ZK Technology MA300 User manual

MA300 User Manual
Version: 1.1

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About This Document:
This document introduces the operations of the access control device. For
the product installation, see related installation guide. For the software
operation, see the software user manual.
Notational Conventions:
This document includes such notational conventions as tips, important
notices and precautions. The notations contained in this manual include:
: Indicates important information, including precautions, which must be
read carefully to achieve the optimal equipment performance.
: Indicates the voice prompt generated by the device. In the event of
discrepancy between the voice prompts in this document and those
generated by the actual products, the latter shall prevail.

Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
1. Instruction for Use ..................................................................... 1
1.1 Finger Placement................................................................. 1
1.2 Instruction for Card Swipe ................................................... 2
1.3 Precautions.......................................................................... 2
2. Introduction of Device................................................................ 3
2.1 Overview of Device Functions............................................. 3
2.2 Product Appearance ............................................................ 4
2.3 Use of an External USB Keyboard...................................... 6
2.4 Verification State .................................................................. 7
2.5 Management Card............................................................... 7
2.6 System Password................................................................ 8
2.7 Operation Timeout ............................................................... 9
3. Device Operations................................................................... 10
3.1 Management Card............................................................. 10
3.1.1 Enroll a Management Card..............................................10
3.1.2 Enroll an Ordinary User....................................................11
3.1.3 Delete a Single User.........................................................17
3.2 USB Keyboard Operations ................................................ 20
3.2.1 Set Keyboard Password ..................................................20
3.2.2 Enroll a User Through Keyboard ....................................21
3.2.3 Delete a Specified User....................................................25
3.2.4 Delete All Users.................................................................27
3.2.5 Restore Factory Defaults .................................................27
3.3 Access Control Function.................................................... 28
3.4 User Verification................................................................. 30

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3.5 U-disk................................................................................. 33
3.6 Tamper Switch ................................................................... 35
4. Appendix.................................................................................. 36
4.1 List of Parameters.............................................................. 36
4.2 Anti-Pass Back ★............................................................. 37
4.3 Statement on Human Rights and Privacy.......................... 40
4.4 Environment-Friendly Use Description.............................. 42

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1. Instruction for Use
1.1 Finger Placement
Recommended fingers: The index finger, middle finger or the ring finger; the
thumb and little finger are not recommended (because they are usually
clumsy on the fingerprint collection screen).
1. Proper finger placement:
2. Improper finger placement:
Slanting
Off-center
Not flat to the surface
Off-center
The finger is flat to the surface
and centered in fingered guide.
Please enroll and verify your fingerprint by using the proper finger
placement mode. We shall not be held accountable for any
consequences arising out of the degradation in verification
performance due to improper user operations. We shall reserve the
right of final interpretation and revision of this document.

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1.2 Instruction for Card Swipe
Integrated with a non-contact RF card reader module, this device supports
the ID cards and MIFARE cards (optional and only used as ID cards). By
offering multiple verification modes such as fingerprint, RF card and
fingerprint + RF card verification, this device can accommodate to diversified
user needs.
Swipe your card across the sensor area after the voice prompt and remove
your card after the device has sensed it. For the swipe area, see 2.2 Product
Appearance.
1.3 Precautions
Protect the device from exposure to direct sunlight or strong beam as strong
beam greatly affects the fingerprint collection and leads to fingerprint
verification failure.
It is recommended to use the device under a temperature of 0–50°C so as to
achieve the optimal performance. In the event of exposure of the device to
the outdoors for long periods of time, it is recommended to adopt sunshade
and heat dissipation facilities because excessively high or low temperature
may slow down the device operation and result in high false rejection rate
(FRR) and false acceptance rate (FAR).
When installing the device, please connect the power cable after connecting
other cables. If the device does not operate properly, be sure to shut down
the power supply before performing necessary inspection. Note that any
live-line working may cause damage to the device and the device damage
arising out of live-line working falls beyond the scope of our normal warranty.
For matters that are not covered in this document, please refer to related
materials including the installation guide, access control software user
manual.

