User's Manual

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Chapt er 1. I nt roduct i on
1. 1 Product I nt roduct i on
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Overvi ew
The use of bi omet ri cs syst em cont i nuousl y i ncreases i n vari ous
aut hent i cat i on syst ems and i n areas t hat requi re a hi gher l evel
of securi t y because of i t s ease of use and economi cal benef i t s.
Among a number of bi omet ri cs syst em, a f i ngerpri nt recogni t i on
syst em i s not onl y easy t o use but al so enabl es economi cal
product devel opment . I t t akes up t he most part of t he market
as i t al l ows a wi de vari et y of appl i cat i on. NI TGEN, a l eader
i n t he f i ngerpri nt recogni t i on area, has provi ded f i ngerpri nt
recogni t i on sol ut i ons f or t he management of PC securi t y,
knowl edge, saf e, access cont rol , el ect roni c payment and
f i nanci al cl eari ngs. Cont i nuous R&D act i vi t i es and qual i t y
management ensure t hat NI TGEN meet s evol vi ng needs and demands
of t he market and t he cust omers.
NI TGEN access cont rol syst em i s a cul mi nat i on of worl d- renowned
t echnol ogi es f rom NI TGEN i ncl udi ng f i ngerpri nt r ecogni t i on
al gori t hms, opt i cal sensor, embedded desi gn and sof t ware
appl i cat i ons. Unl i ke l egacy access cont rol syst ems t hat use
onl y password and I D card, i t provi des t he ease of use and t i ght
securi t y wi t h no ri sk of f orget t i ng password, st ol en cards or
f orgery. The syst em i s desi gned t o provi de maxi mum operat i onal
ef f i ci ency over t he net work by enabl i ng remot e moni t ori ng on
t ermi nal s t hat have been i ndependent so f ar.
NI TGEN access cont rol syst em al l ows vari ous combi nat i ons of FR
card, password and f i ngerpri nt s. I t al so meet s t he common set
of requi rement s and speci al needs i n t he corporat e and