":"2026-01-31T18:44:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/?p=19756"},"modified":"2026-02-03T12:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T06:37:29","slug":"how-can-i-map-new-staff-members-to-a-biometric-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/how-can-i-map-new-staff-members-to-a-biometric-device\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I map new staff members to a biometric device?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Staff who need to mark attendance using a biometric device can be mapped through the <strong>Map User Groups<\/strong> settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Steps to map staff to a biometric device<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Settings &gt; Staff &gt; Attendance &gt; Map User Groups<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate the required <strong>biometric device<\/strong> and click the <strong>button<\/strong> on the right side of it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Switch to the <strong>STAFF<\/strong> tab at the top.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>Departments<\/strong> whose staff should be linked to the biometric device.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong> to apply the mapping.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verify staff sync status<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go back to the <strong>Map User Groups<\/strong> page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the same <strong>biometric device<\/strong> to view staff sync statuses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>View All<\/strong> to see the list of staff synced to the device.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If a staff member shows <strong>Pending<\/strong>, it means the data has not yet synced to the device.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure the biometric device is <strong>properly configured, connected to the internet, and online<\/strong> for successful synchronization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Guide<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can refer to the detailed guides below for step-by-step setup:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/how-to-get-started-with-biometric-attendance-in-nextos\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/how-to-get-started-with-biometric-attendance-in-nextos\/\"><strong>How to get started with Biometric attendance in NextOS?<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/how-can-i-integrate-biometric-devices-for-my-school\/\"><strong>How can I integrate biometric devices for my school?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff who need to mark attendance using a biometric device can be mapped through the Map User Groups settings. Steps to map staff to a biometric device Verify staff sync status Tip: Additional Guide You can refer to the detailed guides below for step-by-step setup:How to get started with Biometric attendance in NextOS?How can I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/how-can-i-map-new-staff-members-to-a-biometric-device\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How can I map new staff members to a biometric device?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[127],"tags":[128],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-19756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biometric-devices","tag-biometric-device"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19756"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19922,"href":"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19756\/revisions\/19922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19756"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpcenter.nexterp.in\/helpcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=19756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}