CARMEL, IND. - November
12, 2009 - Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced that the EN-200
Ethernet Communications Module from Schlage lets
HP 2000 HandPunch hand geometry terminal users communicate with a host computer
over their already installed Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) via TCP/IP.
"This can greatly reduce
installation and communications costs by taking advantage of a company's existing
data network," emphasizes Jon Mooney, Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies
Biometrics Solutions General Manger. "Installation is further simplified
because the module is completely internal to the HP 2000 terminal, eliminating
the need for an additional power supply."
The HandPunch 2000 has two
user-definable data management keys that let organizations collect data as employees
punch. Common uses include department transfers, tips collected, job codes,
or pay codes. Multi-level data entry sequences may be defined. Organizations
can also set the data management keys to allow employees to review their past
punches. To reduce keystrokes, the keys can also be set to automatically enter
data such as a frequently used department number or in/out status. The HandPunch
2000 holds 5120 transactions and handles up to 512 users.
Using biometrics to automate
the collection of time and attendance data can reduce buddy punching (one employee
clocking in or out for another), manual data review and correction time, and
payroll error. HandPunch terminals, which use hand geometry to increase reliability
and reduce privacy concerns over fingerprint and other biometric technologies,
are used in more biometric time and attendance systems than any other biometric
technology. Over six million people throughout the world clock in and out of
work with a hand geometry reader. Deployed properly, the HandPunch can deliver
a payback in fewer than nine months.
In addition to the HP 2000
HandPunch terminal, the EN-200 Ethernet Communications Module can also be installed
in HandPunch 3000 or HandPunch 4000 terminals. The module is already installed
in the HandPunch 1000E and HandPunch 3000E.
For more information on
time and attendance using the HandPunch terminal, interested parties can go
to www.biometrics.schlage.com.