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OmniPass data for a user is backed up to a single 
encrypted database file. During the import process, the 
Windows login of the exported user is required. If the 
proper credentials cannot be supplied, the user profile 
will not be imported
.
Exporting an OmniPass User Profile
To export a user, open the OmniPass Control Center, 
and click Import/Export User under Manage Users. 
Click Exports an OmniPass user profile. OmniPass will 
prompt you to authenticate. Upon successfully authenti-
cation, you must name the OmniPass user profile and 
decide where to save it. An .opi file is generated, and you 
should store a copy of it in a safe place.
This .opi file contains all your user specific OmniPass 
data, and it is both encrypted and password protected. 
This user profile does NOT contain any of your 
encrypted data files.
Importing an OmniPass User Profile
To import an OmniPass user open the OmniPass 
Control Center, and click Import/Export User under 
Manage Users. Click Imports a new user into OmniPass 
and then select OmniPass Import/Export File (*.opi) 
and click Next. OmniPass will then prompt you to 
browse for the file you had previously exported (.opi 
file). When you select the .opi file for importation, 
OmniPass will prompt you for authentication. The 
credentials that will allow a user profile to be imported 
are the Windows login credentials of the exported user. 
They are the credentials that had to be submitted when 
the user profile was exported. You will need User Name, 
Password, and Domain. If you don’t remember the value 
for Domain, in a PC or SOHO environment Domain 
should be your computer name.
OmniPass will notify you if the user was successfully 
imported.
Things to Know Regarding Import/Export
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Assume you export a local Windows User profile from 
OmniPass. You want to import that profile to another 
machine that has OmniPass. Before you can import 
the profile, a Windows user with the same login cre-
dentials must be created on the machine importing the 
profile.
Example: I have a Windows user with the username 
“Tom” and the password “Sunshine” on my system. I 
have enrolled Tom into OmniPass and remembered 
passwords. I want to take all my passwords to new sys-
tem. I export Tom’s OmniPass user profile. I go to my 
new system and using the Control Panel I create a user 
with the username "Tom" and the password "Sun-
shine". I can now successfully import the OmniPass 
user data to the new system.
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If you export an OmniPass-only user, you can import 
that user to any computer running OmniPass, pro-
vided that a user with that name is not already 
enrolled in OmniPass. 
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If you attempt to import a user profile who has the 
same name as a user already enrolled in OmniPass, the 
OmniPass import function will fail.
OMNIPASS CONTROL CENTER
This section will serve to explain functions within the 
OmniPass Control Center that weren’t explained earlier. 
You can access the OmniPass Control Center any of 
three ways:
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Double-click the golden OmniPass key shaped icon in 
the Windows System Tray (typically in the lower-right 
corner of the desktop)
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Click the Start button; select the Programs group; 
select the Softex program group; and click the 
OmniPass Control Center selection.
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Open the Windows Control Panel (accessible via Start 
button --> Settings --> Control Panel) and double-
click the Softex OmniPass icon.
User Management
The User Management tab has two major interfaces: 
Add/Remove User and Import/Export User. Import/
Export User functionality is documented in “Exporting 
and Importing Users” on page 99. Add/Remove User 
functionality is straightforward. 
If you click Adds a new user to OmniPass you will start 
the OmniPass Enrollment Wizard. The Enrollment 
Wizard is documented in “User Enrollment” on page 96. 
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You should periodically export your user 
profile and store it in a safe place. If 
anything happens to your system, you 
can import your OmniPass profile to a 
new system and have all your remem-
bered settings and fingerprints instantly.
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You don't forget the Windows login 
credentials when exporting. When you 
examine the importation, you are 
prompted for authentication. The 
credentials that will allow a user profile 
to be imported are the Windows login 
credentials of the exported user. They 
are the credentials that had to be 
submitted when the user profile was 
exported. You will need User Name, 
Password, and Domai
n.
You cannot import a user into OmniPass if 
there already is a user with the same name 
enrolled in OmniPass. 
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