Screens
Put a room on a TRMNL e-ink display, a tablet, a TV or a self-hosted panel, and keep each screen running smoothly.
Attach a TRMNL e-ink screen
Install the Lobby plugin on your TRMNL device and attach it to a room.
Set up a virtual screen on a tablet or TV
Show a room or a board on an iPad, Android tablet, smart TV or any device with a browser.
Lock a virtual screen to your office
Use the viewer allowlist so a virtual screen's link only works from devices you've approved.
Manage your screens
Rename, move, activate, deactivate and sync screens from the Screens page and each screen's own page.
Questions about screens
How often do screens update?
Lobby syncs every room's calendar every 5 minutes. Virtual screens reload about once a minute. A TRMNL screen on TRMNL's own service fetches a new picture every 15 minutes. A self-hosted screen (Pro) checks every 5 minutes by default, and Smart Updates wakes it right when a meeting starts or ends.
Can one room have several screens?
Yes, as many as you like. Give each one a Screen name, such as 'Boardroom Door', so you can tell them apart.
Can I use an iPad or a TV as a screen?
Yes. Create a virtual screen and open it on the device by typing a 6-digit PIN at app.usethelobby.com/tablet, scanning its QR code or opening its link.
Is a virtual screen's link secure?
The link is long and random, but anyone who has it can view the screen, so keep it private. You can regenerate it at any time, and use the Viewer allowlist to limit it to your office.
My tablet shows 'Display locked'. Why?
The Viewer allowlist is enforced and the tablet's internet address isn't on it, often because your office's address changed. Allow it again from the screen's Recently observed list.
The PIN didn't work. What should I do?
PINs expire after 15 minutes, and a new PIN replaces the old one. Generate a new PIN in Lobby and try again.
Which hardware does Lobby support?
TRMNL e-ink displays, Seeed reTerminal E1001 panels as self-hosted screens, and any tablet, TV, laptop or kiosk with a modern browser as a virtual screen.
What happens if the Wi-Fi drops?
An e-ink screen keeps showing its last picture and catches up when it's back online. Self-hosted screens can keep showing correct cached images for up to about 24 hours if Lobby has a problem.
Still stuck?
Open Support at the bottom of the dashboard sidebar and send us a ticket. We reply by email, in the same thread.
Prefer email?
Write to support@usethelobby.com and include your organisation's domain.