Exporting an omnipass user profile, Importing an omnipass user profile – Fujitsu Siemens Computers N6470 User Manual

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172 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor Device

Using OmniPass Control Center, you can export and import users in and out of OmniPass. The export
process backs up all remembered sites, credentials, and enrolled fingerprints for an OmniPass user. All
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
authentication, 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

Y

OU

SHOULD

PERIODICALLY

EXPORT

YOUR

USER

PROFILE

AND

STORE

IT

IN

A

SAFE

PLACE

. I

F

ANYTHING

HAPPENS

TO

YOUR

SYSTEM

,

YOU

CAN

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YOUR

O

MNI

P

ASS

PROFILE

TO

A

NEW

SYSTEM

AND

HAVE

ALL

YOUR

REMEMBERED

SETTINGS

AND

FINGERPRINTS

INSTANTLY

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THE

W

INDOWS

LOGIN

CREDENTIALS

WHEN

EXPORTING

. W

HEN

YOU

EXAMINE

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IMPORTATION

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YOU

ARE

PROMPTED

FOR

AUTHENTICATION

. T

HE

CREDENTIALS

THAT

WILL

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A

USER

PROFILE

TO

BE

IMPORTED

ARE

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W

INDOWS

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THE

EXPORTED

USER

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