FingerprintManagementApplication

(FMA)

Version 1.1

Broadcom Corporation
3151 Zanker Road
San Jose, CA 95134

www.broadcom.com

TableofContents
1.

Introduction..........................................................................................................................................3

2.

Functionality.........................................................................................................................................3

3.

SystemRequirements...........................................................................................................................3

4.

Features................................................................................................................................................3

5.

Deliverables...........................................................................................................................................3

6.

StartingtheFMA...................................................................................................................................4
6.1EnablingtheWindowsBiometricService...........................................................................................4
6.1Usingfingerprints................................................................................................................................5

7.

FMAworkflow.......................................................................................................................................6
7.1Welcome.............................................................................................................................................6
7.2Authenticate.......................................................................................................................................7
7.3Enroll/Delete.....................................................................................................................................8
7.4Capture................................................................................................................................................9
7.5Finish.................................................................................................................................................10

8.

Installation..........................................................................................................................................11

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1. Introduction
ThisdocumentdescribestheBroadcomFingerprintManagementApplication(FMA).TheFMAisasingle
processGUIapplicationthatworksontopoftheWindowsBiometricFramework(WBF).

2. Functionality
Thepurposeoftheapplicationistoenableuserstoenrollupto10fingerprintswithanattached
fingerprintbiometricdevice.Italsosupportsdeletingpreviouslyenrolledfingerprints.Theapplicationis
deviceindependentandshouldworkseamlesslywithanyWBDIsupportingfingerprintsensoron
Windows7.OnlytheBroadcomUSHisofficiallysupported,Broadcomdoesnotguaranteefull
compatibilitywith3rdpartydevices.

3. SystemRequirements

Windows7operatingsystem
WBFinstalledandenabled
.NETinstalled
MicrosoftVisualC++2008SP1RedistributablePackage

4. Features

Userauthenticationviawindowspasswordorapreviouslyenrolledfingerprint
Enrollmentofupto10fingerprints
Deletionofpreviouslyenrolledfingerprints

5. Deliverables

WBFbasedGUIApplication
MSIbasedInstallationPackage
Helpfileswillnotbeprovided
Theapplicationwillnotbelocalized

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6. StartingtheFMA

6.1EnablingtheWindowsBiometricService

Tobeabletoenrollfingerprintsonamachine,thewindowsbiometricservicehastobeenabledfirst.
EnablingthebiometricsandenrollingfingerprintscanbedonewiththeBiometricDevicesControl
Panelapplet.TheappletisfoundinControlPanel/HardwareandSound/BiometricDevices.
ToenablebiometricsclickonChangesettings,selectBiometricson,checkAllowuserstologonto
WindowsusingtheirfingerprintsandclickSavechanges.

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6.1Usingfingerprints
TostarttheFMAandenrollfingerprints,youhavetoselectUseyourfingerprintwithWindowsinthe
BiometricDevicesControlPanelapplet.

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7. FMAworkflow

7.1Welcome

Uponstartoftheapplicationtheuserisgreetedwithawelcomescreenthatdisplaysashort
introductionoftheapplicationspurpose.

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7.2Authenticate

Beforebiometricdatacanbeacquiredorupdated,theuserneedstobeauthenticatedviaWindows
passwordorfingerprintswipe.
Incasetheuserdoesnothaveanyfingerprintsenrolledatthetimetheauthenticationdialogisshown,
thedialogslayoutwillchangeaccordinglyandnotofferthefingerprintswipe.
IncasetheuserdoesnothaveaWindowspasswordset,hewillbepromptedtocreateonebeforethe
enrollmentprocesscanbegin.

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7.3Enroll/Delete

Aftersuccessfulauthentication,theapplicationofferstheusertostarttheenrollmentprocessofanew
fingerprintortodeleteanexistingfingerprint.Inordertoenrollanewfingerprint,theuserhastoclick
thebuttonabovethechosenfinger.TheindividualbuttonsdontonlybringtheusertotheCapture
screen,theyalsorepresentthecurrentenrollmentstateofeachfinger.
Thebuttonsabovesuccessfullyenrolledfingersappearinadifferentcolorthanbuttonsabovefingers
thatarenotenrolled.
Todeleteapreviouslyenrolledfingerprint,theuserhastoclickonthebuttonabovethefingerthat
shouldbeunenrolled.

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7.4Capture

TheCapturescreeninstructstheusertoswipetheselectedfinger.Thefingerprinthastobesuccessfully
captured4timestobeabletocreateanewfingerprinttemplate.Theapplicationreportsvisuallyifa
swipewassuccessfulornotandinstructstheuserofthenextsteps.Attheendofasuccessful
fingerprintcapture,theusercanchoosetoeithersavethenewlycreatedtemplateortodiscardit.
Thewordingofthedialogisgoingtodifferslightlydependingonthesensortype.E.g.aswipesensorwill
havedifferentinstructionscomparedtoatouchsensor.
Asthenextstep,theuserwillbebroughtbacktothepreviousEnrollmentscreenwherehecaneither
selecttoenrollanewfinger,deleteafingerprinttemplateortofinishthefingerprintmanagementtasks.

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7.5Finish

TheFinishDialoginformstheuseraboutthecompletionoftheprevioustasksandthatthebiometric
fingerprintsensorisreadytobeused.

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8. Installation

TheapplicationisdeliveredaspartoftheCVHCIWindowsInstallerPackage.
Theapplicationisinstalledinto%ProgramFiles%\BroadcomCorporation\bydefault.
AnapplicationshortcutintheStartMenuwillnotbecreated.TheFMAhastobeinvokedviathe
ControlPanel.

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