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title: What is a QR check-in station and how do you use it?
description: Print or digitally share you QR code with your volunteers. All volunteers have to do is scan the code and check themselves in for the event on their mobile device.
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# What is a QR check-in station and how do you use it?

## Print or digitally share you QR code with your volunteers. All volunteers have to do is scan the code and check themselves in for the event on their mobile device.

### How to check in with a QR code:

*Are your volunteers having trouble checking in via QR code? [Here's how to trouble shoot.](https://support.pointapp.org/knowledge/how-can-i-trouble-shoot?hsLang=en)*

 1. Check to see if the event is using a digital or printed pdf version of the QR code 

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2\. Using your camera on your mobile device, scan the QR code. If you have the POINT app, the QR code will take you to the app to check-in. If you don't have the app, it will take you to the web where you will need to sign into POINT to check in for the event.

### **How QR Code Check-in Works for Volunteers**

The QR code allows the volunteer to **perform the check-in action directly on their mobile device** without needing to touch a shared kiosk.

#### **Scenario 1: Volunteer has the POINT mobile app installed**

1. The volunteer scans the station's QR code.
2. The QR code **automatically redirects** the volunteer to the installed POINT mobile app.
3. The system attempts to execute the check-in.
   
   **Conditions for successful Check-in via the app:**
   
     - The volunteer must be **logged in** to the app using the same account (email) that is linked to their contact record in the organization.
     - The volunteer must be **signed up**  for today's (or the current) shift of the event whose QR code they scanned.
     - If the event requires a **Waiver (release of liability)** and the volunteer has not previously agreed to it, the system will require the Waiver to be accepted during the Check-in process.

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How to check in with a QR code without the POINT app on mobile device:

1. The volunteer scans the station's QR code.
2. The POINT system **opens in the volunteer's mobile browser**.

 

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\**Note: When you scan the QR code, it will show you all the events that you are registered for on that day.* 

 

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