Sony FIU-810 - Manual (Page 6)

Section 1: You and Your Puppy® Fingerprint Identity Token
You will be quite happy with the performance and capabilities of your
Puppy unit, if you follow some general guidelines,
The Unit
The Sony® FIU-810 Puppy® Fingerprint Identity Token is the latest in
Sony’s line of biometric products for the enterprise market. Featuring
on-board fingerprint scanning, matching, and storage; on-board digital
certificate / cryptographic capabilities, and 64MB of file storage; the FIU-
810 device is a portable, USB-based token ideal for identity management
and secure communications applications.
The fingerprint sensor is located underneath the gray ‘shutter,’
which slides up into the unit when you need to scan your
fingerprint. The Puppy device offers robust fingerprint imaging
technology based on a technique known as capacitance, which
digitally reads the fingerprint without leaving ink residue on your
finger. Capacitance sensors cannot be fooled by paper copies and
do not require cleaning.
Connections
Sony’s Puppy fingerprint identity units connect to your Windows® 2000/XP operating system-
equipped PC with a USB connector. The Puppy units will not be recognized if connected to a
‘self-powered’ or unpowered hub, and your PC may become unstable.
Sony recommends that for typical day-to-day use you use the 3 foot
USB extension cable provided with the unit. This cable plugs into
the top of the FIU-810 device, and provides you with flexibility in
terms of both USB port choice and desktop location.
You can also plug the Puppy unit directly into a USB port, though
rt too much pressure on the part as the connector may break or be
damaged. Placing a finger underneath the FIU-810 unit to support it may help.
please be careful not to exe
ou should be able to unplug the Puppy unit at any time, though
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depending on your Puppy Suite settings your PC may lock or log you
out.
Never unplug your Puppy unit during fingerprint enrollment.
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uppy units use highly robust sensing technology to take images of your
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fingerprints. However, there are instances where the units may have
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