Enable Biometrics on the Clock+

After you have installed the fingerprint scanner on the computer on which you will be using the Clock+, you must enable biometrics for the clock in Dayforce. To do so, in Site Setup > Clock Configuration, in the Clock+ Configuration Override File section, add the following line in the <system> tag:

mode: Specifies the biometric mode of the Clock+. The Clock+ can be configured to use one of two biometric modes:
- verify: In verification mode, users type their badge number and then scan their finger. If the scan matches the one in the database for that employee, the employee can then perform their clock entry.
- identify: In identification mode, employees are prompted to scan their finger without first having to enter their badge number. The clock checks their scan against the ones saved in the database and finds the appropriate match.
- Note: In verify mode, if a biometric template for the current badge isn’t found in the bio reader’s memory, the clock attempts to download it and then prompts the user to scan their finger.
threshold: Controls the biometric threshold, which determines the quality of finger scans the reader accepts. Using numbers 1 - 3, you can specify whether the threshold is low, medium, or high.
enrollment: Specifies whether the reader records two finger scans or one. To configure the reader to take two scans, specify enrollment="normal". To configure it to only take one scan, specify enrollment="simple".
verify_attempts: Specifies the number of biometric verification attempts the clock allows. For example, to specify that employees get three attempts at scanning their finger, type verify_attempts="3". This means that if an employee fails their first attempt at biometric verification, the clock allows them two more attempts without having to re-enter their badge number.
lift_finger_in_enroll: Specifies whether employees must lift their finger off the scanner between each scan when they enroll for the first time.
accept_on_hw_failure: Controls whether clock entries are accepted when biometric verification is enabled, but the reader is disconnected. When set to "yes", the clock rejects clock entries if the reader isn’t connected. When set to "no", the clock continues to accept clock entries, despite not being able to perform biometric verification.