HandKey® CR
BIOMETRIC ACCESS CONTROL READER
WITH SMART CARD TECHNOLOGY
Take a hands-on approach to your access control
Uniclox Technologies brings
the security and convenience of
biometrics to your access
control system with HandKey® CR.
Using 
Recognition Systems’ hand geometry technology, the
user’s identity is verified by the
unique size and shape of their hand,
all in less than a second.
Biometric systems offer superior
security because they provide
a non-transferable means of
identifying people, not just a card or
PIN. This level of assurance was
once reserved for high security
applications, but HandKey® CR
changes that. Its low cost and
awesome performance make it a
perfect fit for one door or an entire
facility.
Hand geometry technology
Our patented technology combined
with years of access control
experience have allowed us to
engineer the HandKey® CR to
meet daily demands of access
applications. Recognition
Systems’ hand geometry technology
uses the unique size and the shape
of the hand to verify a
person’s identity with unparalleled
accuracy. No fingerprints or palm
prints are used. Designed for
everyday use, dirt, cuts and
abrasions on the hand have no
impact on its accuracy. Enrolment
in the reader is fast, taking only
fifteen seconds.
The HandKey® CR captures a three-dimensional
image of the hand
using a 32 000 pixel image array. Over 90 measurements including
the lengths, widths, thickness and
surface area of the fingers and
hand are taken. Our advanced
algorithm determines the unique
aspect of the hand and
then generates a 9-byte hand
template. This template is then
stored and used for subsequent
comparisons. HandKey® CR comes
with internal memory to store up to
512 user templates. The memory can
be expanded to accept 32 512
users.
Engineered for easy
integration
The HandKey® CR is specifically
designed to work in conjunction with
card-based access control systems.
This makes adding biometric
security to critical access points fast,
simple and seamless for both new
and existing systems. The unit’s card
reader port allows the use of a
card for ID number input or use the
integrated keypad. All major
card technologies are supported
including proximity, Wiegand,
magnetic stripe and barcode.
The HandKey® CR can communicate to access
control systems in a variety of ways. It offers card
reader emulation mode that provides Wiegand protocol
interface compatibility with all standard access systems. Additionally, R-S422, RS-485 and RS-232 serial
communications are supported. The serial port may be
used to communicate directly with the access control
systems or other HandKey® CRs in the system.
To ensure system integrity, a tamper switch is built into the
reader. Tamper alarms and other conditions such as
verification refused, lock-out and duress can be monitored
by the panel directly or through one of the HandKey® CR’s
two auxiliary outputs.
Check with your access control system provider for
integration details.
Automatic hand template management
When multiple HandKey® CRs are linked together via
RS-485/422, the unit’s built-in template management
system can be used to distribute hand implants to other
hand readers in the network. This allows users to enrol at
one reader and then use of other readers in the system
without re-enrolment. The system-wide removal of a user is
also simplified and can be accomplished by issuing the
remove command from a single reader.
Software options
Uniclox Technologies has the following software packages
to enhance your management’s data and reporting:
These packages operate either on Windows or MS SQL
platforms.
- Time and Attendance
- Access Control
- Data Collection
- Data Interfaces to Payroll and Human Resources
software packages
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