APC BIOM34-EC manual

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    BIOM34-EC Installation INTRODUCTION APCs’ Biometric Mouse Password Manager (BioM34, Figure 1) enables users to log on to a system or Internet website simply by placing their fingertip on the Biometric Sensor. Use the APC Biometric hardware and software to record and store fingerprint identification for use when accessing password- protected syste[...]

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    E. Once you have accepted the terms of the License Agreement the Choose Location Destination screen is displayed (Figure 7). Figure 7. Choose Destination Location Screen For most users, the destination location identified by the software is sufficient. If this is the case, click the Next button. Advanced users may want to select an alternate locati[...]

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    B. The software will then display the Blank Capture Fingerprint screen (Figure 17). Place the choosen finger over the Sensor and Drive Ring (Figure 18). Figure 16. Selected Finger Screen Figure 17. Blank Capture Fingerprint Screen Note: Place the finger on the BioM34 sensor and drive ring (Figure 18) for scanning. Use light, but firm and steady pre[...]

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    A. Click on the circle next to the desired selection, then click on Next, Cancel, or Start Over. B. Once the settings have been chosen, select Next and the Congratulations screen (Figure 24) will be displayed. Click Done to complete the enrollment process; the Logon New User screen (Figure 25) is displayed. Click Y es to logon the new user, or clic[...]

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    LOGGING ON WITH THE BIOMETRIC HARDWARE Each time a user logs on with the BioM34 installed, a fingerprint window is displayed with the Logon User Authentication screen (Figure 11). Simply place the correct finger on the Biometric Sensor and Drive Ring. If authentication is successful, the fingerprint will turn green. If authentication is not success[...]

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    Biometric Password Managers M.8 BIOPOD Installation INTRODUCTION The APC Biopod (Figure 1) enables users to log on to a system simply by placing their fingertip on the Biopod sensor. Use the Biopod hardware and software to provide fingerprint identification to access passwordprotected systems, applications, and web sites, without password authoriza[...]

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    Biometric Password Managers M.9 Keep the finger on the sensor and hold it down until the flashing green box below the fingerprint display is a solid green. Lift the finger and replace it on the sensor. Repeat this procedure until a message appears indicating that the enrollment process is complete. For improved performance, place the finger in slig[...]

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    Biometric Password Managers M.10 WINDOWS 98/ME CONFIGURATION In Windows 98/ME, APC OmniPass replaces the login screen to make the operating system more secure. To take advantage of this feature, do the following: 1 . From the Windows Start menu, select Start> Settings> Control Panel. 2 . Select the APC OmniPass control panel. 3 . Select the E[...]

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    BIOPOD & BIOM34-EC - User Manual Softex OmniPass provides password management capabilities to Microsoft Windows operating systems. OmniPass enables you to use a "master password" for all Windows, application and on-line passwords. A "master password" is an OmniPass authentication method which simplifies all your authenticati[...]

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    NOTE: For installation on Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows 2003, OmniPass requires that the user installing OmniPass have administrative privileges to the system. If your current user does not have administrative privileges, log out and then log in with an administrator user before proceeding with OmniPass installation. To install OmniPass on y[...]

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    is assuming he is accessing those sites with the system he enrolled his OmniPass user onto. OmniPass does not actually change the credentials of the password protected resource. If he were to go to an Internet café to access his webmail, he would need to enter his original webmail credentials ("Ikari" and "warriors") to gain ac[...]

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    Swipe sensors are a type of fingerprint sensor that are operated by placing your finger on the scanner and pulling the finger across the sensor firmly with even speed. Swiping too fast or too slow will result in a failed fingerprint capture. For better results, it is recommended that you use the practice fingerprint selection before enrolling the f[...]

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    WARNING: Depending upon how the SmartCard was initially configured, a limited number of failed PIN attempts may be enforced. If this is the case, and you exceed the maximum failed PIN attempts, the card may become locked and permanently unusable. To find out more, contact whoever configured your SmartCard for you, or the SmartCard manufacturer If y[...]

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    WARNING: This setting is more convenient in that whenever you go to a site remembered with this setting, you will bypass any authentication procedure and gain instant access to the site. But should you leave your system unattended, unlocked, with your OmniPass user logged in, anyone using your system can browse to your password protected sites and [...]

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    3.6.2 Switch User Identity -- To switch identities at any time, right-click the OmniPass system tray icon and click Switch User Identity from the submenu. The Switch Identity dialog will appear. Select the desired identity and then click OK . 3.7 Identities and Password Management On the Manage Passwords interface of the Vault Management tab of the[...]

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    This .opi file contains all your user specific OmniPass data, and it is both encrypted and password protected. This user profile does NOT contain any of your encrypted data files. 5.2 Importing an OmniPass User Profile NOTE: You cannot import a user into OmniPass if there already is a user with the same name enrolled in OmniPass. To import an OmniP[...]

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    click Enroll Authentication Device , and authenticate with OmniPass. Select the fingerprint recognition device in the Select Authentication Device screen (it should already be marked by a green check if you have a finger enrolled) and click Next . The rest of the procedure to enroll an additional finger can be found starting with Chapter 2.3.2. If [...]

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    Appendix A: Troubleshooting Most major problems can be avoided by paying special attention to the NOTES and WARNINGS distributed throughout this document. Other common problems are discussed in this appendix. For support not covered in this document contact support@softexinc.com. Windows 2000/Windows XP Issues In Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you can[...]