Acroprint HandPunch 4000 User Manual
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Networking and Communications
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An unlimited number of sites can be created with up to 32 HandReaders
per site.
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The HandReaders report all transactions to the PC. The HandNet software
records all transactions and displays a variety of reports generated from
this information.
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Template management is handled automatically.
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Users may enroll at any HandReader in the system. The PC collects the
data and distributes it to other HandReaders in the network.
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Access may be restricted by time and by HandReader via HandNet’s
access profiles and by the use of time zones.
Typically, HandReader networks link to a PC using an RS-422 connection.
These networks have the following requirements:
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Two twisted pair, shielded, AWG 22 wire or larger should be used (Schlage
Biometrics recommends Belden No. 82723 or equivalent cable).
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HandReaders must be wired together in a “daisy-chain” network from
HandReader to HandReader and then to the host PC. The total length of
teh wiring must not exceed 4,000 feet per network.
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The network requires an RS-422 to RS-232 converter (Schlage Biometrics
P/N DC-102) at the PC.
Schlage Biometrics’ optional HandNet for Windows™ software allows
programming of most of the remote HandReader setups from the computer.
However, each HandReader on the network requires the setting of an address.
HandReader addresses may be repeated, but
only on different sites. Display
language, date format changes, and the communication mode must also be
set at the HandReader.
An optional internal “answer only” 14.4 bps modem is available for
HandReaders. This modem is designed for operation with United States phone
systems. Site wiring should conform to standard telephone wiring standards
and terminate at teh HandReader with a standard RJ-11 modular phone
jack. Each HandReader with a modem includes a XXXX cable for the final
connection between the phone jack and the HandReader modem. Modem
HandReaders may be networked with up to 31 non-modem HandReaders
using RS-422 wiring. Refer to the Modem application note (available from
Schlage Biometrics) for detailed information.
Remote
HandReader
Connected to
a Host PC via
Optional
Modem