First-time setup

This article takes you from a delivered, still-packaged BoothIQ kiosk to a working welcome screen on the touchscreen. You won't print anything yet — that's covered in Your first print — but by the end of this article the booth will be powered on and waiting for its first customer.

Who this is for: Operators or installers receiving a BoothIQ kiosk for the first time.

Before you start

• Read Site and venue requirements and confirm your venue is ready.
• Read What's in the box and confirm the shipment is complete.
• Have your activation details handy in case the kiosk asks for them on first boot.
• Pick the spot where the kiosk will live before you uncrate it. The booth is heavy — you don't want to move it twice.

Step 1: Position the kiosk

1. Move the kiosk to its final spot in the venue.
2. Make sure there's a clear area in front of the booth for customers to stand back and pose.
3. Make sure you can reach the printer service door without moving the booth — you'll need to swap photo media periodically.
4. Make sure the power outlet you identified earlier is within reach.

Step 2: Connect power

1. Plug the kiosk's power cable into the booth.
2. Plug the other end into your wall outlet (or, if you're using one, into a UPS first and then the wall).
3. Do not turn the booth on yet if your shipment came with a separate Ethernet cable — connect that first in the next step.

Step 3: (Optional) Connect Ethernet

If you're using a wired network and your shipment included an Ethernet cable:

1. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the kiosk's network port.
2. Plug the other end into your venue's network jack or switch.

If you're going to use Wi-Fi instead, skip this step. You'll connect to Wi-Fi from inside the BoothIQ admin dashboard later.

Step 4: Power on the booth

1. Press the kiosk's power button.
2. Wait. The booth will boot the operating system, then launch BoothIQ automatically.

The very first power-on after delivery takes a little longer than later boots — sometimes a minute or two — because the kiosk is settling in. Subsequent boots are quicker.

Step 5: Watch BoothIQ start

You'll see the screen go through its boot sequence and then BoothIQ takes over. After 30-60 seconds you should see the welcome screen: a looping background video, soft background music, and a glowing START button.

That's BoothIQ running. The booth is now operational from the customer's point of view.

Step 6: Don't leave it like this

Before you put the booth in front of paying customers you still need to:

• Sign in to the admin dashboard with the default password and change it. See First login and password.
• (Optional) Connect the booth to your venue's Wi-Fi from the WiFi tab inside admin.
• Run a real customer session end-to-end to confirm the camera, printer, and (if you have one) payment device are working. See Your first print.
• (Optional) Register the booth in the BoothIQ cloud dashboard for remote monitoring. See Cloud and Fleet › Registering your booth (coming soon).

Verify it worked

You're done with first-time setup when:

• The booth is in its final spot in the venue.
• The power cable is plugged in.
• The kiosk powered on without you needing to plug in a keyboard or mouse.
• BoothIQ launched automatically after boot.
• The welcome screen is showing with the START button.

Common problems

Next steps

• First login and password — Sign in to admin, change the default password, and set up a recovery PIN.