User's Manual

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Document #430-90003-08 © Copyright 2003, Bioscrypt Inc. All rights reserved.
Introduction
Bioscrypt is proud to present the Veri-Series line of fingerprint authentication
readers including the V-Prox™, V-Flex™, V-Pass™, V-Smart™, and V-Station™. The
V-Prox™, includes integrated proximity reader and fingerprint verification. The V-
Flex™ allows for upgrading existing installations and using other card technologies.
The V-Pass doesn’t require any cards or PINs, and searches through up to 200
fingerprints. The V-Smart incorporates contact-less smart card technology so
that a hardwired network is no longer needed. Finally, the V-Station™, the most
flexible of the group, offers convenient administration right from its console and
now supports Ethernet. Select versions provide functionality found in each of the
Veri-Series products, including a proximity or smart card reader, and searching
ability.
Bioscrypt's product offerings leverage over 20 years of experience designing
systems for the US Department of Defense. The company's mission is to bring their
patented fingerprint verification technology, once found only in government or
military applications, to a wide range of commercial applications around the
globe at a reasonable cost.
The V-Prox, V-Flex, V-Smart, and V-Station readers prevent unauthorized access
via loaned, lost or stolen proximity or smart cards by requiring that the fingerprint
of the person seeking entry match the identity of the cardholder. Its ability to verify
fingerprints in the face of adverse conditions like soil and other contaminants
makes the Veri-Series readers useful for factories, plants, construction sites and
similar environments that have previously been unable to implement biometric-
based access solutions.
The V-Pass reader and V-Station searching version capitalize on this same
fundamental algorithm for matching fingerprints but implement it in such a way as
to be able to search through a database of templates to find the matching
template. Therefore, these systems negate the need for cards at all, providing a
convenient yet secure access control solution.
Fingerprint verification has been around for over 100 years, but during that time it
has progressed from an intensive manual operation to an automated computer
operation. The Veri-Series readers represent the state-of-the-art in fingerprint
verification technology. It uses a 100% solid-state design. There are no moving
parts, no optics or lenses, and it provides a variety of communications options.