Let me explain what active devices in UPSC attendance dashboard means..
There are two kinds of Biometric Attendance System . one is tablet based and other is desktop based. The fingerprint device or IRIS device is attached to either tablet or desktop.
The active devices does not represent how many computers on in the Department. It represents how many BAS devices are on.BAS system is not having any connection with computers being on or off.
@NadigVinayAttendance is completely based on biometric only. Each employee will be provided with a 6 digit code which he needs to enter before giving his biometrics. Then only it will count as marked and will appear on dashboard.
One facility for employees is that they can mark their attendance from any other building where BAS is installed using their Id