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Is it difficult to fit biometric devices?

Every layman thinks that he can install the machines himself. It takes only a few minutes to realize one's mistake. The task that seemed very easy is actually an elaborate process. And risks of doing it yourself are many.

So I collaborated with our support team to create a helpful post.

Generally, the installation process is simple.  It is generally attached to a side of the gate or at the door. A kit comes with the biometric devices. Some brands won't provide the tools like a screwdriver, a few screws and a driller. In this case, you have to CALL an electrician and pay him to install the machine.  If a three screws- stand does not come with it, you have to buy it from a near by electrical shop.

Wiring and lock system can  be troublesome for a lot of people. It can bother any local electrician whose knowledge of biometric system is insufficient. There are two ports behind the biometric device. Identifying the cables and connecting them correctly is confusing. No guide can really help you install the machine own your own.

Port option includes reader wire, exit cable, GRN, lock cable, and an adaptor.

A 12 volt adaptor is left out of the kit. You have to buy it. It costs between rupees 60 -125.

Installation may be even more confusing and difficult for a local electrician if a single lock system is attached to the machine. Connecting door lock with the biometric is a tricky job for amateurs.The single biometric machine only lets you in the room. 

What about coming out after entrance?How do you do it?

There are two ways to do it: one is installing two biometric machines on the both sides of the door.But installation of two machines can cost you more. Most users opt for a biometric machine on the outside and a reader on the backside? This combination is most suitable for the card-based system.

Another option is finger based biometric device which requires two devices, one on the outside called the master device and the other on the inside of the gate is called slave device. These devices send data to the other device which is connected to them with a WAG IN cable.

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1. How long does installing a fingerprint reader take?

Installing a fingerprint reader is very simple and shouldn't take any longer than a normal door lock.

2. How long does it take to set up the software for biometric locks?

Setting up the unit using the bundled software should be very easy. You just need to run the

software with the scanner connected and then start adding units. Many units have network

connections which means you don't need to move and plug the machine into your computer every

time.

3. Do biometric locks require certain voltages?

Every fingerprint lock is different and so you must make sure you are providing the correct power to

the unit.

Most of these either use batteries or are powered off the mains voltage. This makes connecting the

power very easy.

4. Can grease prevent correct readings on biometric locks?

If you have grease or any dirt on your hands then this can prevent the fingerprint being read

properly by the fingerprint reader. In this case you will need to clean your finger and then try again.

5. Do these biometric locks still work when it's cold?

The cold does nothing to affect fingerprints and so the fingerprint reader will work well throughout

the year. You will however have to take gloves off though!

6. How long does it take for a biometric fingerprint door lock to work?

It doesn't take long at all for a fingerprint lock to correctly identify you and open the door. It should

take under a second for the door to unlock which means you don't have to waste time waiting

around.

7. What are the common applications for biometric devices?

Biometric devices are becoming very popular and are found on computers, door locks and clocking

in clocks. There are many more potential uses for these and they will probably find their way into

cash points and shop terminals in the very near future.

8. How much will fingerprint locks cost?

Fingerprint readers are very reasonably priced these days, a high quality unit shouldn't set you back

more than a couple of hundred bucks.

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Secureye Biometric Locks

Gone are the days when physical keys were the only ways of opening the door. Now it is the time of intelligent locks. Nothing troubles more than losing your keys and being locked out of your own sweet home.  If you check ten times a day if the keys are in the pocket, you have to read this post. Here is the solution to all your problems related to door locks.

Biometric locks are rage these days because of their intelligent technology and multiple modes of opening.  It is a three in one solution. You can open the door by fingerprint, password and physical keys just in case.

The biometric locks are very simple locks. Three-door-lock-opening-mode is a wonderful feature. In case you forget your pass code, you can open by the spare keys. No big deal. You don't have to stay out because you lost your keys or battery of your door lock died.

All you need to install a biometric lock is a drill machine, a screw driver and a few screws. If it is required, you can drill additional holes and install it in the door.

Secureye S-BE1000  model comes with an emergency power supply of 9 volts. In the lower section of the lock, there is an emergency power supply port through which you slot a battery cable and restart the lock in case 4, 2A battery die.

