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EZ-ID's core component is the optical fingerprint sensor. Optical sensors are superior to silicone-based sensors, immune to electrostatic damage, require no special coatings on the sensor, and are maintenance-free. The EZ-ID sensor is manufactured by the award-winning SecuGen Corporation. It is enclosed in Intelligent Instrumentation's ergonomic housing with integral finger guide that is pleasing to the touch. EZ-ID connects to the RS232 COM port on any Intelligent Instrumentation terminal of your choice, or any computer for that matter.
These rugged sensors have been tested under extreme conditions, simulating the environments in which applications may operate. They have been proven to perform in high-traffic and outdoor conditions and resist exposure to electrostatic discharge (electric shock, a potentially devastating effect on silicone-based sensors), impact and scratches to the optical surface, and various contaminants such as sweat, dirt and oil. Secugen won the 2002 Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation, for making significant product performance contributions to the biometrics industry with this sensor.
EZ-ID supports fingerprint identification as well as fingerprint verification. Fingerprint identification only requires that the fingerprint match a pre-recorded fingerprint template stored in the on-board fingerprint database; no separate badge or other form of ID is required. With 1,000 individual’s fingerprint templates on file, the EZ-ID can identify a particular fingerprint in less than 3 seconds.
Fingerprint verification is accomplished by using an employee badge or other form of ID - barcode, mag-stripe, Radio Frequency tag/card (RFID), or even a keyed-in ID number. The ID is used to ensure that the person whose finger is presented to the reader is indeed the owner of the badge, eliminating security failures due to lost and stolen identification credentials.
EZ-ID is maintenance-free. The optical prism is made of a hard quartz-like material that resists scratches, stress and corrosion. There are no coatings to maintain or disturb as with some other technologies.
The programming interface is via data strings communicated through the COM port. Extensive example code is provided. The reader is powered by the +5VDC accessory power connector in an Intelligent Instrumentation terminal, or a separate customer-supplied power source when used with PCs and other computers.
The EZ-ID optical fingerprint reader provides a biometric-based method to meet the increasingly important need to accurately identify individuals. |
Fingerprint identification is the most widely used and mature biometric technology available today. |
Increases accuracy and productivity of time & attendance and access control systems. |
EZ-ID's core component optical sensors are superior to silicone-based sensors, immune to electrostatic damage. |
EZ-ID is maintenance-free. The optical prism is made of a hard quartz-like material that resists scratches, stress and corrosion. There are no coatings to maintain or disturb as with some other technologies. |
Eliminates "Buddy-Punching". |
Supports fingerprint identification as well as verification. |
Fingerprint identification only requires that the fingerprint match a pre-recorded fingerprint template stored in the on-board fingerprint database; no separate badge or other form of ID is required. With 1,000 individual’s fingerprint templates on file, the EZ-ID can identify a particular fingerprint in less than 3 seconds. |
Fingerprint verification is accomplished by using an employee badge or other form of ID - barcode, mag-stripe, Radio Frequency tag/card (RFID), or even a keyed-in ID number. The ID is used to ensure that the person whose finger is presented to the reader is indeed the owner of the badge, eliminating security failures due to lost and stolen identification credentials. |
EZ-ID is compatible with all LANpoint data collection terminals. |
The reader is powered by the +5VDC accessory power connector in an Intelligent Instrumentation terminal, or a separate customer-supplied power source when used with PCs and other computers. |
Rugged - tested under extreme conditions for high-traffic and outdoor conditions. |
Easy setup - programming interface via data strings communicated through the COM port. |
No costly SDK is required. |
Extensive example code is provided. |
Flexible - configurable for wide range of security levels and environmental conditions. |
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