Shop-Trak Setting Up the Employee Profile - Biometric Tab

Use the Biometric tab of the Shop-Trak Employee Profile form to set up an employee for fingerprint scanning.

Prerequisites

Shop-Trak requires an M2SYS Biometric Device to perform the fingerprint registration process.  Also, the biometric scanning software needs to be installed on the workstation performing the fingerprint registration.  More information on the M2SYS biometric hardware and software can be found on the M2SYS Accelerated Biometrics Web site at www.m2sys.com.

Setting Up Biometrics

To set up Biometrics for an employee:

1. Open the Shop-Trak Employee Profile form.
2. Click the Biometric tab.
3. Specify this information:

• Biometric Verification Required - Select this check box to require the employee to use a Biometric fingerprint scan to log in.  

• Biometric Approver - Check this option to designate this employee as an Biometric Approver.  An Approver can override another employee’s scan if for some reason the other employee is unable to scan in successfully.  

NOTE:  The Shop-Trak Biometric Scanning Log located under the Shop-Trak Utilities menu records all attempts to scan, and each override, including who performed the override.  This is useful if questions arise as to which Approver is scanning employees in.

• Perform Biometric Registration - Click this button to start the employee fingerprint registration.  The M2SYS interface displays and allows the employee to scan their finger and create a registration file.  This registration file will reside within the M2SYS database and is tied to the employee profile ID.  

NOTE: It is important to make sure that the M2SYS registration file database is included in a regular backup routine.  If the registration files are lost, each employee will need to re-register.

• Clear Biometric Registration - Click this button to delete the fingerprint registration file from the registration database.

Logging In Using Biometrics

Once they are registered, employees will be prompted to scan their fingerprint when:

• Logging in for the day
• Punching in to lunch
• Punching out of lunch
• Punching out for the day

The employee will be allowed three attempts to scan in.  If the third attempt fails, the employee will need to find an Approver (usually a Supervisor) that has authorization to scan them in.  The Approver will enter the employee’s Shop-Trak ID and use their own fingerprint to log the employee in.  

After the fingerprint registration file is found in the database and verified, employees will be allowed to proceed and log in to Shop-Trak Shop Floor.  Shop-Trak will not require a fingerprint scan when starting and ending transactions once logged in, or when performing other activities such as WIP Moves or viewing the Visual Dispatch.  

Related Topics

Shop-Trak Employee Profile Form

Viewing the Shop-Trak Biometric Scanning Log