The batteries are installed in the back side of the door and can't be changed in from outside. That is where this feature comes into play.

The AA batteries, four pieces last no less than 1 year, generally. In case they last sooner, low battery alarm starts beeping. You can always change the batteries and avoid being locked out of your home.

These models are entry level biometric locks. Secureye also has a wide range of high end locks which you can visit on our website.

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Secureye Stand-alone Biometric Machine, S-B35, loaded with multiple biometric features, doesn’t require any installation or additional software. Just connect it with power and it starts operating.S-B35 has an 1.8-inch colored Display Screen. World’s top-quality and rugged 600 DPI optical sensors, with a 360-degree Auto Adapt Technology, Respond to oily, wet or even scratched fingers and that too in less than one second. This technological wonder holds 100000 user-logs’ capacity, 1000 users’ fingerprint capacity and 1000 users’ proximity card capacity.In S-B35 you can directly take the reports in Microsoft Excel through USB Flash Drive and can view them in any computer with Excel software. Also, you can synchronize these MS Excel data with On-time professional software to get detailed reports. Not only that, in S-B35AC, a variant of S-B35, you have the additional facility of access-control to connect the machine with an Electro Magnetic Lock as well. S-B35, offering complete value for your money! With S-B35 in place, you can run your company even with a small workforce. Website-http://www.secur-eye.com

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Issues in biometric Machines and how to fix them

People started using biometric products a lot more than they ever did.  There is still a huge market for the products like that in Asia.  More people use time and attendance machine more issues there will be. Secureye is one of very few companies which provide with the tutorial audio and video education the users about each step.

As we know that most users don't face problems with the hardware. It is the software that troubles the end users.  A lot of brands offer in home tutoring services and many give user manuals of the software and hardware in the regular packaging boxes.

As soon as you insert the DVD and user manuals bundled in the box, the software gets installed automatically on your personal computer. Then there are videos which you can play and learn how to set up the biometric machine.

There are the other issues which people face. For example, when you punch in, the sensors don't produce templates of your thumb impression.

There are a few things you check in this case.

a. Check if you are punching in properly. Not every machine has the feature of auto adaptive technology which allows rotational matching of fingerprints.

b. Check if your fingerprint is enrolled at all.

The company gives you the audio-video tutorial, to refer to for a proper enrolment process.

 Suppose that STF staff is camping in a forest for a few months and want to use time and attendance machine there to motivate the military personnel to come on time. In this case, as we know there is no network, no internet connection in that territory.  A biometric machine can be installed and can function well.

 It can work on battery or on electric current.  Once in a month you can plug a pen drive and upload the general logs.

 The same pen drive, you can plug in the computer with network and the software installed on the monitor will produce the reports.  

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Dealing with Security issues is far easier and safer than people think

Today, when new security threats evolve regularly, it becomes necessary that biometric T&A system shall be developed in order to meet the changing requirements, and therefore, the salient features included in the fingerprint reader system includes easy updates, monitoring of defaults, and also scalability to integrate new users.

Although the algorithms which are used to implement fingerprint recognition are efficient enough to improvise with minor changes in the original fingerprint of the authorized user, but certain physical factors like heavy injuries that may cause damage to the finger is an issue, and such instance have created a concern for the developers of such system. An idea to overcome this situation has been considered by our team, and the proposed software not only provides alternates to such conditions but it also provides a dual security mechanism which is based on dual checks during access. Precisely, multiple scans of a particular fingerprint are stored in the system, and in case, a mismatch occurs with one of the images, the system automatically rematches the finger print with the other images.

In view of the security policy which depends on the nature of business organization, this system provides the user to set various security priorities as per the specific requirements. Logs of successful access and entries of defaults are preserved in the system for monitoring the entire access control system. An important features which is a part of this biometric T&A system is to restrict the number of login attempts, that is to say, after a certain number of unsuccessful login attempts, the systems prohibits the user to make another login attempt. This number can be set by the authorized user, and that apart, login accounts can be created for guest members which lapse after single usage.

