> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.storetalk.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Kiosk & station screens

> Dedicated, always-on touch screens for the kitchen, floor, counter, and customer self-order — set up in one tap from Screens

You can put StoreTalk on a fixed touch screen in your venue **without** the full owner
dashboard and **without** logging in each time. Each screen is locked to one job, stays
signed in across reboots, and is revocable if a device is ever lost.

## The four screens

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Kitchen display" icon="fire-burner">
    The KDS — station tickets with timers and Start / Ready / Served bump buttons. Mount it
    in the kitchen.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Floor / host" icon="chair">
    The floor board — tables, running tabs, and Close tab / Clear table. For the host stand.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Counter (Orders)" icon="table-list">
    The orders board — incoming orders to mark ready / collected. For a takeaway counter.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Customer self-order" icon="tablet-screen-button">
    The storefront in kiosk mode — a guest browses, orders and pays, then it resets for the
    next person. For a lobby or queue-buster tablet.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Setting one up

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Screens">
    In the dashboard, go to the **Screens** tab. Each screen shows a **QR code** and a
    **Copy link** button.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open it on the device">
    On the kitchen / floor / counter touch screen, scan the QR code (or paste the copied
    link). The screen opens straight into that one view.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Leave it running">
    The screen stays signed in — even after a reboot — and shows **only** that station. A
    line cook can't wander into your menu, pricing or reports.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Security

* **Scoped** — a kitchen screen can only reach the kitchen display, a floor screen only the
  floor board, and so on. Nothing else is reachable from a station screen.
* **Revocable** — if a screen is lost or replaced, tap **Regenerate staff links** in Screens.
  Every issued staff link stops working instantly and you get fresh ones to set up again.
* **Customer kiosk is public** — the self-order link needs no login (it's just your menu). It
  loops: menu → pay by card → a "Thank you" screen with the order number → resets for the
  next guest.

<Note>
  Best practice: open each **staff** link on the actual device it's for, and keep the owner
  dashboard on your own computer. A station screen never carries anything beyond its job.
</Note>