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timeQplus Biometric Installation Guide Thank you for purchasing the timeQplus Biometric Time and Attendance System. This installation guide will provide guidance and instructions for installing and configuring your new system. Included in the timeQplus Biometric box you should find: timeQplus Biometric software TQ100 Biometric Terminal Fingerprint Identification Unit (FIU) Optical Overlay...
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Attendance Rx Software Pre-Installation Preparation Document It is recommended that you take a few minutes to record the answers to questions that the Attendance Rx Setup wizard will ask during installation. By thinking about how you run your company and having these answers ready BEFORE launching Attendance Rx you will insure a fast and smooth startup.
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DO YOU WANT TO ENABLE 7th DAY OVERTIME: If an employee works all seven days of a workweek, this setting will force the seventh day to be calculated as overtime, regardless of total hours worked. Circle one: PAY INTERVAL ROUNDING: Rounds all punches to the nearest selected interval.
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SALARIED EMPLOYEES: Information required to pay salaried employees appropriately. Time required to work per pay period. Write value here: Hours Automatically pay salaried employees for Holidays. Circle one: Yes If ‘Yes’ specify time paid for each holiday. Write value here: Hours TIME CARD APPROVALS: You may optionally choose to prevent exporting Salaried or Hourly Time Cards...
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Write shift name here: Shift Rules: Round (min) Grace (min) Dock (min) Start AM PM Stop AM PM If lunch is enabled for this shift, then: Lunch Rules: Start AM PM Duration: minutes AM PM Auto After: hours Automatically pay Holidays for this shift? Circle one: If ‘Yes’...
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Import Employee Information You may be able to import your employee information directly into Attendance Rx if you already use Acroprint HRx or Intuit QuickBooks Pro or above. If so, please refer to the User Manual for details on importing data to Attendance Rx.
Installation Overview Step One: TQ100 Terminal Installation Installing the TQ100 Biometric terminal(s) includes: configuring the terminal through its built in keypad, mounting the terminal securely, connecting the terminal to the computer system. Step Two: Software Installation and Terminal Connection Installing the software is as simple as inserting the timeQplus Biometric CD in your computer and answering some questions.
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TQ100 Installation Display Screen Setup and Exit/Cancel/Ignore Data Entry Biometric Reader (0 - 9) Scroll Up/Down in Menu Power Displays the Menu On/Off Confirm and Save timeQplus Biometric - TQ100 Terminal NOTE: It may be advantageous to consult a computer technical resource for some of this effort.
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Step 1: TQ100 Terminal Configuration and Setup The Fingerprint Identification Unit (FIU) Optical Overlay which is taped to the front page enhances the ability of the FIU to read fingerprints where the skin is very dry or for employees with fingerprints that are marginal.
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Scroll and highlight –IP Address -, press ‘OK’ and input the number provided by your network administrator, and then press ‘OK’. Press ‘ESC’ to exit. Scroll and highlight –Default gateway-, press ‘OK’ and input the number provided by your network administrator, and then press ‘OK’. Press ‘ESC’ to exit.
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Proceed to the TQ100 terminal setup procedure below: Press the ‘Power On’ button Press ‘Menu’ Using the ‘Scroll Down’ button, highlight the –Setup-, and then press ‘OK’ Scroll and highlight –Communication-, then press ‘OK’ Press ‘OK’ again and using the 0 thru 9 buttons on the keypad, enter the – Device ID- number (must be a value from 1 to 10), then press ‘OK’...
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Step 2: Software Installation and Terminal Connection Insert the timeQplus Biometric CD into the CD-ROM drive and the • Attendance Rx install program should automatically start. Input the appropriate information when requested. You will be asked to verify the directory [location] for storing the application files; it is highly recommended that you accept the default locations.
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If the Ethernet option is selected you will need to setup the parameters for the Polling and Update cycle: Polling cycle: The default value of 60 minutes will trigger the application to poll the terminals every 60 minutes. This value can be adjusted to meet your requirements.
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When you are done click “Next” and select the option to “Add terminal”. See picture below: Enter the appropriate data to match the settings entered into the TQ100 terminal during step 1 above. NOTE: The leading zeroes can be left off. timeQplus BIOMETRIC™...
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Click on the ‘Comm Port’ tab to activate this type of communication if needed. Enter the appropriate data to match the settings entered into the TQ100 during step 1 above. The wizard will step you through completing the installation. timeQplus Biometric setup is now complete. timeQplus BIOMETRIC™...
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Step 3: Employee Enrollment Overview of Employee Enrollment Employee data such as name, employee number, personal identification number (PIN) and date of hire will be entered into the Attendance Rx software. The employee PIN will be used in both the software and the TQ100 terminal to link each transaction entered at the terminal back to the specific employee in the Attendance Rx database.
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Enter your employee data. After the employee records are entered into the software, print the Employee Profile Report for all employees. Use the report to enroll the employees on the TQ100 terminal using the PIN numbers from the report as ID numbers in the TQ100.
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When the following screen appears, select the terminal on which the employee was enrolled and click ‘Next’. The following screen will appear and close automatically. No action is required by you. timeQplus BIOMETRIC™ Installation Guide...
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The system will attempt to match the PIN you used to enroll this employee’s fingerprint at the terminal with the same PIN in the Attendance Rx database. On the following screen, verify that the PIN identified by Attendance Rx is correct for this employee.
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After completing the above enrollment process, click on the ‘timeQplus’ button on the Attendance Rx main screen [below]. Now you can assign employees to any or all TQ100 terminal devices. Highlight the employee name from the ‘Unassigned Employees’ area, then click the ‘>’ button to assign that employee to the selected (highlighted) TQ100 terminal.
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To assign an employee to another TQ100 terminal, simply select (click to highlight) a different TQ100 terminal from the list, then repeat the employee assignment process as previously described. Whenever an employee(s) has been assigned to a TQ100 terminal, it is highly recommended that the ‘Update Statuses’...
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NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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