The article below describes the different methods to login and logout of Shopfront between transactions within the sell screen or when a user chooses to logout manually.

Please note that Shopfront will request the user to enter both their Username and Password to gain access after a long period of inactivity.

Login Settings

Sign In Type

You are able to choose between two Sign in type options for logging into Shopfront, these options you can select are Type username and Select user.

Type Username

The Type Username option will display a text box on the sign-in screen that requires you to type in your username.

Select User

The Select User option presents a list of all usernames and user images on the sign-in screen for you to select from.

For both options, you can choose to require a password or login without a password.

To view or modify your Sign in type follow the steps below.

Open the Menu
Select Setup
Select General
Select Company
Navigate to Login After Sale
Choose your preferred Sign in type
Select Save

Additional Login Settings

Shopfront also offers additional security options for your login to ensure that you have a greater degree of control over your security. The available settings are listed below.

Name	Description
Mask username	When Type username is selected, the entered text will be masked with asterisks, similar to password entry.
Require password	Requires a password to be entered every time that a user attempts to log in.
Require password on first login of the day for each user	Requires users to enter their password when signing in to a new device for the first time each day. Note: This setting is only visible if Require password is disabled

Logout Settings

Automatically Log Out After Every Sale

Logging out between each sale allows staff using a single register within the same shift to have their sale assigned to their username and have their user role applied when logged in.

To logout the user between each sale, follow the steps below;

Open the Menu
Select Setup
Select General
Select Registers and choose the register
Toggle to activate Login After Sale
Select Save Settings
Press Save

Manually Log Out Only

It may speed up the process between sales to stay logged in unless you choose to log out manually. This option is used when a store has only one staff member per shift on a register.

To stay logged in between each sale, follow the below steps.

Open the Menu
Select Setup
Select General
Select Registers and choose the register
Toggle to deactivate Login After Sale
Select Save Settings
Press Save

Auto Logout Time

This feature enables an automatic logout when the application is left idle (inactive) for a nominated period of time. Shopfront counts inactivity from the time of the last activity, including mouse clicks and keyboard presses.

Open the Menu
Select Setup
Select General
Select Company
Navigate to the Login After Sale Section and
Enter the amount of time in seconds under Auto logout time.
Save

Auto Logout During a Sale

If enabled the application will automatically logout even when a sale is present on the sell screen.