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2. Introduction of Device
2.1 Overview of Device Functions
As an integrated fingerprint & access control device, our product can be
connected with either an electronic lock or an access controller. This device
features simple and flexible operations and supports the use of management
cards. With a management card, you can perform such functions as offline
enrollment, deletion and U-disk management. The voice prompts will guide
you through all the operations without screen display. This device allows you
to connect an external keyboard and offers multiple operation modes. It
supports access control function for a security management. It is supports
multiple communication modes. The U-disk features simple and convenient
operations. The waterproof design and metal case of the device allow it to
withstand a heavy impact without damage.
Featuring a compact and simple design, this device allows users to connect
several devices through a PC and perform real-time monitoring.

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LED Indicator
Swipe Card Area
FP Sensor
2.2 Product Appearance
Front view:
LED indicator: The LED indicator is used to display device operation
results and exceptional statuses which are defined as follows:
Common rules: If an operation succeeds, the green indicator is solid on for
one second; otherwise, the red indicator is solid on for one second.
Enrollment state: The green LED blinks three times every other three
second.
Single user deletion: The red LED blinks three times every other three
second.
Verification state: The green LED blinks once every other two second.
Card Swipe area: Refers to the area in the red dashed-line box as
shown in the figure above.
Fingerprint sensor: Used to collect and match fingerprints and delete
users.

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Wiring terminals
TCP/IP Interface
Tamper Switch
DIP Switch
USB Interface
Reset Button
Speaker
Bottom view:
USB interface: Used to connect with a U-disk or a keyboard.
Reset button: Used to restart the device.
Speaker: Used to play the BEEP sound and voice prompts. If a user
passes the verification, the speaker beeps once; if the user fails to pass the
verification, the speaker beeps twice. The default prompts during operation:
beep + voice prompts.
Rear view:
Wiring Terminal: Connects with locks and power supply through
cables.
TCP/IP Interface: The TCP/IP interface connects with a PC through a
network cable (for detailed connection, see the installation guide).

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Shift Key
Operational Notation
Backspace
Enter key
Number keys 0-9
Tamper Switch: Used to generate a tamper alarm. For details, see 3.6
Tamper Switch.
DIP Switch: The DIP switch has four pins numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. In
the RS485 communication mode, the first 1, 2 and 3 pins are used to set
hardware device number and the fourth pin is used to select the status of
terminal resistance. For detailed settings, see the installation guide.
2.3 Use of an External USB Keyboard
To facilitate device operations, you can connect the device with an external
USB keyboard (purchased by users) and conveniently perform such
operations as user enrollment, deletion and restoring factory defaults,
especially when specifying user IDs during user enrollment and deletion
.
An external USB keyboard is shown above (please refer to the actual
product):
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activated, the LED indicator is on. When the device is connected with an
external keyboard, you can only use the numerical keys, backspace key and
Enter key in the NumLock activated state.
2.4 Verification State
Verification state: After the device is powered on, the device enters the
verification state if you have enrolled or successfully enrolls a management
card or in the event of timeout of any operation.
In the verification state, all users are allowed to verify their identity and unlock
(the administrator bearing a management card can only unlock using his/her
fingerprint(s) previously enrolled); the administrator can perform such
operations as user enrollment/deletion, U-disk management and keyboard
operation.
2.5 Management Card
The device users are classified into administrators and ordinary users.
Administrators: An administrator is allowed to perform all operations
including user enrollment/deletion (deleting all the other users except him/her)
and U-disk management. The privileges of the device administrators are
implemented through the management cards.
Ordinary users: Ordinary users are only allowed to verify their identity and
unlock.
A management card is a card specially allocated for a super administrator.
Each device must at least enroll one management card. If no management
card is enrolled, you cannot perform any operation and the system will
generate a voice prompt “: Please register the management card”.
You can implement different functions by swiping a management card
for different times in a row:
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By swiping the management card once, you can go into the single user
enrollment state.
By swiping the management card five times in a row, you can enter the
single user deletion state.
2. U-disk is connected:
By swiping the management card once, you can go into the U-disk
management state.
3. An external keyboard is connected:
By swiping the management card once, you can activate the external
keyboard.
Consecutive swipes: Consecutive swipes mean the interval between two
swipes in a row is less than 5 seconds.
The management cards can be deleted through the “Clear All” function of the
keyboard, or have their administration privileges cleared through software
before they are deleted as ordinary ID cards. For details, see the access
control software user manual.
The fingerprints of the user who bears a management card can be enrolled
through software or keyboard enrollment.
A device without management card, if it have the keyboard password, you
can activate the external keyboard and enroll or delete users.
Note: Users who bear management cards can only verify their identity
and unlock using their fingerprints previously enrolled.
2.6 System Password
A system password is a password used to enhance the security of device
data in TCP/IP or RS485 communications.

