---
title: "Sign in a tablet with a name and password"
description: "Add a sign-in name and password to your account, then sign a wall tablet in without Home Assistant. Eight wrong passwords pause that name for a while."
canonical: https://glasshome.app/docs/dash/guides/tablet-password-sign-in
section: "Guides"
updated: 2026-10-08
---
# Sign in a tablet with a name and password

A wall tablet that cannot reach Home Assistant can still sign in. Give your account a name and password once, then type them on the tablet.

## Before you start

- A password of at least 8 characters that you will remember.
- The tablet in reach, with its browser open on your dashboard's address.

## Add the name and password

## Step 1: Find your home's card (Computer)

Open **Settings**. The card at the top of the left column carries your home's name.

![Settings with the card named after the home at the top of the left column](/assets/guides/tablet-password-sign-in/01-home-section.webp)

Under **Sign in with a name**, tap **Add**. In **Name**, keep the name you will type on the tablet; it starts with your display name. Pick something short, because you can only add one name. In **Password**, type at least 8 characters.

Tap **Save**. GlassHome says **Sign-in name added**, and the card shows the name with **Use it with your password to sign in**.

> **Tip:** The name is set once. To change it later, remove the sign-in name and add it again from the same card.

## Sign the tablet in

1. On the tablet, open your dashboard's address.
2. On the welcome screen, tap **Name and password**.
3. Type the name and password, then sign in.

If the name or password is wrong, the tablet says **That name or password is not right.** Check the spelling of the name first, then try again.

## After wrong passwords

Eight wrong passwords for one name, within about ten minutes, pause sign-in with that name. The tablet asks you to wait a few minutes. Sign-in with any other name still works, and the name works again once the pause ends.

> **Removing a person:** The name and password stop working when you remove that person from **People & Devices**. Removing them deletes both, so you can add a name again later for someone else.

## You are done when

The tablet is signed in with your name, and it stays signed in until someone signs it out. Want the tablet to have its own rooms and dashboards too? [Set up a kitchen tablet](/docs/dash/guides/kitchen-tablet).