FingerTec Q2i User Manual

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Fingerprint Color Door Access & Time Attendance

User Guide

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 •

3-4

GETTING STARTED

Viewing the User Guide in the Internet

Terminal Included Accessories
Included Printed Materials
Activating Terminal
Registering Terminal

5-8 CHAPTER 2 • BASICS

Introduction to Terminal

Terminal Overview
Main Menu
Power On/Off Button
Battery
Date/Time
Voice Control
Security Features

Cleaning Terminal

Restarting and Resetting Terminal

9-12 CHAPTER 3 • USER

Enrolling User
Verifying User
Adding User Information
Deleting User
Access Level/Privilege
Defining Work Codes
RFID Card Function

13-17 CHAPTER 4 •

INSTALLATIONS &
CONNECTION

Installations
Communications
Security

Ingress Online Activation
Installation and Setup of Ingress
Connecting Terminals to Ingress
Using USB to Download/Upload Data
Communication Key

18-21 Chapter 5 • SYSTEM

System Settings

Data Management
Data Update Using USB Flash Disk
Keyboard
Display Settings
Reset
Misc Settings

22 CHAPTER 6 • DATE/TIME

Setting Date/Time

Daylight Saving Time

23 CHAPTER 7 • USB

Understanding the Need for USB

CHAPTER 8 • AUTO TEST

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Who should do the Auto Test?

25 CHAPTER 9 • RECORD

Checking Records of Users in the
Terminal

25 CHAPTER 10 •

SYSTEM INFORMATION

Records
Device

26-27 TROUBLESHOOTING

1• GETTING STARTED

Viewing the User Guide in the Internet

The User Guide is available in the package when you purchased the terminal. The User
Guide is also available online at

fingertec.com and user.fingertec.com. Choose the lan-

guage that you prefer for your User Guide.

Terminal Included Accessories

Do not abuse the fingerprint sensor by scratching the surface, contacting the sen­sor’s surface with heat, pressing hard during placement of fingerprint for verifica­tion. Clean the sensor occasionally with microfiber cloth to maintain the perform­ance of the sensor.

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DC 12V Power Adaptor

Connect the power adapter to the terminal
and plug it into a standard power outlet to
charge the terminal.

USB Extension

To connect to the USB port
of a computer for uploading
and downloading of data.

RFID Cards (5 pieces)

For card enrollment and
veri cation.

Cat 5 Cable

Connect the CAT5 to the terminal and
another end for LAN connection.

Screwdriver

Use the screwdriver to open
the back plate of  ngerprint
terminal and to install the back
plate against a wall.

A Packet of Bolts

Use the screws to hold the
back plate of the terminal
against a wall.

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Included Printed Materials

• FingerTec Comprehensive DVD

• Quick Start Guide

• Pamphlet

• User Enrollment Template Form

• Warranty Card

Activating Terminal

Every FingerTec access control model comes bundled with a unique license key. To
start using the terminal with Ingress, you must connect the terminal to Ingress and
perform online activation. Ingress reads the serial number of your terminal and sends
it for verification at the FingerTec server via Internet.

In case you do not have an Internet connection, you would need to do offline activa­tion. Please send the serial number and models of your terminals to your local resel-

[e-mail] to request for a product key and activation key.

lers or

Registering Terminal

Make sure that you register your terminal’s warranty with us at fingertec.com/ver2/

english/e_warranty.htm

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2 • BASICS

Introduction to Terminal

FingerTec is a renowned brand name for commercial products for door access and time at­tendance systems. FingerTec offers a wide range of products to cater to the growing needs
for biometrics products in office/home automation as well as in security industry.

FingerTec terminals are loaded with powerful microprocessor that can process biomet­rics authentication methods for accurate personal identifications and for collection of
precise data for time attendance. In addition, some fingerprint terminals are made to
accept card verification as an added security measure.

This manual covers color time attendance models of FingerTec products from AC100C,
TA100 and TA200 Plus model. The terminal acts as a tool to collect attendance data.
For a processing of attendance data, FingerTec is providing a powerful time manage­ment software, Software to process data and provide accurate and reliable attendance
reports.

Terminal Overview

L.E.D Display

Reset Button

USB Port

LCD

Screen

Keypad

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RFID Card Induction Area

Fingerprint
Sensor

Navigation
Keys

Speaker

ITEM FUNCTION

LCD Screen Displaying status of terminal, day, date and time.

LED Display Green LED – The terminal is working fine and it is in standby mode.

Red LED – There is an error at the terminal that requires checking. For

Keypad To input instructions into the terminal and to allow configuration.

Navigation Keys To navigatien and input command to terminal.

RFID Card Induction Area Area that reads RFID cards.

Speaker For terminal voice emission.

Reset Button To restart the terminal as and when required.

first time use, the terminals need to be charged fully to avoid having the
red light blinking.

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Main Menu

Enroll users, manage user data
and input workcode.

Upload and download data and
information to and from the
FingerTec terminal using a USB
flash disk.

Setup FingerTec terminal com­munication with computer
through LAN, RS232 and RS485.
Set security password of the de­vice for a secure data transfer.

Configure the settings of the Fin­gerTec terminals from general
to display setting to fingerprint.
Data management, update via
USB flash disk, keyboard func­tions, reset and other terminal
settings can be done here.

Adjust the date and time set­tings of the terminal.

