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

# Salon Mode

> Set up a shared front-desk computer or iPad that each teammate unlocks with their own PIN.

Salon Mode keeps a shared front-desk device signed in to your salon without
leaving one person's account open. Each teammate unlocks the device with a
four-digit PIN and sees only the calendar, clients, payments, and settings
their role allows.

Salon Mode works in Sable on the web and in the Sable app for iPhone and iPad.

## Set up a shared device

An owner or manager sets up each device:

1. Sign in to Sable on the computer or iPad you want to share.
2. Open **Settings** → **Salon Mode**.
3. Select **Activate Salon Mode**.
4. Give it a name you will recognize, such as **Front desk** or **Color bar**.
5. Enter the verification code sent to your phone.

Sable signs out your personal session and opens the salon's lock screen. The
device stays connected to this salon until an owner or manager removes it.

## Give each teammate a PIN

Every teammate chooses their own four-digit PIN. Sable prompts a teammate to
set one after sign-in when the salon uses Salon Mode. They can also open
**Account settings** → **Security** and use the **Salon Mode PIN** card.

PINs are unique within your salon. They identify the person unlocking the
device, so teammates should not share them.

Owners and managers can see **set** or **no pin** beside each person on the
**Team** roster. **Reset pin** clears a teammate's PIN when they forget it or
when it may no longer be private. The teammate chooses a new one before using
Salon Mode again.

## Unlock and switch teammates

Enter your four digits on the lock screen. Sable opens with your role and your
own access. A stylist sees their work. Front desk sees the salon operations
their role permits. Booth renter privacy stays in place.

Select the lock button in the top bar or **Lock Salon Mode** from the account
menu when you finish. The next teammate enters their own PIN. Sable also locks
after the idle time selected in **Settings** → **Salon Mode**.

An active card-reader payment or checkout is kept safe before the device
locks. Sable gives the protected step time to finish or cancel, up to five
minutes.

## Set or reset your PIN at the device

On the lock screen, select **Set or reset your PIN**:

1. Enter the phone number on your Sable account.
2. Enter the verification code sent to that number.
3. Choose and confirm a new four-digit PIN.

The device unlocks as you when the new PIN is saved. If the phone number is
not an active member of this salon, Sable does not send a code.

## Manage devices

**Settings** → **Salon Mode** lists every enrolled device, its current state,
and recent activity. Owners and managers can rename a device, restore one that
was suspended after repeated failed PIN attempts, or revoke one that should no
longer open the salon.

To make changes to your personal identity or enroll another shared device,
sign in on your own phone or computer. Those actions are not offered from a
Salon Mode session.

## Deactivate Salon Mode

On the shared device, an owner or manager opens **Settings** → **Salon Mode**,
selects **Deactivate Salon Mode**, and enters the verification code sent to their
phone. They can also revoke the device from Salon Mode settings on their own
computer. The shared device returns to Sable's normal sign-in screen and no
longer has access to the salon lock screen.

## Keep an iPad at the counter

On a shared iPad, use Apple's Guided Access after opening Sable. Guided Access
keeps the iPad in Sable and can prevent clients or visitors from switching to
another app. Salon Mode controls who can enter Sable; Guided Access controls
where the iPad can go.

## Related

* [Roles and permissions](/guides/team/roles-and-permissions)
* [Card readers](/guides/payments/card-readers)
* [Intake forms](/guides/clients/intake-forms)

**Still stuck?** Visit the [Help Center](/help) to submit a support ticket.