Complete Guide to the SecureTag Shopify App

Thank you for choosing SecureTag! We're excited to have you on board.


In this guide


Getting Started

SecureTag Prerequisites

  • A Shopify Store with SecureTag installed
  • NTag-213 NFC tags (amount depending on your store's needs)
  • An NFC-Enabled Android or IOS smartphone to tag your items
  • SecureTag Mobile App

Why do we need these prerequisites?

  • The NFC tags are used to physically tag your items and store information about your orders.
  • A smartphone is used to tag your items through our mobile application.

How to Install SecureTag from the Shopify App Store

Steps:

  1. Login to the Shopify App Store
  2. Navigate to SecureTag's listing or search for SecureTag
  3. On the SecureTag app listing page, click Add app.
  4. In your Shopify admin, authorize the use of the SecureTag by clicking Install app.

Registering for a SecureTag Account

Now that you have installed SecureTag, you would receive a confirmation email with a link to the app’s registration page. To prevent this confirmation email and other email messages from being caught in spam filters, add contact@betteragesolutions.com to your allowlist.

Steps:

  1. Enter your name, company name, and password.
  2. Click the register button to complete the registration process.
Registration

Support for Multiple Stores

  • SecureTag allows you to manage multiple stores with just one account tied to the same email address.
  • If you already have an account with SecureTag, you would receive a store confirmation email with a link to confirm that you are the owner of the store instead.

How to Install the SecureTag Android App APK

Steps:

  1. Click on the Download Android APK button. If need be, grant your browser storage access to install the file.
  2. Once the download is completed, click on open.
  3. If an "Install blocked" message appears, select "SETTINGS".

    Browser
  4. A message about "Unknown sources" will appear. Select "OK" to proceed.
  5. In the settings of your device, enable "Unknown sources" to allow the installation of SecureTag.

    UnknownSource
  6. On the installation screen, select "INSTALL".

    AppInstallation
  7. Once the app installation is complete, select "OPEN" to start using the SecureTag Android app.

    AppOpen

Subscription

Subscribing to a plan

SecureTag offers a plan called SecureTag Starter, which charges $9.99 for merchants processing up to 10 tags per month. If you exceed your plan's limit of 10 tags, there will be a usage charge of $0.50 for every additional tag used per month.

Steps:

  1. On the subscription page, select the SecureTag Starter plan.
  2. In your Shopify admin, approve the recurring charge by SecureTag.
  3. Now that you have an active subscription, you're ready to start tagging!
SubscriptionPlans

View your subscription details

To view the details of your subscription (E.g Billing Date & Usage), click on settings inside the website’s navigation bar and then subscription on the left navigation panel.

Subscription

How do you calculate the amount of tags used every month?

SecureTag calculates the amount of tags used per month by counting the number of items that have been tagged through the SecureTag Mobile App for that particular billing period.


Using SecureTag

View unprocessed orders

To view your unprocessed orders, click on the unprocessed orders button on the Processed Orders page.

View processed orders

To view your processed orders, click on the processed orders button on the Orders page.

View order details

To view the details of an order, click on the details button of an order.

Importing an order

An order may have arrived during the installation process, resulting in its exclusion. Hence, you may import an order through this feature.

Steps:

  1. To import an order, click on the "Missing an order?" link on the Orders page.
  2. On the Import Order page, enter the order's name (E.g #1001) to import the order from Shopify.
ImportOrder

Sending your orders for processing

Steps:

  1. To send your orders for processing, click on the orders tab on the website’s navigation bar.
  2. On the orders page, select the orders you wish to tag before clicking on the send button.
Home

Tagging your items physically

Steps:

  1. To tag your items physically, you would first have to acquire the NTag-213 NFC tag for your store’s use.
  2. Apply the NFC tag onto your item.
  3. Login to your account inside the SecureTag mobile app using your credentials.

    AppLogin
  4. Through the SecureTag mobile app, select which item to tag and hold your device against the NFC Tag to write information to the tag, and the tagging process is complete!

    AppTagging

Viewing an item’s tagging status

To view the tagging status of an item, click on the details button of the order where the item originated from.

Verifying the tags

Hold your device against the NFC Tag to read information from the tag. Depending on your device, you may be prompted to open the verification link or you may be redirected to the verification link in your default browser. As an added security measure, you may download an NFC reader app like NFC Tools for Android and iOS to verify that your tag's serial number tallies with the one shown on our verification page.

