FingerTec H3i Manual User Manual

User guide

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User Guide

H3i

Stand-alone Fingerprint &

Card Access Control System

IMPORTANT

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DELETING USER INFO

his guide serves as an important document

for consumers to operate H3i. Keep this guide

intact for your future reference.

For any problems, kindly contact support@
fingertec. com for assistance.

ADMIN PASSWORD

Default Password: 1234
Operation: Press * > LED goes off > Buzzer emits long
beep > Press # > Insert the Admin password > Green
LED blinks > Buzzer emits long beep again > Admin
password verified successfully

Note: The admin password must be inserted before the start of
any operation in H3i.

CHANGING ADMIN PASSWORD

It’s recommended that you change the default Admin
password to your very own 4-digit unique password. If
you want to use less than 4 digits, hash (#) symbol is
permitted. I.e.: 123 will be keyed in as 123#.
Operation: Verify default Admin password > Press 8 >
Insert new Admin password > Repeat new Admin
password > Green LED blinks > Buzzer emits long beep
> Admin password changed successfully

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ENROLLMENT

H3i assigns user IDs automatically. It ranges from 1 to 65534.
Record the details of enrollment using a form for future
reference. Enroll fingerprints and cards as desired.

ENROLLING FINGERPRINTS

Operation: Verify your Admin password > Press 1 > Scan
finger 3 times > Green LED blinks > Buzzer emits long beep
> Continue to enroll another fingerprint > Press * to end
process

ENROLLING CARDS

Operation: Verify your Admin password > Press 1 > Wave
card once > Green LED blinks > Buzzer emits long beep >
Continue to enroll another card > Press * to end process

Note: H3i will blink its red LED and it’ll beep twice if the fingerprint or
card data had already been enrolled before or you registered a bad
fingerprint. Ensure the fingerprint quality before enrollment.

ENROLLING A BATCH OF CARDS

Operation: Verify your Admin password > Press 6 > Wave
the 1st card once > Insert the total number of cards (i.e. 50) >
Press # if the total number is less than 3-digits for example
81#, 99# > Green LED blinks > Buzzer emits long beep > Press
* to end process

Note: All cards must have running card number in sequence.

SETTING PASSWORDS

H3i supports 8 sets of passwords. Any of the
predefined passwords can unlock the device. Get
ready with the passwords before you register them in
H3i.

For example:

SET

PASSWORD

2331

4563

ENROLLING PASSWORDS

Operation: Verify your Admin password > Press 3 >
Green LED blinks > Buzzer emits long beep > Press the
number of password(s) set, e.g. 1 > Insert the password
> Insert the same password again > Green LED blinks >
Buzzer emits long beep again > Press * to end process

Note: If you want to continue enrolling more passwords, do not
press *, which will end the process. Instead, continue by inserting
the new set number and its new password. Maximum set of
passwords allowed is 8. Press # to fill in the gap if your chosen
password is less than 4-digits. I.e.: 123 will be keyed in as 123#.

DELETING USER ID

Operation: Verify your Admin password > Press 2 >
Green LED blinks > Buzzer emits long beep > Insert the
user ID for deletion > Press # if the ID is less than 5-
digits > Buzzer emits long beep again > Press * to end
process

Note: You can delete more users by inserting their user ID after
the long beep. Only press * after you have finished deleting the
users you want. In case the red LED blinks after you’ve inserted the
user ID, that particular ID is not available in H3i.

DELETING FINGERPRINT

Verify your Admin password > Press 2 > Green LED
blinks > Buzzer emits short beep > Place the enrolled
fingerprint on scanner > Buzzer emits long beep again
> Press * to end process

DELETING CARDS

Operation: Verify your Admin password > Press 2 >
Green LED blinks > Buzzer emits long beep > Wave the
enrolled card at the induction area > Buzzer emits long
beep again > Press * to end process

DELETING PASSWORDS

Operation: Verify your Admin password > Press 3 >
Green LED blinks > Buzzer emits long beep > Insert
the set number, for example 2 > Insert 0000 > Insert
0000 one more time > Green LED blinks > Buzzer
emits long beep again > Press * to end process

Note: Only press * after you’ve finished deleting the fingerprint,
card or password data. In case the red LED blinks after you’ve
inserted one of the data, that particular user data is not available
in H3i.

DELETING DEVICE INFORMATION

Operation: Verify your Admin password > Press 9 >
Green LED blinks > Buzzer emits long beep > Press 9
again > Green LED blinks > Buzzer emits two long
beeps

Note: This deletion will not affect the passwords stored in H3i.
The password(s) must be deleted one by one.