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To enroll new Biometrics for POS staff
Setting up a Biometrics Authentication device for the LS Central POS requires that you have set up the Hardware Station service and that it is running.
To use a Biometrics device you must first create the device in the Management Portal, and then finish the setup in Business Central:
- Open the Management Portal in a browser. The default path is localhost:8088
- Click the Create Authentication button to create a new EFT connection.
- Biometrics Devices are shown with [Biometrics] text in the description.
- In the ID field in the pop-up dialog window, type an ID for your device.
- Click the Create device button.
When you have finished setting up in the Management Portal, open Business Central and set up your Hardware Profile as described in How to: Add Devices to a Hardware Profile. A Biometrics Authentication device has the Biometrics Device field selected.
When you have configured a Biometrics Device, you can start using it to enroll new Biometrics (fingerprints) for POS staff.
To enroll new Biometrics for POS staff
- Navigate to the employee's Staff Card.
- Click the Related action, and then click Staff - Biometric Records.
- The Biometrics Record List opens.
- Click Actions - Enroll (New) to enroll a new fingerprint.
- A Device Dialog window opens and communicates with the Authentication Device. The Dialog shows instructions like Scan again, Move Left and so on as needed for the enrollment. It may take a few scans (4-5) to complete the enrollment.
A successful enrollment creates a new Biometrics Record that can be used to authenticate a POS user.
You can use the Identify Test action to test if the Biometrics (fingerprint) is identified as expected. A Match Found or No Match Found message will be displayed.
The Sync action synchronizes the Biometrics Records in the Biometric Record List with aa Authentication Device. A Biometrics Authentication Device needs to have all Biometrics Records (BIRs) to use for identification. Note: The sync happens automatically in most circumstances.
You can then use the Enable and Disable actions to disable or enable Biometrics Records. A Disabled Record cannot be used for Authentication on the POS.
POS Biometrics operations
A Hardware Station with a Biometrics Authentication Device opens the Device automatically in Identification Mode, so scanning a fingerprint will trigger a DataEvent from the Device like any other Authentication Device using the ElectronicKeyValue as the Guid of a Biometrics Record, if successfully identified.
If the Biometrics Device needs to be synchronized, it will do so when a finger is scanned and the user will be asked to scan the finger again.
When the POS is in the Offline Panel, it should log the Identified Staff on to the POS.
When a Biometrics Identification Event occurs in the middle of a POS transaction, what happens depends on the value in the Card Logon at Sale field in the active POS Functionality Profile.
If that field is set to Manager Key, the POS will do a Manager Override if the staff member has Manager privileges. Otherwise, if Switch Staff is selected, the POS will switch to the Identified Staff.
If a Manager Key is switched ON, you can switch it OFF by scanning the same Biometrics again or by pressing a button with the MGRKEY POS command.
See also
Installing the Hardware Station
Hardware Station Troubleshooting
How to ... in Hardware Station
How to: Configure the Custom Implementation DLL and Type