iGuard Features:

• Multi Factor Authentication: With iGuard, users can be authenticated and verified through either Fingerprint,Smartcard or Password. And depending on the different time period, you can set up the iGuard that the users can just simply presents his smartcard to get authorized (such as during high-traffic period), or requires the high-security fingerprint verification (such as after office hours or during weekends and holidays).
• Access Rights: When you can easily and conveniently assign different access rights to your employees, you can plan your security better and maximize the effectiveness of the human resources . And with the built-in Web Server technology, iGuard empowers you to manage the access rights of each individual employees or a group of employees easily anytime, anywhere using any web-enabled computers or mobile devices. For example, you can assign the staff members of the marketing department the rights to get in the office premises during weekdays from nine to five only, or prevent a particular employee from entering the computer server room.
• Reports: iGuard includes three built-in reports: Access Log, Attendance Report & Daily In/Out report, that can be accessed via any web-enabled computer with web browser. Should more sophisticated reports be required, such as for the payroll purposes, the information can be downloaded and saved in Microsoft Excel format and in plain text format. In addition, the access records can be saved in any PC in the network in the popular ODBC database format in real-time manner, and other applications can conveniently obtain the information from the ODBC (the required software, iServer is available free-of-charge in our download page)
• Economical: All the necessary hardware and software is built-in to the device, including the hardware to connect the system to the corporate network. All you need to do is to plug-in the popular RJ-45 network cable to the back of the device. No other hardware and wiring is necessary. In contrast, all other existing security systems use the old RS232 & RS485 wiring system to connect to the dedicated computers (not to the corporate network), and it usually involves a lot of extra wiring works.
• Small Footprint: iGuard is a wall-mounted unit elegantly designed with extremely small footprint. In fact, it is the smallest stand-alone biometrics device available in the market today. It can be mounted easily and conveniently without requiring a lot of space.
• Simplicity: iGuard is an Internet-Ready Security System, and is the first and the only network appliance security product in the market that uses TCP/IP as the protocol to communicate with other iGuards and the outside world. The protocol enables the device to directly connect to the corporate network via the existing cable wiring. And since the TCP/IP protocol is the Internet protocol, it allows all computers in the corporate network to access the device using the Internet Browser software. As a result, users do not need to learn to use a new software to access and administer the device, and most users can start using the device in minutes. In contrast, all other similar security systems use proprietary protocol & wiring, and proprietary software is required to access these systems and for compatibility purposes, iGuard also supports conventional interfaces including Wiegand, RS-485 & RS-232.

How it works as an Access Control System:

• Access Time restriction - you can define the authorized time for each individual or for a group of individuals.
• Terminal restriction - you can specify who has the rights to access a particular terminal. It is useful in a multi-device environment, where multiple doors are controlled by different devices.
• Password/Fingerprint Access - you can define the period in which password can be used instead of fingerprint for access. This is particularly useful if you want to just use password to access during normal office hours, but to restrict the access to authorized people only after office hours.

How it works - as a Time Attendance System:

• When configured as a Time Attendance System, a user can specify whether he/she is clocking-in or clocking-out.
• By using fingerprints to determine identity, buddy-punching problems can be totally eliminated as well as other fraud. Attendance of each employee is printed on the attendance report.
• The attendance report is particularly useful for payroll purposes. Wages and salaries can be paid according to the employees worked hours, overtime etc.
• Wages and salaries can be integrated with a smart card or automatic deposit payroll system.