Teebly Bay Tools

Overview

Teebly Bay Tools is a native bay automation system for simulator facilities. It runs on the same Windows PC as your simulator software and controls access based on booking activity.

At a glance

Automated access

Automatically lock bays when idle and unlock them when bookings start.

Manual override

Manually lock or unlock any bay from the Teebly dashboard.

Bay messaging

Send messages to active bays for support, reminders and announcements.

Extension prompts

Automatically encourage golfers to extend their booking, if available.

Bay Tools is designed to:

Lock bays when they're not in use
Unlock bays when bookings start
Limit software access to active bookings
Allow staff to manually lock or unlock a bay from the dashboard
Send messages to guests while a bay is in use
Automatically start in the background on PC startup
Simplify bay automation setup
Encourage golfers to extend bookings
Reduce the need for smart plugs and switches

This helps prevent unauthorized use and overstaying while maintaining a smooth guest experience.

How Bay Tools works

Bay Tools follows a simple booking lifecycle:

Booking starts: the bay unlocks automatically.
Prompt to extend: the golfer is encouraged to extend near the end of their booking, if available.
Booking ends: the bay locks and shows a venue-branded lock screen that encourages golfers to rebook to unlock the bay.

For back-to-back bookings, the bay remains unlocked between sessions, allowing golfers to transition without interruption.

If intervention is required, staff can lock or unlock bays manually from the Bay Tools section in the Teebly dashboard.

Requirements

A Windows PC with a stable internet connection
Active Teebly business account with at least one bay created
Teebly staff account with administrator access

Setup

Go to the Teebly dashboard and navigate to Bay Tools -> Add Device.
Follow the instructions to download and install the Bay Tools application on your simulator PC.
When the application opens, you will see a connection code. Enter this code when prompted in the dashboard.
Assign the device to the correct bay and set other preferences as needed.
When the connection is successful, the dashboard will show the device as "Online" and Bay Tools will control access based on bookings for that bay.
Repeat for additional bays as needed.

Validate your setup

After setup, run this quick verification checklist:

Send a manual lock command from the dashboard and confirm the bay locks.
Send a manual unlock command and confirm the bay unlocks.
Send a test message to the bay and confirm it appears on the screen while unlocked.
(Optional) Ensure the auto screen lock feature is enabled to automatically lock and unlock the bay based on booking activity.

Messages will not appear on the bay screen while the bay is locked.