Run tests on the FingerTec ter­minal to diagnose the terminal
on various aspects.

Check user attendance and
transaction logs that are avail­able in FingerTec terminals and
perform housekeeping of the
machine.

View free and used memory of
the terminal as well as the ter­minal’s details in system infor-

mation.

Power On/O Button

Use the power on/off button to turn the terminal on or off. You can disable the but­ton to avoid accidental shut off of the terminal.

Battery

Terminals operate using power supply from a standard power outlet. Inside the ter­minal, there is an RTC battery for the running of the clock. Charge the terminal for at
least 3 hours straight before you start using it. When there is a serious delay in time
or the clock keeps on restarting, the RTC needs to be replaced.
Mini UPS (uninterrupted power supply) 5V and mini UPS 12V provide mobile power
supply to the terminals. Charge the mini UPS sufficiently for optimum performance.

accessory.fingertec.com for more information about accessories.

Refer to

External power supply:

Date/Time

The terminals display the date and time at the home screen. Choose the date and
time format based on your preference. Press Menu > Date/Time > Select Value > OK
to save.

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Voice Control

Voice Control lets you control the level of volume emitted by the terminal.

TURN ON/OFF

The system lets you to turn on/off the voice based on your preference. Press Menu >
System > System > Voice > On/Off > Determine value in percentage (default is 67%)
> OK to save.

ADJUST VOLUME

The default volume of the terminal’s voice is 67. The volume can go as high as 100 and
as low as 0. To sustain the performance of speaker, it’s recommended to stay within
the range of 60-70. To adjust the volume Press Menu > System Icon > System > Vol >
input value > OK to save

Security Features

Security features help protect the information in the terminal from being accessed by
unauthorized individuals.

ADMIN AFFIRM

Register an administrator to the system by enrolling a fingerprint or a password to
a user ID. Press Menu > User Mgmt > New User > Privilege: Admin > Choose enroll­ment method > OK to Save. After enrolling an administrator, the main menu can only
be accessed by the administrator. The terminal will display “Admin Affirm” when an
anauthorized individual tries to access the Menu.

COM KEY

Create password for a specific terminal here. Press Menu > Comm. Icon > Security >
Insert Terminal ID No and Password > Ok to save. The security password known as
COM Key is intended for extra security. To connect the terminal with the software, the
COM key inserted in the Software must be the same as the one inserted in the termi­nal or else the connection will not be established even though the activation key and
product key are correctly inserted.

Cleaning Terminal

CLEANING THE BODY

Use a dry cloth to clean the terminal’s body. Do not use any liquids, household clean­ers, aerosol spray, solvents, alcohol, ammonia and abrasive solutions to clean the body
of the terminal because it could damage it.

CLEANING THE FINGERPRINT PRISM

Clean the fingerprint prism with a cellophane tape for (silicon coated prism). View the
video on how to clean the fingerprint prism at this link

duser/cleanfinger.html

. For the non-coated prism, please use microfiber cloth.

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Restarting and Resetting Terminal

If a feature isn’t functioning as it should, try restarting or resetting the terminals

RESTARTING THE TERMINAL

Push the On/Off button on the terminal to restart the terminal. If you can’t restart the
terminal, or if the problem persists, you might want to reset.

RESETTING THE TERMINAL

Go to Menu, press the System icon and click on Reset. Choose to Reset All Default Set­tings, Reset Keyboard Settings or Reset Other Parameters. Resetting the terminal will
cause all your settings to return to the original factory settings.

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3 • USER

Enrolling User

The FingerTec terminals can enroll fingerprint templates, passwords and card informa­tion. This chapter covers all possible user enrollments in the terminals.

FINGERPRINT ENROLLMENT

It is recommended to enroll two fingers for one user ID. One template is the default
and another one is used for backup. You need to check the quality of the fingerprint
before doing any fingerprint enrollment. It is important to locate the center points of
the finger because the center points has to be placed in the middle of the scanner dur­ing enrollment to get a good reading. You also have to make sure that the fingers are
not too wet or too dry for enrollment. To enroll  ngerprint: Press Menu > User Mgmt
icon > New User > ID. No: (insert value) > Select “Enroll FP” > Select Privilege > Place
your fingerprint 3 times following instructions given by the terminal > OK to save.

CARD ENROLLMENT

For terminals that are using card system, default card for the terminal is RFID. MiFare
and HID card systems are available upon request. To enroll card:
Mgmt icon > New User > ID No: > Insert User ID > Select “Enroll Card” > Wave the card
at the scanning area until the screen displays the Card ID > OK to save.

PASSWORD ENROLLMENT

The terminal offers different enrolment methods, and passwords can be used alone or
in combination with other verification methods. The maximum length of a password is
8 digits. To enroll password: Press Menu > User Mgmt icon > New User > ID No: (insert
value) > Select “Enroll Pwd” > Input password using the keypad > Reconfirm password
> OK > OK to save.

Press Menu > User

Verifying User

1:1 ONE TO ONE / 1:N ONE TO MANY

VERIFICATION METHOD PROCESS

1:1 (One to One)

1:N (One to Many) You don’t need to identify your User ID before inputting any bio-

You have to identify your User ID before inputting any biometrics

feature for verification. For example, your user ID is 1008. One to
one method requires you to key in user ID followed by your finger­print to get verified.

metrics feature for verification. Simply place your finger on the
scanner for verification.

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