Manual

Chapter5.WorkingwithLenovoFingerprintSoftware

ThengerprintconsolemustberunfromtheLenovoFingerprintSoftwareinstallationfolder.Thebasic

syntaxisFPRCONSOLE[USER|SETTINGS].TheUSERorSETTINGScommandspecieswhatsetof

operationwillbeused.Thefullcommandis“fprconsoleuseraddTestUser”.Whenthecommandisnot

knownornotallparametersarespecied,theshortcommandlistisshowntogetherwiththeparameters.

Managementconsoletool

ForinformationaboutthemanagementconsoletooloftheLenovoFingerprintSoftware,see“Management

consoletool”onpage45forreference.

LenovoFingerprintSoftwareservice

Note:TheLenovoFingerprintSoftwarerequirestheterminalserviceonthesystem.Ifyouturnoffthe

terminalservice,someunexpectedresultsmightoccurintheLenovoFingerprintSoftware.

ThefollowingservicesareaddedtothesystemaftertheLenovoFingerprintSoftwareisinstalled:

•ATService.exe(onbydefault)

YoumustturnontheATService.exeservicetousethengerprintsystem.Thisservicemanagesrequests

fromapplicationsusingthengerprintsensor.

•ADMonitor.exe(offbydefault)

YoumustturnontheADMonitor.exeservicetosupportActiveDirectoryAdministration.Thisservice

monitorstheregistryforchangespropagateddownfromActiveDirectoryandreectsthechangeslocally.

ActiveDirectorysupportforLenovoFingerprintSoftware

ThefollowingtableshowsthepolicysettingsfortheLenovoFingerprintSoftware.

Table31.Policysettings

SettingDescription

Enable/disablengerprintlogonSpeciestheuseofthengerprintreaderinsteadof

Windowspasswordstologontothecomputer.Ifyou

enablethissetting,therearetwomoreoptionsyoucan

enableordisable:

•DisableCTRL+ALT+DELdialogforlogoninterface

Ifyouselectthisoption,themessagedirectingtheuser

topressCTRL+ALT+DELtologonisturnedoff.(Only

availableinWindowsXP .)

•Requirenon-administratorusertologonwithngerprint

authentication

Ifyouselectthisoption,userswhoarenot

administratorswillonlybeabletologonusingthe

ngerprintreader.

Allowusertoretrievepasswordthroughngerprint

authentication

Ifyouenablethissetting,usersareabletoviewthe

WindowspasswordfortheiraccountintheLenovo

FingerprintSoftwareafterngerprintauthentication.