Eikon Digital Privacy Manager - Fingerprint reader - USB

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.3 x 0.6 x 1.3 inches ; 3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0018E72TY
• Item model number: TCRD4CA1H6A3
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,556 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 26, 2008

Product Description

Product Description
UPEK's USB fingerprint readers provide quick and reliable biometric authentication to desktop or network resources. They include cost effective Eikon swipe readers for home or office use, or larger TouchChip readers for multi-user applications.UPEK's USB fingerprint readers use the same patented technology built into many of today's fingerprint-enabled notebook PCs, as well as many mobile phones, keyboards, POS terminals, door locks, handheld ID terminals and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great on a Mac, June 28, 2008

By	Joel Natividad (Secaucus, NJ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Finally!!! A bulletproof fingerprint reader for the Mac!!!

I've always envied my PC friends when it comes to biometric options... until I got my Eikon.

Now, whenever the authentication screen on the Mac pops up, I get Eikon's fingerprint auth screen instead and I can just swipe my finger and go on my merry way. Their programmers also adopted the Mac minimalist ethic and implemented the Protector Suite consistent with the Mac "it just works!" experience.

They've been also very proactive and have continued updating their Mac software solution. v1.2 just came out June 25, (FYI, v1.0 came out Feb 2008), and UPEK continues to improve Protector Suite. In the latest iteration, they now even display the icon and the name of the app requesting authentication. Nice!

Upek is also very responsive. I was pleasantly surprised when they contacted me when I sent some suggestions thru their support webform.

Now if only they'd come up with an Expresscard solution so I can have the fingerprint reader onboard just tucked away in the little used Expresscard slot on my MBP and just pop the fingerprint sensor whenever I need it...

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Fingerprint Reader, September 7, 2008

By	Paul Reiner (Redmond, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have tried the Microsoft, APC, Dell, and Omnipass fingerprint readers.

While the hardware is mediocre, the software is garbage.

Vista support is rare, Vista x64 support is ubelievably rare, and Windows 2008 support is non-existant.

Microsoft's own fingerprint reader wont properly support Windows Server 2008 or 64 bit.

On the other handm the Eikon /Upek solution is fantastic.

The hardware is made from aluminum instead of plastic and has a nice sturdy feel. However its the software that makes this solution stand out as "best of breed"

Not only does it support 64 bit and Vista and Windows 2008 Server, but it supports 2 factor and 3 factor authentication as well.

When you run the software, your first impression is WOW. The user experience is fantastic. It installs perfectly, its very intuitive and is very visually appealing.

It looks and feels like they really spent a lot of time on polishing the sofware.

If you are looking for a fingerprint solution, this is it.

Im so happy with my purchase that I just threw out my Microsoft and APC readers and I deleted my Omnipass software(that I had to pay extra for)

My new christmas wish is to get this reader built-in to a keyboard for my office PC.

Bottom line: I give it 12 out of 10. I bonus point for broad OS support and 1 bonus point for "exceeding expectations"

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great on a domain!, October 17, 2008

By	D. Matheny - See all my reviews

Several months ago I got a new laptop through work with a fingerprint reader on it and I became instantly sold on the technology. I thought it would be a simple thing to go get a couple of fingerprint readers for my home computers that my family could use to easily switch accounts. I went online and purchased a Microsoft reader with almost no prior research and was rewarded with a product that did not work at all for what I needed.

At this point, let me describe how I am using this:
1) My PCs all attach to a Windows domain - so I obviously need something that will log into a domain and the MS product doesn't even log into local accounts if the system is joined to a domain.
2) My kids all share a single computer and they log into it locally since I'm using the parental controls in Vista. So, I also need a product that will log into local accounts.
3) I don't run under an administrator account, so I wanted something that would also work with Vista's UAC.

After being disappointed with the Microsoft product, I did some research and found the DigitalPersona products. It is hard to describe how hard it is to get real answers for how their products work so I made the jump and bought one to evaluate it. Unfortunately, that turned out to be a very painful experience and I found out that it is possible to get burned by some of the Amazon merchants:(. Let me just point out here that I did talk to a tech support guy at DigitalPersona (through e-mail) and he actually recommended that I take the fingerprint reader back and get the Microsoft product unless I was willing to buy at least 10 licenses - at which point they would answer my questions.

At this point I was just about ready to give up when I stumbled across this Upek Eikon fingerprint reader. I ordered it, feeling somewhat skeptical, but was very pleasantly surprised.

I have really had no problems with this product, and found that:
1) It works for everyone in the family, right down to my 7 year old daughter with really small fingers. (I did limit their enrollment to their index and middle fingers on both hands because they had problems getting a good read on the remaining fingers - adults don't seem to have that problem.)
2) It works equally well with active directory accounts as with local accounts.
3) It works very well with user switching - I just swipe my finger when another user is logged in and it switches to my account.
4) It works great with UAC (User Access Control) in Vista. It makes the technology almost bearable.
5) The software is very easy to use and to understand.

I feel like I've rambled on long enough but I'm not sure this product description really does it justice. It is half the price of the comparable DigitalPersona products (that don't work) - and it really works perfectly!

The only area I won't comment on is the password manager stuff since I really haven't set that up. At some point I will, but I mostly was looking for a good way to log into Windows.

I highly recommend this product.