An optional offline mode will support event-specific features within Paradox’s Native App, empowering event attendees to seamlessly execute essential tasks through Paradox’s technology without relying on wifi. It is important to note that an event can only go offline when its data is downloaded to a device before the event takes place.

Important considerations for Offline Mode to work

• Host permissions are currently only possible on an iOS device. Host permissions are not available on Android devices.
• Both iOS and Android devices can be used as non-host devices during an event and connected to a host’s offline session.
• There can only be one host conducting an offline session during the event at a time.
• During the host’s offline Session, the host must keep their device open. The host’s device cannot enter sleep mode, and the native application cannot be closed.
  • If the device enters sleep mode or the native application is closed, the offline session for all connected non-host devices will be terminated.
• There must be more than one device working offline at a time. The host cannot be the only device working offline. The host must be connected to at least one non-host device for the Offline solution to function properly.
• Offline is only available through the Paradox Native Application.
• Offline is not supported on desktop, only through mobile devices (mobile cell phones and tablets).
• Offline is only supported for campus hiring events.

Preparation

Items to bring to a campus event

• Mobile Phone(s) &/or Tablets
  • Ensure that each device has the most up-to-date Paradox Native Application from the App Store download.
  • Device Types Supported and Not Supported
    • Supported:
      • iOS mobile devices (iPhone, iPad) can be used as either the host or non-host device.
      • Android (Mobile Phones, Tablets) devices can be used as a non-host device only.
    • Not Supported:
      • Offline mode is not supported via a Desktop or Laptop computer.
      • Android cannot be the host for an event.
• Local Area Network (LAN) Router
  • A local area network (LAN) is defined as a connected environment spanning a limited area that links computing devices within close proximity of each other by using ethernet and Wi-Fi technology. Most LANs connect to the Internet at a central point: a router.
    
     
  • How do I create the LAN environment while at a hiring event?
    • For convenient continuous mobility, it is recommended that clients use a router with integrated Wi-Fi. Below are the minimum specs required within the router to successfully work offline.
      • TP Link vendor: TP-Link N300, TP-Link AX1800
      • ASUS vendor: ASUS RT-AX1800S Dual Band

Below are device examples that have proven their support capabilities: 

Offline functionality

• How does data between the main CEM, the Host, and the Non-Host Devices transfer between one another?
  
  
  
  
  • The flow chart above illustrates how data is expected to flow between the various devices before, during, and after the hiring event.
• How does the LAN environment work in Paradox’s Offline Mode solution?
  
  
  
  • The router is creating a Local Area Network that is not connected to the internet creating an offline environment for the host and all non-host devices to connect and transfer data between each other. The host and all non-host devices must connect to the Wi-Fi router. 

User access

Host access and identifiers

An Allow for Offline Host permission is available to provide users the ability to download event data packages and be the host for hiring events when offline.

• By default, Company/Account Admins, Full User - Edit Everythings, and Power Users will have full access to this permission.

When a hiring event is created, users with hosting permission will have a host Identifier within the Team section of the hiring event.

The host Identifier is visible to all users within the hiring event on desktop, mobile web, and Native Applications.

Event team member access and device authentication

Only the team members who are added to a hiring event can access the event offline. When a team member is added to a campus hiring event, their user profile is assigned a Secret Key that will be used to authenticate their device used to join a host’s offline session. Each time that a team member is added to an event, they will have a unique Secret Key for that specific event. If the user is added to multiple upcoming hiring events, the Secret Keys for all of their events will be automatically added to their device when they log into the Paradox Native Application.

Authenticate a device

Devices must be authenticated before an event. A user who wants to authenticate their device will need to log into the Paradox Native app from the device they plan to use during the event. If they were listed as an event attendee, then their Secret Key will be tied to that device. If they do not have the required Secret Key tied to the device, they will be denied access to join the host’s offline session.

• Note: Every Secret Key is encrypted for security purposes. 

Relevant documentation

Learn more about this feature and its use here.

Permissions

When users are given full access to the Allow for Offline Host child permission, which lives under the Events parent permission in Roles and Permissions, they will have the ability to download the event data package and be the host for a hiring event when offline.

By default, Company/Account Admins, Full User - Edit Everythings, Power Users, and Franchise Owners will have full access to this permission. All other users can be added as non-hosts.