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BIOPOD & BIOM34-EC - User Manual
Softex OmniPass provides password management capabilities
to Microsoft Windows operating systems. OmniPass enables
you to use a "master password" for all Windows, application
and on-line passwords. A "master password" is an OmniPass
authentication method which simplifies all your authentication
needs. This "master password" will be used to enter any
password protected site or program once you have registered
those resources with OmniPass.
OmniPass extends the Windows interactive logon model by
requiring users to authenticate themselves before granting
access to the Windows desktop. OmniPass enables strong
authentication by allowing users to authenticate with single or
multiple authentication methods. Fingerprint recognition
devices or SmartCard devices are some of the hardware security
devices that can be integrated with OmniPass. Integrating
these devices with OmniPass results in a multi-tiered
authentication system for restricting access to your computer,
applications, websites, and other password protected
resources.
Furthermore, OmniPass enables file encryption on your
Windows-based system. The data in these encrypted files
cannot be viewed by other users. OmniPass enables you to
share your OmniPass encrypted files with other OmniPass
users while restricting access to others.
OmniPass presents a convenient graphical user interface,
through which you can securely manage passwords, users,
and multiple identities for each user.
Features of OmniPass
OmniPass augments your Windows-based system with a rich
feature set, enhancing your computing experience with the
following characteristics:
• Easy to use "master password" for all Windows, application,
and online passwords
• Easy to import and export existing passwords
• Secure storage of unlimited passwords and related
information
• Extensible security through integration with hardware
security devices - such as fingerprint recognition or
SmartCard devices
• Compatible with Microsoft Passport support for Internet
Explorer and Windows XP Credential Manager
• User-friendly GUI for password, user and identity
management
• Integrated file encryption and encrypted-file-sharing
• Seamless integration with Windows, providing secure
Windows Logon
• Full support for Windows platforms including Windows
2000, XP (Home and Professional), and 2003
• International language support.
How This Document is Organized
This document proceeds from basic to advanced. Outlined
steps initially assume a very inexperienced user. Towards the
end of the document outlined steps are less explicit, the
assumption being that the user will be more familiar with
application-specific concepts.
• Part 1, "Start"
• Chapter 1, "Installing OmniPass" describes system
requirements of the software, and shows install, uninstall,
and upgrade procedures.
• Chapter 2, "User Enrollment" walkthrough of how to
enroll users into OmniPass, and how to integrate devices
with OmniPass
• Part 2, "Use"
• Chapter 3, "Password Replacement" describes how to
use identities and the password replacement function
• Chapter 4, "File and Folder Locking" describes how to
use the encryption/decryption function
Biometric Password Managers
• Part 3, "Configure"
• Chapter 5, "Exporting and Importing Users" describes
how to use the export/import function
• Chapter 6, "Overview of the OmniPass Control Center"
survey of the remaining OmniPass functions
• Appendix A, "Troubleshooting"
Part 1. Start
Part 1 guides you through the preparation of your Windows-
based system for the OmniPass application. You will be led
through the OmniPass installation process. You will also be led
through the procedure of enrolling your first user into OmniPass.
If you have a supported hardware security device installed, its
enrollment into OmniPass will also be shown. Upon completion
of Part 1, you will be ready to start using OmniPass.
Chapter 1. Installing OmniPass
In the preface of this document are described some of the
features OmniPass will provide you once installed on your
system. It is possible that OmniPass was provided pre-installed
by your system manufacturer or distributor. Evidence of this
would be:
• The presence of the golden key shaped OmniPass icon in
the taskbar
• The launching of the OmniPass Enrollment Wizard upon
system boot
• The presence of the Softex program group in the Programs
group of the Start menu (the Softex program group may
be nested within another program group)
If one of the cases above is true for your system, then you
may skip down to Chapter 2. User Enrollment. Otherwise,
please continue with this chapter which will cover the following:
• Notifying of system requirements for OmniPass
• Installing of OmniPass
• Verifying version information of OmniPass
• Upgrading from a previous OmniPass version
• Uninstalling of OmniPass
Before you can install OmniPass, you must determine whether
or not your system will support it.
Note to users of OmniPass Enterprise Edition: During Installation and
initial restart of your version of OmniPass additional
configuration screens may appear. These screens are to
configure your OmniPass client software to communicate with
an OmniPass Server. For assistance in this configuration, you
need to contact your network administrator. Network
administrators should consult the OmniPass Enterprise Edition
Administrators' Guide. Foregoing communication with an
OmniPass Server, the client will function almost identically as
outline in this users' guide.
1.1 System Requirements
The OmniPass application requires space on your hard drive; it
also requires specific Operating Systems (OS's), and a specific
Internet browser. The minimum requirements are as follows:
• One of these OS's: Windows 2000, Windows XP (Home or
Professional), or Windows 2003
• Internet Explorer 5.0 or greater
• At least 35 MB available hard disk space
If your system meets the above requirements then it is capable
of running OmniPass.
1.2 Installing the OmniPass Application
If OmniPass is already installed on your system, please refer to
either Chapter 2. User Enrollment or Chapter 1.4 Upgrading
from a Previous Version of OmniPass. Otherwise please
continue with this section on software installation.
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