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- Introducing the Fingerprint Sensor Device
Installing the OmniPass Application
If OmniPass is already installed on your system, go to
“User Enrollment” on page 164.
Otherwise
continue with this section on software installation.
To install OmniPass on your system you must:
1
Insert the installation media for the OmniPass application into the appropriate drive. If you are installing from
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, you must find and launch the OmniPass installation program (setup.exe) from the
media.
2
Follow the directions provided in the OmniPass installation program. Specify a location to which you would like
OmniPass installed
.
It is recommended that you NOT install OmniPass in the root directory (e.g.
C:
\
).
3
Once OmniPass has completed installation you will be prompted to restart you system. Once your system has
rebooted you will be able to use OmniPass. If you choose not to restart immediately after installation, OmniPass
will not be available for use until the next reboot.
4
The installation program automatically places an icon (Softex OmniPass) in the Windows Control Panel as well
as a golden key shaped icon in the taskbar.
Verifying Information about OmniPass
After you have completed installing OmniPass and restarted your system, you may wish to check the
version of OmniPass on your system.
To check the version information of OmniPass:
1
From the Windows Desktop, double-click the key-shaped OmniPass icon in the taskbar (usually located in the
lower right corner of the screen),
or,
Click the
Start
button, select
Settings
, and click
Control Panel
(if you are using Windows XP you will see the
•
I
NSTALLATION
OF
THE
APPLICATION
REQUIRES
THAT
YOU
HAVE
AN
EXTERNAL
OPTICAL
DRIVE
ATTACHED
TO
YOUR
SYSTEM
.
•
F
OR
INSTALLATION
, O
MNI
P
ASS
REQUIRES
THAT
THE
USER
INSTALLING
O
MNI
P
ASS
HAVE
ADMINISTRATIVE
PRIVILEGES
TO
THE
SYSTEM
. I
F
YOUR
CURRENT
USER
DOES
NOT
HAVE
ADMINISTRATIVE
PRIVILEGES
,
LOG
OUT
AND
THEN
LOG
IN
WITH
AN
ADMINISTRATOR
USER
BEFORE
PROCEEDING
WITH
O
MNI
P
ASS
INSTALLATION
.
