Recognition Systems HandPunch 50E, Manual

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HandPunch 50E Manual
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Introduction
The HandPunch 50E is a member of the Recognition Systems’ line of
biometric hand geometry Time and Attendance Terminals
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HandPunch records and stores the three-dimensional shape of the
human hand for comparison and identity verification. Upon verification,
the HandPunch records the time, date, user ID number, and collected
time and attendance data for collection by a host computer. The
HandPunch will communicate to a host computer via Ethernet.
The HandPunch provides proof-positive employee identification
combined with the sophisticated operating features one expects in a
modern Time and Attendance Terminal. Because of this unique
combination of capabilities, the HandPunch provides the most accurate
Time and Attendance data collection terminal available. The key
features of the HandPunch include:
• Ethernet Communications
• Transaction Buffer
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5,120 event capacity
• Programmable Clock and Date Formats and Daylight Savings
Switch-ove
Biometrics Biometrics is a term describing the automatic measurement and
comparison of human characteristics. While its origins are ancient, the
evolution of advanced scanning and microprocessor technology
brought biometrics into everyday life. Electronic hand geometry
technology first appeared in the 1970s. Recognition Systems Inc.,
founded in 1986, built the first mass-produced hand geometry readers
and made biometric technology affordable for the commercial market.
Today, Recognition Systems’ products are in use in every imaginable
application from protecting cash vaults to verifying employee
attendance in hospitals.
1. For the sake of using a consistent name throughout the manual, the
HandPunch 50E terminal is referred to as the HandPunch for the remainder of
this manual.