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Pair a tablet to a salon mirror

The problem

You have a tablet on the mirror and a NexStyle account, but the tablet does not know which salon, branch or chair it belongs to.

Signing in with the owner's password on a shared tablet is slow, and nobody wants that password sitting on the salon floor.

How NexStyle handles it

Each tablet belongs to one station. You create the station in the admin, and NexStyle gives you a 6-digit pairing code for it. The tablet swaps that code for its own station key, so no owner password is ever typed on it. The code expires, and asking for a new code cancels the old one.

Step by step

Before you start:

  • An Android tablet. The NexStyle POS app is on Google Play.
  • Every stylist in Staff has a 6-digit PIN. The tablet will not load its settings while any staff member has no PIN.

  1. Step 1: Add a station

    In the admin, open Stations and select Add station. Give it a name your team will recognise, for example "Mirror 1", and choose its branch.

  2. Step 2: Choose the station mode

    Pick Takes sales for a mirror where stylists ring up services. The first station in a branch must take sales. Media only and Kiosk come after.

    Then answer How many stylists use this mirror? with One stylist or Two stylists side by side, and name the chairs for two.

  3. Step 3: Create the station

    Read the billing notice and create the station. NexStyle is priced per active station, so this one now counts towards your bill.

  4. Step 4: Get the pairing code

    The pairing code opens on its own after you create a station. Later, select Pair tablet on the station. You see a 6-digit code and the time it has left.

  5. Step 5: Install NexStyle POS on the tablet

    On the tablet, search for "NexStyle POS" on Google Play and install it.

  6. Step 6: Enter the code on the tablet

    Open NexStyle POS and choose to enter a pairing code. Type the 6 digits on the keypad and confirm.

  7. Step 7: Check the mirror screen

    The tablet opens the mirror screen for that station. Video or the NexStyle logo fills the screen, with a chair button in each bottom corner, or one in the centre for a single chair.

Code expired or rejected? Select Pair tablet on the station again for a new code. The old code stops working.