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Note: The system password can be modified through the access control
software. For details, see the access control software user manual.
2.7 Operation Timeout
The default operation timeout time is 30 seconds. When you enroll a
management card or delete/enroll a user (including in the external keyboard
enrollment and user deletion states), the system automatically prompts you
once every other 10 second if there is no operation and returns to the
verification state after prompting you three times. The voice prompt is “:
Operation timeout. The system returns to verification state”.
Note: You can set the timeout time through the access control
software.

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3. Device Operations
3.1 Management Card
3.1.1 Enroll a Management Card
To enroll a management card, proceed as follows:
1. The device automatically detects whether there exists a management
card.
2. If the device fails to detect the presence of a management card, it
enters the management card enrollment state. Then proceed with step 3;
otherwise the system generates the voice prompt “: Verify users.
Please press your finger or punch your card”..
3. After the system generates the voice prompt “: Please register the
management card”, you can swipe your card across the sensor area.
4. If enrollment fails, the system generates the voice prompt “: The
card number is repeated” and returns to step 3; if enrollment succeeds,
the system generates the voice prompt “: Registration is successful.
The system returns to verification state”.
Note: The system returns to the verification state if any operation
in step 3 times out and only prompts you to enroll the management card
again after you restart the device again.

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The management card enrollment flow is shown below:
3.1.2 Enroll an Ordinary User
The mode for you to enter the enrollment state using the management
card is known as the management card enrollment mode. In this mode,
you can only enroll one user. When you enroll a new user, the system
automatically assigns a minimum idle ID to the user. Furthermore, you
:Verify users. Please
press your finger or
punch your card.
:Please register the
management card.
:The card number
is repeated.
:Registration is successful.
The system returns to the
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can also use the external keyboard enrollment mode (For details, see
3.2.2 Enroll a User Through Keyboard) to implement user enrollment of
specified ID.
In both these two enrollment modes, you can enroll new users. Each user
is allowed to enroll 10 fingerprints and one ID card at most.
To enroll a user, proceed as follows:
1. In the verification state, the system goes into the ordinary user
enrollment state after you swipe a management card once (In the
enrollment state, swiping a management card once will return you to the
verification state).
2. After the system generates the voice prompt “: Register users.
Please press your finger or punch your card”, you can start user
enrollment. There are the following two cases:
(1) Swipe ID card first
a. When you swipe your new ID card and succeed in enrolling a user, the
device will generate a voice prompt “: User number **. Registration is
successful!” (** refers to the ID automatically assigned to the user by the
system; same below) and you can proceed to step b; if you swipe an
:
“Register users. Please
press your finger or
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enrolled ID card, , the system generates the voice prompt “: User
number **, Register. Please press your finger!” and enter the specified
user enrollment state.
b. After the device generates the voice prompt “: Register. Please
press your finger”, the system enters the specified fingerprint enrollment
state. Press the same finger over the sensor three times following the
voice prompts.
c. If fingerprint enrollment succeeds, the system generates the voice
prompt “: Registration is successful. Register. Please press your
finger” and directly enters the next fingerprint enrollment state; if
fingerprint enrollment fails, the system generates the voice prompt “:
The fingerprint is repeated” and repeats step b.
d. The system automatically returns to the verification state when both 10
fingers and ID card are enrolled, or the management card is swiped once
or operation times out.
(2) Press finger first
a. Press the same finger over the sensor three times following the voice
prompts by adopting the proper fingerprint placement. If fingerprint
enrollment succeeds, the system generates the voice prompt “: User
number **. Registration is successful” and you can proceed to step b; if
