Installation for Offline Registration/Biometrics Guide

Installation for Offline Registration/Biometrics Guide
It is important to go through the following guidelines for easy installation. All previous
installations should be carefully removed.
Is my system 32bit or 64bit machine
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Click on the start menu (windows logo)
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Right click on ‘Computer’ (Vista and above) or ‘My computer’ (Windows Xp and below)
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Click on properties from the menu display
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Depending on your system 32bit or 64bit will be shown on the display as shown below
Do I have previous installation on my machine?
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Click on the start menu (windows logo)
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Click on control panel from the menu. This will show a dashboard with lots of icons
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Click on 'program and features' as shown below or programs (Windows XP). This will show a list
of all the installed applications on your machine
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Locate 'offline Registration System' from the list of applications. If you see the offline
registration system as shown below, select it and click on 'uninstall'. Follow the instruction on
the window that shows up to remove it.
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Locate 'Microsoft SQL Server 2005' from the list of applications. If you see the Microsoft SQL Server
2005 as shown below, select it and click on 'uninstall’.
Select the 'SQL Express: Database Engine' from the window that pops up as shown below and click on
next. Follow the instruction on the screen that shows up to uninstall it
Completing the above steps certifies that you have removed all previous installations from your
computer.
INSTALLATION OF THE NEW VERSION
Option a: Installation via auto-run
For this option to work well, it is assumed your internet explorer functions as the default browser on
your PC
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Insert the CD into your computer and wait for it to run automatically. A browser with the
installation main page should show up. Please Note: some systems do not allow auto-run until
you click on the run button from popup window.
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Click on 'install Offline Registration' as shown below. Follow the instruction on the wizard that
shows up to complete installation.
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In case you encounter any error during installation or your installation was not completed.
Follow the steps to remove existing applications before using any of the installation options to
re-install.
Option b: Installation via exploring CD
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Insert the CD
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Click on the start menu (windows logo)
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Click on computer to open the window explorer
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Right click on the icon that corresponds to your CD/DVD drive and select 'open' or 'explore' from
the menu that shows up.
You will be presented with the content on the CD as shown below. Double click on 'Offline Setup'
to open the folder.
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The content of the Offline Setup will be displayed as shown below.
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If your system is 32bit, double click on 'x86'
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if your system is 64bit, double click on 'x64'
Double click on 'setup.exe' from the content of the folder as shown below. Follow the wizard to
complete the installation process.
HOW DO I CAPTURE CANDIDATE BIOMETRICS
Please Note that you are required to use only Digital Persona U.are.U 4500 finger print reader
Ensure fingerprints scanner is attached to your PC before registration.
After candidate data has been inserted accordingly into their respective boxes, and they have been
confirmed ok; upon clicking ‘Submit entries’, you will be presented with the window shown below
The fingerprint scanner automatically starts and the candidate is expected to enroll two fingers.
Steps
The candidate places the first thumb firmly on the scanner and removes it; upon successful capture,
the user interface will change to the window below
Now the window is expecting the same finger to be captured again for confirmation.
The candidate places the same finger firmly again and removes it, the interface will automatically
change to the window shown below
At this stage, the next thumb is expected because the instruction says ‘Place Next finger’ and
‘Fingerprint Remaining is 1’. The same process is required to be repeated for the next thumb.
The candidate places the next thumb firmly and removes it from the scanner, upon finger capture,
the interface will change to the window below
Confirmation of the second finger is now needed
The candidate places the second thumb firmly and removes it from the scanner; upon finger
capture, the application automatically completes the process and presents successful alert as shown
below
Note: If for any reason, a candidate places a wrong finger for confirmation, you will be presented with
‘Enrollment failed’ error and the capture process will need to be restarted