User guide

USB - Connecting the terminal to the software by using the USB flash disk. This connection

does not require any wiring and the data is secured with a password.

USB/Client - This connection connects the terminal directly to the computer using a USB

2.0 printer cable. This connection is exclusively for TA300 only.

COM/Serial Port

• RS232: This is a conventional 9-pin serial port for short distance connection. It is not suitable for network struc-

tures.

• RS485: There are 2 types of connection, the single connection and network connection. The single connection

connects a single computer using the RS485 wire. The network connection connects multiple computers using the

Daisy Chain connection. Unlike the RS232, this connection supports long distance connection (up to 1km).

FRIS - The FRIS Server stores employees’ fingerprint templates and transaction data. It also

serves as a platform for fingerprint verification. A computer installed with the TCMS V2 can

access the FRIS server to retrieve the transaction data. All downloaded transaction data will

then be processed by the TCMS V2 software and can be viewed in reports.

FTDP - The FingerTec Data Processor (FTDP) is a simplified version of the TCMS V2 and the

BioBridge SDK combined. With the FTDP you can perform basic functions such as adding/

deleting employees, as well as exporting the raw data from the terminal to be used with

any third party software.

Web - You can connect the terminal to the TCMS V2 using the port forwarding connec-

tion. Port forwarding allows remote computers to connect to a specific computer or service

within a private local-area network (LAN). When configuring port forwarding, the network

administrator sets aside one port number on the gateway for the exclusive use of com-

municating with a service in the private network, located on a specific host. External hosts

must know this port number and the address of the gateway to communicate with the

network-internal service.

Webster - Webster is an online web based platform used to consolidate and centralize

the database for time attendance purposes. With the Webster platform, you can download

data from the terminal in a real time manner and connect it to the TCMS V2 or other third

party software.

Adding More Terminal(s) to TCMS V2

Click Devices > Setup FingerTec Terminals > Add > Enter the 16-digit Product Key of your

additional terminal and the system will automatically add the terminal into the list when

the Product Key is correctly entered.

Repeat the steps to get connection of this terminal with the TCMS V2.

Deleting Terminal(s) from TCMS V2

Note: Before you attempt any deletion of terminal from TCMS V2, please be sure about your selection and that your

cursor has been placed properly because once you click “Delete”, the system will delete the row in which your cursor

is located.

Click Devices > Setup FingerTec Terminals > Place your cursor properly on the row of ter-

minal that you wish to delete > Delete