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Confi guring host lock setting – FingerTec OFIS Gateway User Manual

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Note:

This function

is not available unless
you enable options
under “Windows Login
Maintenance” of OFIS
Gateway and Screen
Saver of Windows.

Confi guring Host Lock Setting

Host lock setting allows you to configure the use
of fingerprint as a login after the PC has gone
into sleep mode, or screen saver mode, or after
the OFIS scanner has been unplugged, much
like using a password to login after resuming a
PC from the screensaver. Follow the instructions
below for configuration.

1. Click the

Host Lock Setting icon

.

2. Select

Activate Screen Saver

to enable screen

saver.

3. Use the arrows to set the amount of

idle minutes before the PC launches
into the screen saver.

4. Check the

Activate PC Lock

option. Enabling this option locks the PC with a password if

the OFIS scanner has been unplugged.

5. Specify the idle hours in the

Lock Expired Hours

column after which you would like the

PC to unlock, should you be unable to find the OFIS scanner and if you forget the unlock-
ing password. Define an

Unlock Password

to unlock the PC after the OFIS scanner has

been unplugged.

6. After Host Lock is enabled, you will notice that the icon on the Quick Launch area of the

desktop has changed to

.