Solid-state Capacitive Fingerprint Sensor
Instead of using the traditional optical scanner, iGuard is the 1st Fingerprint Biometrics Security System that uses the most advanced Solid-state, silicon-based Capacitive Fingerprint Sensor from Veridicom.

The new fingerprint sensor features enhanced imaging capabilities, electrostatic discharge (ESD) performance and improved ruggedness to provide superior levels of accuracy and reliability for fingerprint authentication.

When a finger contacts the iGuard sensor surface, the sensor measures the capacitance at each pixel in the 300 x 300 array in the sensor's surface. Differences in capacitance correspond to the ridges, valleys and pores that characterize a unique fingerprint.

The new fingerprint sensor eliminates the limitations of optical scanners, including edge distortion, low-image resolution, scratched platens, mis-aligned optics and bulky size. It is also unaffected by day to day fingerprint variations such as cuts, swelling & dirts.

The 1st Security System to use TCP/IP as the Communication Protocol
All the security systems available in the market today, including both the traditional and biometrics ones, use the traditional serial communications protocol, such as RS-232 & RS-485, to connect the dedicated computers for data communications. These protocols are over thirty-year old and are notorious for their slow communication speed & reliability problems, and they are not compatible with the modern communication protocol like the TCP/IP, which is the standard protocol used in the Internet.
iGuard uses the TCP/IP as the communication protocol, which enables the device to directly connect to the corporate network via the standard RJ-45 cabling, without any additional hardware or dedicated computer.

The built-in Web Server enables all the computers in the corporate network to directly access the device via the well-known Internet Browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer & Netscape Navigator.
The computers are platform-independent, and different computer platform such as Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows & Unix machines can access the device. No additional software is required.
iGuard can be accessed via Internet Browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer & Netscape Navigator.
 

The built-in Database Server allows all these computers to query the information of the device, and can easily retrieve the various reports via the Internet Browser, such as the transaction logs, attendance reports, time sheets, and more.
All the information is real-time information, instead of week-old or day-old data. In contrast, other systems must use dedicated computers running special proprietary software to retrieve the information, and usually dedicated persons are required to perform the jobs.

 

The device can optionally equipped with the renowned Philips Mifare Contactless Smart Card Reader. (MIFARER ® is an interface platform for contactless smart cards and readers according to the ISO 14443 A Standard).
With this option, users can both use the conventional way or the smart card for user authentication. Each user will have his / her own smart card, which stores the user information including the name, company & branch code, and the fingerprint information

This controller further increases the security level by controlling the door strike from inside of the premises. With this optional controller, the iGuard sends a special signal to this controller to open the door, rather than directly open the door with the internal relay. Because this optional controller is installed inside the premises, it is now impossible for the intruders to get into the premises, even if they break the iGuard.