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How to Enable Browser Authorization

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Brian Zurawski
22 Oct, 2026 - Updated 2 hours ago
Feature Manager

How to Enable Browser Authorization

Restrict which devices and locations employees can use to clock in or out.

Browser Authorization is a free feature that prevents unauthorized devices from clocking employees in or out. You can restrict clocking to specific computers, IP addresses, or a single trusted employee.

What You Can Restrict

Employee to their computer
Any employee to a specific computer
Employee to a specific IP address
Any employee at a specific IP address
Whitelist a specific employee to use any device at any location

Common Uses

Dedicate one specific computer as the "Time Clock"
Allow all employees within a specific building to clock in or out
Allow a specific employee to clock in or out from anywhere
Prevent employees from using a home computer or cell phone to clock in or out

Step 1 Turn On Browser Authorization

Go to the Feature Manager. Under Clocking Options, turn on the toggle for Browser Authorization.

Browser Authorization in Feature Manager Clocking Options with its toggle

Step 2 Open Browser Authorization

Click Settings to open the Browser Authorization page, where you manage the web browsers allowed to use GO Clock and the Browser Based Time Clock kiosk. All new users will need to request authorization if their web browser or location hasn't already been approved.

Settings button on the Browser Authorization card in Feature Manager

Step 3 Approve or Deny Pending Requests

New requests appear on the Pending tab. Each request shows the clock it came from, the requesting user, the date and time, the public IP address, and the location if one is available. Click Deny, or click Approve and choose one of these options:

  • Allow that employee from that web browser
  • Allow any user from that web browser
  • Allow that employee from that IP
  • Allow any user from that IP
  • Allow that employee from any web browser or IP
  • Help Me Decide

Note: A web browser is the browser used to open GO Clock or the kiosk. The IP is the public IP address of that location. Location data may be approximate on devices without GPS, such as an office or home computer.

Pending tab with the Approve menu showing the allow options

Step 4 Review Approved and Denied Requests

Approved requests move to the Approved tab. To remove access, click Revoke. Denied requests appear on the Denied tab.

Approved tab with the Revoke button

Learning Mode

Turn on Learning Mode under Global Settings on the Browser Authorization page. Learning Mode records where employees are clocking in or out from without preventing them from clocking in or out. Once disabled, all recent web browsers used to clock in and out appear on the Pending tab for approval, and employees will no longer be able to clock in or out until they're approved.

Master Reset

To start over, click Reset All Authorizations under Master Reset, then click Yes, Reset Everything to confirm.

Master Reset with the Reset All Authorizations button

Warning: A reset is permanent. It removes all pending requests and all approved and denied web browsers, and every web browser must request authorization again the next time it connects.

Global Authorization Reset confirmation window

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