Creating & Managing Areas

Creating & Managing Areas

An Area is a physical location — a branch, floor, or site — and it's the link between a device and the employees who punch on it. Go to Devices → Areas (or Employees → Areas, same list) to manage them.

Creating an Area

1. Click Add Area
2. Give it a clear name (e.g. "Main Office", "Warehouse 2")
3. Optionally set a Code and Description
4. Click Save

Why Areas Matter

• A device must belong to a real Area to sync any data — attendance, photos, and remote commands.
• An employee must be assigned to at least one Area to punch on that area's devices.
• Reports and filters (Department/Position/Area) use Areas to narrow down results.

The "Unassigned" Area — do not use it

Every company automatically gets one system-managed Unassigned area. It exists only as a safe holding pen — a device left there will never sync any data (no attendance, no photos, no commands reach it). It cannot be renamed or deleted. If you're a company or partner user, the device registration form won't let you pick it — create a real Area first.

Editing or Deleting

Click the pencil icon to rename an Area, or the trash icon to delete one (only allowed if no devices or employees are currently assigned to it).