A fledgling attempt to deliver security oriented software which satisfies the demands of a vast section of users, this system has been tested in various environments and platforms. Minimal hardware requirement for deploying the system is a low cost fingerprint reader machine which is compatible with the system, and for the sake of making it easy for our clients we do provide certain recommendations for such machines.

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Ontime Attendance Software of Secureye Biometric System

The system once introduced for forensic purposes is deployed in every home and office. Not to mention the intention of the installers. All of them are not consumed by the thoughts of time theft. Some want to create an air of discipline in the workplace. The others want to prevent other frauds and spoofing of ID cards in the world of increasing security threats.

When we sat down with our cell support team to discuss the problems our users face frequently, we found out that pain areas hardly are hardware. It is software where the friction lies.

It is where the users struggle and reach out to us for help and support. So we decided to publish content in hope of easing the tension.

In the screen shot below, you can see the URL of our website from where you can download the software. The software has evolved over the time and changed its name from Time tracker to Ontime employee manager.  When we first launched our software, we named it time tracker because it tracks work hours of the employees, and keeps records of attendance and calculates pay of each employee.

After a few months of its launch date, we realized the potential to improve it from the feedback.

3.1 named after Ontime Attendance is an old version. As you can see in the screen shot below, the latest version is 3.3.6. It came out after accommodating so many useful sessions of evaluation. Before that there were almost ten of them, we had developed. Every time we added a number of useful features to the software. For example, "multiple shifts" was one feature we added to our creation as employees can work more than one shift.

You can download our fully functional 60 day trial version. Once you develop a comfort level with our software and are hands on with it, you can pay Indian rupees 2200-2300 and get lifetime validity.

After a year of cost free support, you can continue on your own. Our support team will cease to support you after that interval.

If the software stops beyond that warrantee date, you have to renew it once again by paying the same amount. Generally, the software endures far longer than one year period.

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Problems with RFID card technology and their solutions

Even after so many privacy issues that press coverage has made its chorus; the potential of this technology has not been seen by the public any less important. The press has centered on highlighting its threats only. No new technology has ever been an exception to this attitude. A technology so effective and subtle is bound to surprise the public and arouse doubts in the hearts of billions.

That is what is the proof of its ability to add value to billions of lives.

Taking into account the optimism technologists and the engineers in our organization and across the technologists’ fraternity, we decided to sit down and brainstorm about the problems of the users.

So what are the problems that pain the users of RFID cards?

A more frequent problem we hear from the users is failure of access control system.

The problems with the integrity of the device can be because of a fault in an integrated circuit (Normally called IC).

IC is a small device which works as processor in any electronic device. As told by our experts, no device can operate without this unit. IC can be burnt in the unfortunate events of over voltage and wrong way round power connection. Due to this mistake diode does not allow the flow of the current. This can damage the controller, which works integration of the other rest of the devices like reader, RFID cards.

Another probable reason of a fault in the access control system is wrong way round cable connections. As shown in the picture below, the reader and the controller are connected with 5-6 cables e.g. Power cable, two data cables and buzzer cable and x cable. Many times, it is just wrongly plugged cables into the ports of the reader and the controller.

When we receive calls from the users, we suggest them to check their cables if they are plugged in the right port options.

In the picture there are two options in the menu of the port: IC card and ID card. Let us brief you about these two devices. IC cards are the devices which have a chip in them, which stores the data in the card. The feature missing in the ID card.

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Various uses of Secureye RFID cards

If you think that RFID cards are used only in time and attendance system, you are wrong. Actually, there is hardly any area of life in which RFID cards have not found their utility.

The first thing you must know is that RFID cards are a small part of which a good RFID solution is made of. Now a lot of people don't have a fair idea of RFID solutions. It is a combination of hardware and software. It is not like a mobile phone in which you can compare features before buying. The mobile phones come in readymade form. There is no room for customization in the mobile phone. You go to a shop; call out a name and the shopkeeper hands to you the item. Purchase of RFID solutions is different.

Generally, the RFID solution can't be conceived without a brief from the buyer. The RFID solutions in which RFID cards are used are highly customizable.

