Biometrics refers to a type of personal identification that relies upon physical characteristics that are not shared by any other individual, such as a fingerprint or an iris.

Fingerprints are impressions made of the minute ridge formations and patterns found on the fingertips. No two persons have exactly the same arrangement of patterns, and the patterns of any one individual remain unchanged throughout life. While other characteristics may change, fingerprints do not, offering a virtually infallible means of personal identification.

Fingerprint technology is valuable whenever additional security, accuracy and personal identification are desired. This type of technology provides fast and accurate verification and identification of employees for purposes of Time and Attendance and Access Control for any size company. In addition, it is fast and easy for employees to use without supervision. This method can even be used to enhance the security of existing Time and Attendance systems.

Biometric technology such as fingerprint verification improves employee attendance and payroll accuracy. A study published in the magazine of the American Payroll Association, called PayTech (Jan. 2002), concluded that:
• Buddy-punching accounts for up to 5% of the total payroll
• Overpayments caused by human error can range from 1% to 8% of total payroll costs
Biometric technology saves money by eliminating buddy-punching, because the employee's presence is absolutely essential in order for them to clock-in at work. Fingerprint technology also eliminates the need for time cards which can be manipulated, lost, stolen or damaged, and are costly to replace.

In addition to the financial benefits, biometrics also provides several other benefits to businesses. Companies that use biometric technology have more secure environments: fingerprint verification allows employers to easily restrict access to each area of a facility by setting clearance levels for each employee, protecting assets from theft or abuse.

Biometrics also eliminate the need for building keys or access cards, which can be lost, stolen, forgotten or misplaced. And, when used for both Access Control and Time and Attendance, employees will never forget to clock in or out, as applying their fingerprint to the reader for granting passage through the entrance and exit means automatic, accurate tracking of time spent 'on the job'.

Fingerprint units can be implemented as easily as traditional data collection devices and are scaleable to any size company. Once installed, enrolling employees into the system takes just minutes.

TITO fingerprint terminals are designed for indoor use. Installing the units outdoors is not recommended and may void the warranty.

Sensors capture an image of the fingerprint and use a series of algorithms to create a unique user number, which is stored in the teminal and in the central database.

There is an identification types of fingerprint systems:

In an identification fingerprint unit, the employee simply places a finger on the scanner. The system compares the fingerprint being scanned to all templates stored in the database, searching for a match. If a match is found, the employee is positively identified and the transaction is accepted.

The system can be set for various security levels from 1 through 5. Level 3 (the default setting) ensures a 1 in 1000 False Acceptance Rate (FAR). Setting the unit to the highest level and enrolling two fingers will achieve a better than 1 in 1,000,000 (one million) FAR.

Yes, we offer Unlimited Time to Test [ For only 5 Employee ] after which you can upgrade to the full version.

Our systems support biometric finger print identification.

Our terminals are scalable, to grow with your company. When using the internal memory, the terminal can accommodate thousands of employees, and by using the host database directly, its capacity is limited only by the type of database.

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Our terminals have the ability to collect, validate and store transactions as an off-line, or 'stand-alone' unit, provided they have power supply. These terminals can perform in on-line mode (with host validation), off-line mode (batch processing), and/or a combination of both.

In the off-line mode, if the terminal cannot communicate with the host, it automatically validates and stores transactions internally. When host communications are re-established, the software can be used to import the stored transactions to the host.

TITO provides multiple communication options to suit the distance requirements and cabling of each implementation. TITO communicates via RS-232, RS-485, modem, and Ethernet.

Type of Cable	Type of Communication	Recommended Maximum Distance	Configuration/number of terminals
RS-232	Point to point	50 feet	Maximum of one terminal per host, via serial connection
RS-485	Direct	6,000 feet	Facilitates communication with up to 32 terminals per serial port.
Modem	200, 2400 or 14,000 baud rate	n/a	Standard analog telephone line
Ethernet(Cat 5)	Wired or wireless	TBD by network configuration	Terminals are assigned an IP address and connect to existing Ethernet. This connection can be established via Ethernet cabling.

A Network Administrator assigns the IP address, subnet mask and port designation either at the terminal keypad in 'Setup' mode, or via the host.

Because the TCP/IP protocol is the same for virtually all network operating systems, TITO Ethernet terminals work with both Microsoft and Novell networks.

Yes , we provide a minimum of 1 year’s warranty which is included in the manufacture warranty. We also provide extended warranty periods at an additional cost.