Every desk that has been used will at some point need cleaning. In most cases, it's preferable to clean the desk after each individual use, which is exactly what the 'Hygienic desk mode' does.

Any time a desk is marked for cleaning, the Connect or the Interact will emit a purple glow. This will be visible on the Glow and the Mapviewer as well. There are specific permissions that can be set in the user role and only people that are in charge of cleaning the desk will be able to indicate when a desk becomes available again.

Prerequisite(s)

Note that the Gateway needs at least version 5.1 in order for the Hygienic Desks to function. To update the Gateway(s):

• Go to Settings > Devices
• Click on Gateways
• Select a Gateway to open the details
• Press the Update button
• Select 'As soon as possible' and select version 5.1 or higher
• Press the Save button

Enable the mode

Desks can use the hygienic mode when it's enabled within their profile. There are a few other settings related to sensors that can be configured here as well:

• Log in to the GoBright portal with your manager account, and choose Settings > Work > Profiles.
• Now choose a desk profile and select it to edit it.
• Under the General section, the Hygienic mode can be enabled.

By default, this setting is set to disabled. Enabling it will span other settings underneath where a desk sensor can be used to activate hygienic mode automatically after a certain time: 

or preset a specific time when the hygienic mode should activate:

Hygienic desk permissions

As there are only a handful of people that are allowed to clean the desk, we've added a couple of new permissions within the user role section. To view and edit these permissions follow the steps below:

• Log in to the GoBright portal with your manager account and choose Settings > Users > Roles.
• Now add a new role with the 'Add' button or select an existing role to edit.
• Pick an option from the dropdown menu to select the permissions for the Hygienic desk marc clean under the section Other booking-related permissions.
• Save the changes to change the role permissions.

A desk can be marked as cleaned when a person with cleaning rights checks in on the desk where a GoBright Connect, Interact or NFC sticker is installed, with their personal NFC card or mobile phone with the GoBright app. The user with cleaning rights can also login to the Gobright portal and mark the desk as clean in Settings > Work > Desks and open the specific desk.