---
title: "Set up a kitchen tablet"
description: "Give a wall or kitchen tablet its own name, rooms and dashboards, then pair it with a six-digit code. Nobody's account stays signed in on the wall."
canonical: https://glasshome.app/docs/dash/guides/kitchen-tablet
section: "Guides"
updated: 2026-10-08
---
# Set up a kitchen tablet

A shared screen gets a profile of its own, with its own rooms and dashboards. You set it up on your computer first, then the tablet joins with a code.

## Before you start

- You are an admin (owners are admins too).
- You have the tablet in reach, with a browser open.
- About five minutes. Two devices: your computer (or phone) and the tablet.
- The pictures come from the newest version of GlassHome, so yours may look a little different.

## Step 1: Open Settings (Computer)

On your own dashboard, tap the gear at the end of the dock.

![A GlassHome home dashboard with the Settings gear highlighted in the dock at the bottom](/assets/guides/kitchen-tablet/01-open-settings.webp)

## Step 2: Tap Connect device (Computer)

In **People & Devices**, find the Devices list and tap **Connect device**.

![The People and Devices lists in Settings, with the Connect device button highlighted above the Devices list](/assets/guides/kitchen-tablet/02-people-and-devices.webp)

## Step 3: Choose Shared device (Computer)

GlassHome asks who the device is for. Pick **Shared device**: the tablet gets a profile of its own.

![A dialog asking Who is this device for, with the options Me, Someone else and Shared device; Shared device is highlighted](/assets/guides/kitchen-tablet/03-who-is-it-for.webp)

## Step 4: Name it and pick its dashboards (Computer)

At the top, type a name you will recognise later, like "Kitchen tablet". Then choose which dashboards it shows; everything starts switched off.

![The Kitchen tablet setup step with a Dashboards list; Home is set to View, the others to Off](/assets/guides/kitchen-tablet/04-name-and-dashboards.webp)

## Step 5: Pick its rooms (Computer)

Scroll to **Rooms** and pick the rooms it may see, then decide under **Control** whether it can switch things or only show them. Tap **Next**.

![The Rooms section of the tablet's setup, with Whole home off and Kitchen chosen in the room picker](/assets/guides/kitchen-tablet/05-rooms.webp)

## Step 6: Switch to Enter code (Computer)

You land on **Now connect it**. Tap **Enter code**. If the tablet has a camera, it can scan the QR code instead and skip the typing.

![The Now connect it step showing a QR code, with the Enter code tab highlighted](/assets/guides/kitchen-tablet/06-now-connect-it.webp)

## Step 7: Get the code on the tablet (Tablet)

On the tablet, open your dashboard's address and tap **Code from a phone** on the welcome screen. It shows a six-digit code and waits. Leave it be.

![The tablet showing Add this device with a six-digit code, 472-863, and Waiting for approval underneath](/assets/guides/kitchen-tablet/07-tablet-shows-code.webp)

## Step 8: Type the code (Computer)

Back on your computer, type the six digits from the tablet. It connects as soon as the last one goes in.

![The Enter code keypad on the computer with the six digits 472-863 filled in](/assets/guides/kitchen-tablet/08-type-the-code.webp)

## Step 9: See it connect (Computer)

The dialog says **Kitchen tablet connected** and sums up what it can do. Tap **Close**.

![A dialog titled Kitchen tablet connected, showing View only and Kitchen only, with a Paired badge next to the tablet's name](/assets/guides/kitchen-tablet/09-connected.webp)

## Step 10: The tablet shows its dashboard (Tablet)

The tablet opens on its dashboard, with only the rooms and controls you picked. Nobody is signed in on the wall, and it stays that way.

![The tablet now showing a GlassHome dashboard with a clock, music, weather and room widgets](/assets/guides/kitchen-tablet/10-tablet-dashboard.webp)

## You are done when

The tablet shows its dashboard, and **Kitchen tablet** sits in your Devices list marked as paired. Changed your mind about its rooms or theme? Open its row in People & Devices; its start dashboard and theme update the next time the tablet reloads. For every setting, see [People & access](/docs/dash/people-and-access#shared-screens-and-devices).