the fingerprint enrolled before, the system generates the voice prompt
“: User number **, Register, Please press your finger or punch your
card” and enter the specified user enrollment state.
b. After generating the voice prompt “: Register. Please press your
finger or punch your card”, the system enters the specified user
information enrollment state, waiting for you to swipe your new ID card or
press your finger.
c. If the ID card enrollment succeeds, the system generates the voice
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enters the fingerprint enrollment state directly; if you press a finger that is
not enrolled before and succeeds in enrollment of this finger, the system
generates the voice prompt: “: Registration is successful. Please press
your finger or punch your card” and you can continue enrolling new
fingerprints and card. After you enroll 10 fingerprints, the system will
generate the voice prompt “: Please punch your card” to enroll your ID
card if your ID card is not enrolled.
d. The system automatically returns to the verification state when both 10
fingers and ID card are enrolled, or the management card is swiped once
or operation times out.
3. If you are already assigned with a user number, then there are the
following two cases:
(1) Enroll fingerprint(s) when you have already enrolled card
a. After you swipe the enrolled card, the system will generate the voice
prompt “: User number **. Register. Please press your finger” (** refers
to the ID assigned to you; same below) and enter the fingerprint
enrollment state..
b. Press the same finger over the sensor three times following the voice
prompts by adopting the proper fingerprint placement. If fingerprint
enrollment succeeds, the system generates the voice prompt “: User
number **. Registration is successful” and gets ready for enrollment of
next fingerprint.
c. The system automatically returns to the verification state when both 10
fingers and ID card are enrolled, or the management card is swiped once
or operation times out.
Note:
1) If the user enroll a fingerprint that is repeat with his own enrolled
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2) In this mode, the fingerprint of the user who bears the management
card cannot be enrolled because swiping the management card will
return the system to the verification state automatically.
(2) Enroll card and fingerprint(s) when you have already enrolled
fingerprint(s)
a. Press the finger with fingerprint already enrolled three times following
the voice prompts. If you are identified as the same person in each of
verification attempt, the system enters the fingerprint enrollment state.
b. After generating the voice prompt “: User number **. Register.
Please press your finger or punch your card”, the system starts to enroll
your fingerprint.
c. If the ID card enrollment succeeds, the system generates the voice
prompt “: Registration is successful. Register. Please press your
finger” and enters the fingerprint enrollment state directly; if you press a
finger that is not enrolled before and succeeds in enrollment of this finger,
the system generates the voice prompt: “: Registration is successful.
Please press your finger or punch your card” and you can continue
enrolling new fingerprints and card. After you enroll 10 fingerprints, the
system will generate the voice prompt “: Please punch your card” to
enroll your ID card if your ID card is not enrolled.
d. The system automatically returns to the verification state when both 10
fingers and ID card are enrolled, or the management card is swiped once
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The flow chart is shown below:
Enrollment state
The number
of users is full
Return to the
verification state
Press finger or
swipe card?
New fingerprint
or card?
Is new user
enrollment
successful?
Swipe card Press finger
Is the card enrollment
successful?
Is the fingerprint
enrollment successful?
Enrollment is
successful
Are both 10
fingers and card
enrolled?
Return to the
verification state
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No No
No
:The number of users is
full. The system returns to
verification state.
:Register users. Please
press your finger or punch
your card.
:Please punch your card
again/ Please try again
(Please press your finger
again)
: User number
**. Registration is
successful
:User number **.
Register. Please press
your finger.
Register. Please press your
finger or punch your card/
Please press your finger/
Please punch your card
: The system returns to
the verification state
: Registration is
successful
: The number of
enrolled cards is full/
The card has been
registered/ The card
number is repeated
: The number of enrolled
fingerprints is full/ The
fingerprint is repeated