Markers

What a Marker is

A Marker is a three-inch NFC and QR square that opens one of your Experiences when a phone touches it. Here is what is inside one and what happens in the second after a tap.

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Registering a Marker with its PIN

Every Marker arrives with a six-character PIN printed on the back. Entering it once claims the Marker for your account and lets you point it at an Experience.

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Linking and relinking a Marker

Point a Marker at an Experience, and repoint it whenever you like. The printed code on the Marker never changes, only what it opens, and the Marker keeps its full history.

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Where to place a Marker

Heights, surfaces and the three materials that cause trouble. Practical placement guidance for rails, bedside tables, table edges, tank surrounds and outdoor walls.

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Unlinked Markers

What an unlinked Marker shows a visitor, how to disconnect one on purpose, and how to bring it back into service without ever needing the PIN again.

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Scanning a Marker with the iOS app

Hold an iPhone against a Marker in the NearField Builder app to activate it, see what it opens, repoint it or check its stats without typing a code.

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How taps and scans are attributed

NearField sorts every Marker visit into NFC, QR or Direct. Here is exactly how it decides, why an address with no source parameter counts as a tap, and what that means for your numbers.

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Ordering more Markers

How to reorder Markers from inside your account, how many you actually need, what turns up in the box, and why buying hardware does not require a paid plan.

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Naming and organising your Markers

Names, filters, properties and lifetime counts on the Markers page, and the naming convention that stops a fifty-Marker installation becoming unmanageable.

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