Bring clarity to hybrid work
with IP Location

Understand how time is split between office and remote work, and manage hybrid teams with accurate, automatic location insights.

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TL;DR: DeskTime IP Location automatically classifies work as office or remote by comparing a user’s IP address with the office IP set by a company admin. It helps hybrid teams see where work happens, verify planned vs. actual work locations, and gain clearer workplace visibility without GPS tracking.

How does IP Location work?

Here’s how you can set up IP-based work location detection and start seeing office vs. remote data automatically.

Step 1 to start using DeskTime: Sign up and download the desktop app
Where do you add your office IP?
Go to Settings → Account and scroll down to the IP Location section to access the setup area.
Step 2 to start using DeskTime: Add your employee details and create teams
What do you need to enter?
Enter your office IP address or IP range to clearly define which network counts as on-site work.
Step 3 to start using DeskTime: Start tracking time and see productivity insights
How is work location classified?
After saving, work from the specified IP is marked as office work, while activity from other IP addresses is classified as remote.

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Combine IP Location with DeskTime’s Work Schedules

Combine planned schedules with automatic location insights to get a clearer picture of how your team actually works.

Employees set their planned work location

Using DeskTime Work Schedules, employees or managers can indicate whether a shift is planned as office or remote work.

IP Location verifies where work happens

IP Location automatically detects the network employees are working from and classifies their activity as office or remote.

Compare plans with reality

See whether planned work locations match actual work patterns and gain clearer insight into how hybrid schedules play out in practice.

What IP Location reveals about your team

Get instant visibility into where work happens and build a clearer picture of your team’s workplace habits.

Office vs. remote overview

See who is working from the office and who is remote in real time. Get a clear snapshot of your team’s current work location without manual check-ins.

On-site and remote trends

Track how often employees work from each location over time. Identify fully remote, fully office-based, and hybrid work patterns across teams.

Team-level location distribution

Compare how different departments or roles split their time between office and remote work. Gain a structured overview of how work location varies across your organization.

Why does work location visibility matter for your business?

Forget endless manual check-ins. Work location visibility allows you to make smarter workplace decisions with accurate, automatic location data.

Support your hybrid policy

Ensure office and remote work expectations are followed using objective, IP-based data.

Reduce manual tracking

Eliminate the need for status updates or spreadsheets to track where employees are working from.

Plan your office smarter

Understand on-site patterns to better manage office space, resources, and team coordination.

Improve team coordination

Understand when teams overlap in the office and make it easier to plan meetings, collaborative tasks, and in-person workdays.

Increase transparency

Build trust and accountability with clear, data-based visibility into work locations across your organization.

Make informed decisions

No more guessing in the dark. Use clear location insights to inform policies and support teams, grounded in real workplace patterns.

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FAQ

No. IP Location does not track precise geographic coordinates or monitor employee movements. It simply compares the user’s current IP address with the office IP address or range defined by the company. If the IP matches, the work session is classified as office work. If it does not match, it is marked as remote. It’s a simple classification system, not GPS tracking.

It’s important to note that tracking begins once the office IP is added, so work location data will be tracked from that point forward, and earlier activity won't be available.
Only the Company Owner and Company Administrator can configure IP Location settings. They can go to Settings → Account and add the office IP address or IP range. Once saved, the classification works automatically for all employees. Other roles can see their work location status, but they cannot modify the IP settings.
You can add multiple office IP addresses or IP ranges to cover different office locations. Any work tracked from the listed IPs will be classified as office work. This allows companies with several branches or shared workspaces to maintain accurate work location tracking across all sites without additional manual input.
IP Location classifies work based on the IP address being used during the session. If your company uses a VPN that routes traffic through the office network, remote employees connected to that VPN may appear as working from the office.

If you want remote work to be classified correctly, consider configuring your VPN to use a different IP address than your office network. This helps ensure work locations are identified more accurately.
IP Location is ideal for hybrid teams. It automatically classifies each work session based on the network being used. When employees work from the office network, their time is marked as office work. When they work from home or another network, it is marked as remote. No extra action is required from the employee.
IP Location is available on Premium and Enterprise plans. It allows companies to gain clearer visibility into office and remote work distribution without manual tracking. If you’re on a lower-tier plan, upgrading gives you access to automatic IP-based work location classification and improved workplace transparency.
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