TouchChip Fingerprint Reader

Windows device driver information for TouchChip Fingerprint Reader

The TouchChip Fingerprint Reader is a hardware device that has uses silicon fingerprint technologies to interpret the fingerprints rendered to it by the touchchip fingerprint coprocessor. As such, the device is part of UPEKs biometric technologies, which makes the company one of the leading manufacturers today. The Fingerprint reader is used to increase security by verifying identification details through fingerprint scanning. Biometric identities of people are stored on a card in the system, which makes a logical step in the development of security systems in local area networks and even larger networks. The fingerprint reader can be used on both notebooks and desktops to protect computers and networks. The device is attached to the host machine through USB. For them to work well however, the Fingerprint readers must be configured to the system BIOS or the proper device drivers installed.

The drivers for the TouchChip Fingerprint Reader are usually provided by the manufacturer on purchase. However, the same can be downloaded from http://www.upek.com/support/dl_driver_sensors.asp. One can download either the 64-bit version or the 32-bit version of the fingerprint reader software. However, one should check to ensure that they are downloading the right one since failure to which the driver may present an error message during installation. One should also download the latest version of the driver, extract the drivers from the zip file and update the TouchChip Fingerpint Coprocessor. The Coprocessir can be accessed through the device manager under the biometric tree. Once the device is attached to the machine for the first time, the system automatically senses the new hardware and launches the ‘new hardware installation tab'. When using the device in an outdoor environment, one should protect the device from moisture, dust and dirt. It is highly recommended you run a free registry scan for and TouchChip Fingerprint Reader errors before installing any driver updates.