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title: "Time Attendance for Print and Furniture Shops in Kenya | Qyvea"
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description: "Fingerprint time attendance for print and furniture shops in Kenya: shifts, terminal position, ZKBio Time.Net setup and payroll reports."
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Biometrics & Attendance · Industry guide

# Time Attendance System for Printing Presses and Furniture Workshops in Kenya: Setup Guide

Orders have deadlines, and the owner needs to know who stayed late to finish a job.

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Quick answer

A time attendance system for printing presses and furniture workshops is a fingerprint terminal at the staff entrance, ZKBio Time.Net on a PC, and timetables that match how your people really work. Staff scan in and out, and the software calculates late, early and overtime hours for payroll.

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## Key takeaways

- Match the timetable to the real shift pattern.
- Put the terminal where everyone passes.
- Enrol every worker, including casuals.
- Check the first week's report before paying from it.

## Why printing presses and furniture workshops need a time attendance record

Orders have deadlines, and the owner needs to know who stayed late to finish a job.

- Overtime appears at deadline time with no record
- Casual helpers appear on busy days
- Workers claim different start times

A paper register or a verbal "I was here" cannot settle these. A fingerprint terminal records when each person actually arrives and leaves, and the software turns that into a report payroll can use.

## How attendance works at printing presses and furniture workshops

Printing and furniture workshops run daytime hours with overtime before deadlines. A core team works fixed hours, and helpers are brought in when jobs pile up.

## Where to put the terminal

Put the terminal at the main door of the workshop away from dust and glue. Keep it dry and at hand height.

Count how many people arrive at the same time. If a queue forms at shift change, add a second terminal instead of asking staff to wait. See [where to install a ZKTeco K40 Pro](https://qyvea.co.ke/zkteco-k40-pro-where-to-install) and [how many employees one terminal can handle](https://qyvea.co.ke/zkteco-k40-pro-how-many-employees).

## Setting it up in ZKBio Time.Net

This is the order we follow when we set up a system for printing presses and furniture workshops. Each step has its own guide with screenshots.

1. Install the software, then [add the terminal over TCP/IP](https://qyvea.co.ke/zkbio-time-net-add-device-tcp-ip).
2. Create departments or areas that match how you are organised ([departments and areas](https://qyvea.co.ke/zkbio-time-net-departments-and-areas)).
3. Add staff one by one or [import them from Excel](https://qyvea.co.ke/zkbio-time-net-import-employees-excel), then [enrol their fingerprints](https://qyvea.co.ke/zkteco-k40-pro-enroll-fingerprint).
4. Set a standard day, an overtime rule and a separate casual group.
5. Press Calculate and check the first day's report before you trust the numbers ([Calculate attendance](https://qyvea.co.ke/zkbio-time-net-calculate-attendance)).

## Reports you will actually use

Use monthly hours to pay helpers and the overtime report to check deadline weeks.

They all come from the standard reports: [daily report](https://qyvea.co.ke/zkbio-time-net-daily-attendance-report), [late and early report](https://qyvea.co.ke/zkbio-time-net-late-early-report), and [export to Excel](https://qyvea.co.ke/zkbio-time-net-export-report-to-excel) for payroll.

## Supply and installation by Qyvea

Qyvea Limited supplies ZKTeco attendance terminals, installs them, configures the software, enrols your staff and trains whoever runs payroll. We work in Nairobi and deliver countrywide. See [ZKTeco K40 price in Kenya](https://qyvea.co.ke/zkteco-k40-price-in-kenya) or [message us on WhatsApp](https://wa.me/254113301244) for a quote.

## A typical scenario

A printing press paid overtime on a handwritten list. Staff began adding hours on rush weeks. Fingerprint records brought the list back in line with real work.

*Illustrative example based on common cases, not a named customer.*

## Common mistakes

- Setting the terminal near dust or adhesive.
- Not enrolling helpers who only come on rush days.
- Mixing the Saturday half-day into a normal timetable.

## Quick checklist

1. Count staff and entrances before you buy.
2. Write the working hours down as timetables.
3. Enrol everyone, including casual and part-time staff.
4. Run a one-week trial and compare it with your old register.
5. Name one person who owns the reports.

## Frequently asked questions

Do we need a server?

No. A normal Windows PC is enough for a small workshop.

What if a worker forgets to punch?

Use a manual punch entry and note the reason. See the missed check-in guide.

This guide is part of our [ZKTeco K40 and ZKBio Time.Net series](https://qyvea.co.ke/zkteco-k40-zkbio-time-net-guides-kenya). For the full start-to-finish walkthrough with screenshots, read [How to Configure a ZKTeco K40 Pro with ZKBio Time.Net](https://qyvea.co.ke/how-to-configure-zkteco-k40-pro-zkbio-time-net).

ZKTeco and ZKBio are trademarks of ZKTeco Inc. Menu names on the K40 Pro and in the software vary slightly by firmware and software version; where yours differ, look for the nearest match. Qyvea is a ZKTeco reseller and installer in Kenya.

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