TOLL solution is based on RFID technology. The solution is used for octrai toll collection on plaza, booth on the highway.

The problem is that the vehicles have to stop by to pay money at the booth. This triggers the annoying problem of traffic and delay. RFID cards are used in the system very smartly. The solution allows the vehicles to pass the booths without slowing the movement of the traffic. There is an RFID card given to every driver. During the passage, the reader deducts the tax from the RFID card. Once it is out of balance, you have to recharge it. It works almost like a credit card.

Asset tracking is not a new phenomenon in any industry. If you want to make sure that assets are used in a right way and managed well, the RFID solution is a way to go. How often your machines and equipments are reported missing? A lot of the time. Asset tracking solution helps you gain real time visibility of the machinery and equipment.

So what are the other areas of life in which RFID cards are deployed in tracking the assets?

Livestock tracking is a new application. The farm owners can't sit and keep counting the cattle one by one. The RFID labels are attached to the individual animal. The tag or label keeps transacting information about the animal the whole day. In case the animal changes its behaviour, the tag broadcasts the information in real time.

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Things to consider before buying RFID Cards

So I sat with the technical expert of our company to help the users buy the right RFID cards. So let's begin. What are the considerations that ensure you get a great return on your investment?

It is not just RFID card any company will be ready to sell you. Most of the times, it is the complete solution. The cards are just a small part of the solution.

The complete system includes RFID Cards, a reader, and a controller. All the data which is transacted from the labels can't be stored the cards.  The data are generally saved in the controller. AND THE type of software installed on the personal computer is determined by the purpose. If the solution is supposed to work as a time and attendance system, professional time and attendance software is installed on the monitor. If the system is supposed to work as an access control solution, the software which is installed is access control software.

If you need the cards in which data can be saved, you should buy smart cards. The smart cards are also called Mifare cards. Your personal data, like for example your name, designation, and contact number and photos can be saved on the smart cards. The storage capacity of these smart cards varies from one to four kilobyte.

 UHF cards are of two types: thick and thin. If you are looking for sturdier cards, you should rather buy thin UHF cards. Thick cards are not that flexible and break if bent.

There are slopes toward the edge of the cards. That is why the face stocks can't be pasted on the thick cards. The thin cards need a holder unlike the thick cards which can be worn around the neck. Why no face stocks can be pasted on the thick cards? There is a super thin ID chip solder coil( to create a magnetic field) with a tag connected  to it. If you stick something on them, it tampers the copper coil while removing it.

Cost wise, there is no difference between the both types of cards.  If any hardly of 10-20 Indian paises.

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How to install the secureye biometric lock onto your door?

Biometric locks are more and more in use today.  In spite of its flaws, nothing beats the convenience it promises to its users. The users don't have to keep the keys and stay locked out of the home if the keys are lost. Now you don't have to remember many passwords to enter your home. What's more, you don't have to remember one more thing: Your own fingerprint. Yes, there are burglars who are criminals of opportunity, but the intelligent locks are invented to rob them of such many opportunities.

Some say that the intruders often break into the house from the back side or the windows not from the front door. They need to install the locks on the window as well. And of course, they can be installed in the window as well.

How to install the biometric locks on the door?

All the equipments that you need to install the lock very much come with the package. Things like screws and template with proper measurement are in the box already. You need a drill as well.

It is not advisable to install the lock yourself. You will need a carpenter to do the job for you.

 There are two bodies of the lock: exterior body lock and the interior body lock. Pass the power wires through the holes drilled already according to the template in the picture.

Thickness is important while installing the lock. If the thickness is not sufficient, you can add a shim plate, wooden plate to align the parts.

Now remove the battery and install the interior lock body onto the other side of the door. Connect the wires to the interior lock body and install the batteries.

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Securye RFID cards have revolutionized the attendance management and identification process of individuals at workplace, schools, and railways etc. The ID cards, today, are no longer just Identification cards. They address many more concerns such as access control and tracking of the individuals on the premises.

