SCHLAGE Hand Key 2
SCHLAGE Hand Key 2 The HandKey II is Schlage Biometrics’ fourth generation biometric access control HandReader1. The HandReader records and stores the three-dimensional shape of the human hand for comparison and identity verification. Upon verification, the HandReader produces an output that can unlock a door, send card format data to an access control panel, or communicate with a host computer. The HandReader also has auxiliary inputs and outputs that can be used to control other systems such as CCTV cameras and alarms. Biometric is a term describing the automatic measurement and comparison of human characteristics. While its origins are ancient, the evolution of advanced scanning and microprocessor technology brought biometrics into everyday life. Electronic hand geometry technology first appeared in the 1970s. Schlage Biometrics Inc., founded in 1986, built the first mass-produced hand geometry readers and made biometric technology affordable for the commercial market. Today, Schla