Verification

Store Settings

Manage store settings

To manage your store settings, click on the settings tab on the website’s navigation bar.

Changing your store

If you have multiple stores with SecureTag installed, you may switch between the stores under your management.

Steps:

  1. To change your store, click on the stores tab on the left navigation panel.
  2. Click on the login button of the store you wish to switch to.
Stores

Enabling automation features

Steps:

  1. To enable automation features (E.g Sending orders for processing upon arrival), click on the automation tab on the left navigation panel.
  2. Click on the enable automation button.
OrderAutomation

Account

Changing your particulars

Steps:

  1. To edit the information provided to us during the registration process, click on the profile tab on the left navigation panel.
  2. Enter your new name and company name.
  3. When you’re done, click on the save button and your information is updated!
Profile

Changing your password

Steps:

  1. To change your password, click on the password tab on the left navigation panel.
  2. Enter your existing password before entering your new password.
  3. When you’re done, click on the save button and your password is updated!
Password

Enabling Two Factor Authentication

Steps:

  1. To enable two-factor authentication, click on the Two Factor Authentication tab on the left navigation panel.
  2. Click Enable 2FA.
  3. Download a two-factor authenticator app like Authy for Android and iOS or Google Authenticator for Android and iOS.
  4. Scan the QR Code or enter the key provided into your two factor authenticator app.
  5. Once you have scanned the QR code or entered the key above, your two factor authentication app will provide you with a unique verification code. Enter the code in the text field provided.
  6. When you’re done, click on the verify button and two-factor authentication would be enabled for your account.
TwoFactorAuthentication

Disabling Two Factor Authentication

Steps:

  1. To disable two-factor authentication, click on the Two Factor Authentication tab on the left navigation panel.
  2. Click Disable 2FA.
  3. Enter the verification code generated by your two factor authentication app or your recovery code in the text field provided.
  4. When you’re done, click on the Disable 2FA button and two-factor authentication would be disabled for your account.
DisableTwoFactorAuthentication

Retrieving recovery codes

If you've turned on two-factor authentication and a code can't be sent due to delivery issues or a lost device, you'll still be able to complete the process with a recovery code.

Steps:

  1. To retrieve your account's recovery codes, click on the Two Factor Authentication tab on the left navigation panel.
  2. Click Recovery Codes.
RecoveryCodes

Generating new recovery codes

Steps:

  1. To generate new recovery codes, click on the Two Factor Authentication tab on the left navigation panel.
  2. Click Recovery Codes.
  3. Click Generate new codes.
GenerateCodes

Resetting Two Factor Authentication

Steps:

  1. To reset two-factor authentication on your account, click on the reset 2FA button on the 2FA authorization page.
  2. Enter the email address of your SecureTag account, name, company name and the stores you own.
  3. When you’re done, click on the send button and your request to reset two-factor authentication on your account would be sent successfully.
Reset2FA

Resetting your password

Steps:

  1. To reset your password, click on the forgot password button on the login page.
  2. Enter the email address of your SecureTag account.
  3. Click continue.
  4. An email would be sent to your email address, with a link to reset your password.
  5. Enter your new password, preferably a password that you haven't already used with this account.
  6. When you’re done, click on the save button and your password would reset successfully.
ResetPassword

Deleting your SecureTag account

Steps:

  1. To delete your SecureTag account, simply remove SecureTag from your store.
  2. From your Shopify admin, go to Apps.
  3. In the row of SecureTag, click Delete.
  4. In the message that appears, click Delete.
  5. Your account and store information would automatically be deleted once SecureTag is removed from your store.

Frequently Asked Questions

You will be billed through Shopify and your charges will appear directly on your Shopify invoice.

SecureTag supports the NTag-213 NFC tag.

Better Age will not supply merchants with the NFC tags because the tags are commercially available. If you are looking to purchase the NFC tags for your business, you may refer to the purchase link that we have provided in our application guide.

We acknowledge that RFID tags can used for a myriad of reasons. However, as RFID tags require a proprietary reader, and cannot be used to store data for verification purposes, we have opted for NFC tags instead.

Yes, security arrangements are in place by Google to ensure that this mobile app is safe to use. Android users should not download any other versions of this mobile app hosted on unverified sites.

While QR codes cost lesser and provide a greater deal of convenience, they are easily duplicated. Hence for this solution, we have opted for NFC tags, which are immutable and more secure in nature.