General Options settings in the ParcelPoint Self-Service Sending Kiosk
Products affected: ParcelPoint™ Self-Service Sending Kiosk
An administrator can edit the General Options settings to customize the kiosk behavior, like enabling or disabling the kiosk or setting its working hours.
- Enabling or disabling the kiosk
- Setting the working hours of the kiosk
- Setting Return to Home on inactivity
- Enabling or disabling the photo option
- Enabling or disabling the signature option
Enabling or disabling the kiosk
Enable the kiosk to make it ready for user transactions.
- Select Settings > General Options.
- If necessary, select your location.
- If necessary, select the desired kiosk.
- Select the Kiosk Availability tab.
- Under Enable Kiosk, set the toggle to ON to enable the kiosk.
- To disable the kiosk, set the toggle to OFF.
- Select Save Settings.
Setting the working hours of the kiosk
You can set the kiosk to be available to users twenty four hours a day, seven days a week or for specific days and hours.
- Select Settings > General Options.
- If necessary, select your location.
- If necessary, select the desired kiosk.
- Select the Kiosk Availability tab.
- Under Working Hours, select either:
- The Working everyday 24/7 button or
- The Set custom working custom hours button.
- If you selected the Set custom working custom hours option, set the days and times you want the kiosk to be available.
- Select Save Settings.
Setting Return to Home on inactivity
You can set the time the kiosk takes to return to the Home screen after inactivity.
- Select Settings > General Options.
- If necessary, select your location.
- If necessary, select the desired kiosk.
- Select the Functionality Settings tab.
- Under Return to Home on Inactivity, set the time in minutes that you want the kiosk to return to the Home screen after use.
- Select Save Settings.
Enabling or disabling the photo option
Enable this option if you want the kiosk to take a photo of users when they print shipping labels or stamps.
- Select Settings > General Options.
- If necessary, select your location.
- If necessary, select the desired kiosk.
- Select the Functionality Settings tab.
- Set the Capture User Photo toggle to ON to take a photo of the person using the kiosk.
- To disable the photo option, set the toggle to OFF.
- Select Save Settings.
Enabling or disabling the signature option
Enable this option if you want a user to add their signature when they print shipping labels or stamps.
- Select Settings > General Options.
- If necessary, select your location.
- If necessary, select the desired kiosk.
- Select the Functionality Settings tab.
- Set the Capture User Signature toggle to ON to collect a digital signature of the person using the kiosk.
- To disable the signature option, set the toggle to OFF.
- Select Save Settings.
The features and options you see may vary depending upon your role and subscription. If you have any questions regarding your permissions, please contact your administrator.
UPDATED: April 16, 2026