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RFID cards, their types and uses

A lot of us don't know enough about the RFID cards.  So don't blame yourself if someday you go to an electronic shop at the corner of the road and ask for an RFID card. This enquiry of yours might puzzle the shop keeper. Why would it? Because in his knowledge, there are a dozen types of RFID cards.  In this post we will try to explain many types of RFID cards and use of their variety so that the next time you go to the shop and ask the right question.

The classification is shown in the info graphic above.

A lot of buyers of our RFID cards ask if their photos can be printed on them. Yes, of course. Technologically, it does not matter to us. But it matters to the users who keep their images on the cards.

So we decided to print their images on the cards. They can go to the shops which produce flexes and banners for the politicians in the city. Our printing services are not free of charge. They are chargeable.

The UHF (Ultra High Frequency) cards are all the rage today. They are of two types: Passive and active.

Actually, there are two basic types: semi active and active. The semi active cards are not battery powered which disables them to broadcast their signal until they enter the range of a magnetic field of a card reader.

Now what is the suitable use of the active cards?

Active cards can be used in the hospitals for example. Why in the hospitals? Because the readers can communicate with the RFID cards issued to the visitor regardless its location. The visitors are generally in a hurry and are emotionally stressed. They might leave their cards in their bag, or in pockets. Regardless the location of the card and proximity of it, the reader installed at the entry point can correspond to the card and allow or deny entry.

The active UHF cards can be used in the school as the kids may misplace their card in their bags. The readers can transact information with them from a good distance, 300 feet, without physical contact.

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Secureye Stand-alone IP-based Time & Attendance Biometric Face Recognition Machine- S F1K

Secureye Stand-alone IP-based Time & Attendance Biometric Face Recognition Machine, S-F1K is an illustration of inventive churning, innovational alacrity and technological excellence. A mere connection with Ethernet port or through Internet and it gets going. A flexible interface, high-class quality of data-management and reliability and suitability under different conditions make it an extremely accurate and convenient device. A 2.8-inch coloured TFT Display Screen with a 4/4 Touch-Button Keypad gives it a swanky touch and meaningful structure. Specialized dual sensor V3.1 enables it with a correct and quick face-recognition-quality. 1 GHz high-speed digital processors are ingrained in the make-up to provide it with 100000 user-logs’ capacity, 300 faces’ recognition capacity and 3000 cards’ or passwords’ capacity. Top-in-line security-centric make-up with no chance for buddy-enrolment and buddy-punching and harmonized with Ontime professional software, this top-notch hygienic device has high utility with a horde of useful features like USB-host, Standard TCP/IP, in-built Proximity Card Reader and in-built Access Control elements with Exit Switch options. Features like user’s enquiry and auto-upload of responses and a certain option of attunement with SMS and E-mails establish this machine in high-grade league of technological advancements. S-F1K is an ultimate instrument for organizations looking for super security in their official premises along with an access on reporting time and attendance of their staff.

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Secureye Stand-alone IP-based Cloud, T&A Biometric Machine, S-B700CB

Secureye Stand-alone IP-basedCloud, T&A Biometric Machine, S-B700CB gets functional on a simple connection with Power Port. You need to have one-time enrolment of fingerprint and make account on www.ontime-cloud.com like Google Account where you insert details only once and everything is automated. It can work with internet and data can be sent to the cloud. 

Advantages are in abundance here. You can access data in real-time from any computer with the internet-access.

You don’t need to install, maintain or upgrade software.

You don’t need to purchase or maintain expensive computers.

Data are secured and stored on Amazon Cloud Servers.

You can manage multiple locations without networking computers or servers.

You can manage a varied work-force with Bio-metric punches and through Smartphone App (Ontime Employee Manager), both through one interface.

You will receive real-time alerts to your E-mails.

With a 3-inch Coloured TFT Display Screen, this feature-filled apparatus has been fitted with 600 appropriate and rugged DPI optical sensors in line with the Auto Adapt Technology. These sensors receive and return signals from the oily, wet or even scratched fingers in less than a second.

