Features

Why pay for cards, card readers
and control panels?

Now you can have the security and convenience of biometric access control for the cost of a card-based system.

With HandKey® biometric readers and HandNet for Windows® software, you'll dramatically increase your security and eliminate time-wasting card administration. With HandKey readers, your hand is your card.

HandNet gives you networked access control that's easy to install, simple to use, effortless to administer, and affordable. You'll enjoy complete door monitoring in real time for multiple sites. Remote sites can be monitored via modem or Ethernet. Every HandKey unit has a built-in door controller, so you can create an access control network by simply attaching a PC. You pay only for the software--there's no additional cost for networking up to 1000 doors.

Powerful and easy to use
HandNet software gives you centralized access control. The system typically runs "online," providing real-time, comprehensive door activity monitoring, remote door control, and alarms. If the computer goes off-line for any reason, the networked doors continue to operate without interruption. HandNet's user-friendly interface runs on Windows 95/98/NT. Extensive use of wizards makes setup and system maintenance effortless.

Tens of thousands of HandKey Systems are used every day in applications worldwide, ranging from health clubs and computer rooms to laboratories and stock rooms. Reliability and ease of use have established Recognition Systems as the acknowledged global leader in biometric access control.

Monitor over 1000 HandKey units in real time
Hard-wired communications operate via RS422, using up to 38 serial ports. Dial-up modem and Ethernet connections are also supported.

Manage over 100,000 users
Add, remove and track users from a central PC. Up to 25 user-definable text fields may be specified for each user, in addition to standard fields such as name, ID number, access profile, authority level, and rejection threshold. The user window helps you keep track of people by displaying the last reader used, with date and time of use.

Automatic hand template management
Enroll users at any HandKey in the system. Hand template data from the enrolling HandKey is automatically backed up on the PC and distributed to selected doors in the system, as specified. Dial-up remote modem locations are also updated automatically when a new user enrolls.

Complete door monitoring
HandNet provides complete door management. Among the conditions that can be monitored in real time are: door forced open, door open too long, duress, and multiple auxiliary input and output conditions. Authorized operators may override the lock condition at any door.

No dedicated PC required
HandNet can run in the background while other tasks are performed on the PC. When an alarm condition occurs, the user is notified immediately. If only an audit trail is required, the PC need not be always turned on, because each HandKey can buffer over 3000 transactions.

Monitor multiple remote sites
HandNet allows you to dial up multiple remote sites automatically, following a user-definable schedule. Assigning a name to each reader and site allows instant identification of the location of each HandKey.

Access restrictions
HandNet provides complete access control by user ID, time, and location. The access profile wizard makes it easy to restrict time and location. HandNet supports 60 definable time zones, with four start and stop intervals per zone. An unlimited number of access profiles can be defined. The holiday table can maintain an unlimited number of entries.

Easy maintenance
Automatic transaction archiving minimizes maintenance headaches. You can define the archiving process based on file size, days elapsed, or the day of the month.

Customizable activity reports
Activity reports can be defined and saved, showing only the data you need. The data source can be either current transactions or archived data.

Simplified activity monitoring
HandNet lets you define filtered activity screens that display only activities for the sites, readers, or users you specify. Each of these screens are easily accessible through a tabbed display system. A predefined alarm activity screen makes alarm acknowledgment as simple as a couple of clicks of the mouse.

Specifications

	System Requirements
	Computer		Pentium 233Mhz or higher (133Mhz minimum)
	Memory		32 Mb (16 Mb minimum)
	Drives		CD Rom for installation Floppy or tape drive recommended for backup
	Hard Disk		50 Mb minimum, 10 Mb free space required
	Monitor		SVGA color, 1024 X 768 recommended (800 X 600 minimum)
	Operating System		Windows 95/98/NT
	Communications		RS422 (RSI data converter DC-101 included) Dial-up modem Ethernet
	Note: RS485 2 wire configuration cannot be used with HandNet for Windows