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iGuard Fingerprint Reader Biometric Security System

• Fully integrates with our own WebTimeTMS  time and attendance/ project management solutions.
• TCP/IP Protocol Native
• RJ-45 Network Connection
• Access via Internet Browser
• Biometrics, Password (PIN) and/or Smart Card  
• Capacitive Fingerprint Sensor

      Technology Overview  

Capacitive Sensor

iGuard is the 1st Fingerprint Reader Security System that uses the most advanced Solid-state, silicon-based Capacitive Fingerprint Sensor from Veridicom.

The new fingerprint sensor features enhanced imaging capabilities, electrostatic discharge (ESD) performance and improved ruggedness provide superior levels of accuracy and reliability for fingerprint authentication.

When a finger contacts the iGuard sensor surface, the sensor measures the capacitance at each pixel in the 300 x 300 array in the sensor's surface. Differences in capacitance correspond to the ridges, valleys and pores that characterize a unique fingerprint.

The new fingerprint sensor eliminates the limitations of optical scanners, including edge distortion, low-image resolution, scratched platens, misaligned optics and bulky size. It is also unaffected by day to day fingerprint variations such as cuts, swelling & dirt.
 

TCP-IP Protocol

Most of the security systems available in the market today, including both traditional and biometrics, use the traditional serial communications protocol, such as RS-232 & RS-485, to connect the dedicated computers for data communications.

These protocols are over thirty-years old and are notorious for their slow communication speed & reliability problems, and they are not compatible with the modern communication protocol like the TCP/IP, which is the standard protocol used in the Internet.

iGuard uses the TCP/IP as the communication protocol, which enables the device to directly connect to the corporate network via the standard RJ-45 cabling, without any additional hardware or dedicated computer. directly connected iGuard to the corporate network via the standard RJ-45 cabling.
 

Web Server

The built-in Web Server based upon the Linux® platform enables all the computers in the corporate network to directly access the device via the well-known Internet Browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer & Netscape Navigator.

The computers are platform-independent, and different computer platform such as Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows & Unix machines can access the device. No additional software is required.

Administration, Reporting and Access can all be done simultaneously via the built-in web server.
 

Built-In Database Server

The built-in Database Server allows authenticated computers on the network to query the information of the device, and can easily retrieve the various reports via the Internet Browser, such as the transaction logs, attendance reports, time sheets, and more.

All the information is real-time information, instead of week-old or day-old data. In contrast, other systems must use dedicated computers running special proprietary software to retrieve the information, and usually dedicated HR persons are required to perform the functions.
 

Optional Mifare® Smart Card Function

Each iGuard can optionally equipped with the renowned Philips Mifare Contact-less Smart Card Reader. (MIFARE ® is an interface platform for contact-less smart cards and readers according to the ISO 14443-A Standard). With this option, users can both use the conventional fingerprint biometrics, PIN and/or the smart card for user authentication.

Having a secondary statement of user identity such as a smart card or PIN dramatically improves the security of your system.  The smart card can also function as an employee badge for a visible level of security within your facility.

Each user will have his / her own smart card, which stores the user information including the name, company & branch code, and the fingerprint information.