Possessing a memory-space of 120000 user-logs’ capacity, 1000 users’ fingerprint capacity, 1000 users’ password capacity and 1000 users’ proximity card capacity, S-B700CB is tied together with Ontime professional software enabling it to have an option of integration with E-mails. Not only this, engineered with precision, this device presents a spectacular assortment of facilities with the availability of USB Flash Drive back-up, options of Proximity Reader, HID Reader and Mifare Reader, options of POE and Wi-fi and a luxury of battery back-up of more than 5 hours.

To supplement it all, the presence of Weigand in-and-out ports makes possible Electro Magnetic Lock and Reader Connection-facilities.

S-B700CB also comes with a 3G-variant namely S-3G700CB which works on a 3G-connection and is useful for the places where Internet-facility is not available.

S-B700CB is an utter necessity for an organization which doesn’t have a fixed IP but wants to get all the data from its different offices.

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Stand-alone IP-based Cloud Time & Attendance Biometric Machine with Face Identification, S-B600CB

Secureye Stand-alone IP-based Cloud Time & Attendance Biometric Machine with Face Identification, S-B600CB, is a potent apparatus based on future-forward technologies. It gets running on a mere connection with Power Port. You need to have one-time enrolment of fingerprint and make account on www.ontime-cloud.com like Google Account where you insert details only once and everything is automated. It can work with internet and data can be sent to the cloud. Advantages are in abundance here. You can access data in real-time from any computer with the internet-access. You don’t need to install, maintain or upgrade software. You don’t need to purchase or maintain expensive computers. Data are secured and stored on Amazon Cloud Servers. You can manage multiple locations without networking computers or servers. You can manage a varied work-force with Bio-metric punches and through Smartphone App (Ontime Employee Manager), both through one interface. You will receive real-time alerts to your E-mails. Attuned with Ontime professional software, this dynamic machine has a camera inside it which takes a real-time picture of the attendance-punching person and the picture gets assimilated in the Ontime-reports. You can very well see in the reports that the authorized person is putting the attendance. With this hi-tech wonder in the system, nobody can do buddy-punching or fake-finger-attendance. S-B600CB has a 3-inch coloured TFT Display Screen. 600 top-quality and rugged DPI optical sensors fitted in with the Auto Adapt Technology act in response to the oily, wet or even scratched fingers in less than a second. This hi-tech spectacle has 120000 user-logs’ capacity, 1000 users’ fingerprint capacity, 1000 users’ proximity card capacity and 1000 users’ password capacity. The device has been manufactured to have USB Flash Drive Back-up and a slew of optional utilities like Proximity Reader, HID Reader and Mifare Reader, POE and Wi-fi and its Ontime-backed configuration to get integrated with E-mails. Facilities of long battery-life of more than 5 hours and Weigand in-and-out ports for Electromagnetic Lock and Reader Connection make this machine remarkably stunning. S-B600CB also comes with a 3G-variant namely S-3G600CB which works on a 3G-connection and is useful for the places where Internet-facility is not available. Moreover, if a company possesses a bigger employee-strength, then it can opt for S-B900CB which is available in options with the user-capacity of 5k, 10k and 30k respectively and not only that, S-B900CB has also a 3G-supported variant, namely S-3G900CB. All-in-all, S-B600CB is an excellent invention for companies which operate through multiple offices without static IP, but want live pictures of their employees at respective locations concurrently with their attendance.

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Secureye Stand-alone IP-based T&A Biometric Machine, S-B10, laden with numerous biometric features, is a typical no-fuss mechanism. Just a mere connection with Ethernet port or through Internet and it starts operating.S-B10 has a 2.4-inch Blue Display Screen. World’s best-in-class and rugged 600 DPI optical sensors in tandem with the Auto Adapt Technology respond to oily, wet or even scratched fingers and that too in less than one second. A veritable technological wonder, S-B10 has been primed to have 150000 user-logs’ capacity, 2000 users’ fingerprint capacity and 2000 users’ password capacity.Synchronized with Ontime professional software and supported by Push Data Technology,S-B10 presents a horde of facilities and optional utilities like USB Flash Drive back-up, POE and Wi-fi. Not only that, Ontime software enables this device with the compatibility to get integrated with the SMSes and E-mails.  S-B10, sure, is a splendid mode for companies wanting to connect multiple locations with a central office.

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