The biometric hardware industry releases a new device every six months. Faster processors. Better liveness detection. Higher accuracy rates. Sub-second recognition. Every product launch promises to solve the fundamental problem of biometric identity verification in enterprise environments. But walk into any organisation that has been buying biometric hardware for the last ten years and you…
Education institutions are not offices. A teacher taking attendance by calling out names in a class of 40 students consumes seven minutes of learning time, every period, every day. Parents have no way of knowing whether their child arrived safely. The school management system holds student records but has no live connection to who is…
The $50,000 Compatibility Crisis You spent $50,000 on ZKTeco devices… and now your software vendor says they’re “incompatible.” Do you really need to replace everything? Many HR and IT teams get stuck here. The hardware works perfectly, but it is offline, siloed, and unable to connect with modern cloud or ERP systems. The devices accurately…
Most organizations don’t struggle with biometric devices. They struggle with making them work together. Here’s the solution. The Real Problem with Biometric Systems Today Walk into any enterprise today and you’ll find biometric devices installed at every entry point: face scanners, fingerprint readers, card swipe terminals. On the surface, it looks connected. But beneath it,…
Learn what a callback URL (webhook) is, how to create and secure an endpoint that accepts HTTP POST requests, and how to test it with Postman or cURL.
Why n8n cannot reach biometric terminals directly (sockets, binary protocols, no events) and how a gateway translates them into webhooks and REST calls.
When and how an API license moves from a damaged Cams or third-party biometric device to a replacement, with pro-rated license and activation steps.
First, ensure that the device supports HTTPS by configure the vendor’s HTTPS server URL and confirm if it works properly. Then, update the server settings as described below. ✅Server configuration for an HTTPS Domain Name Configuration Steps: Note: If your device has the HTTPS option, Enable HTTPS by navigate to: Menu → Comm → PC…
Step-by-step guide to testing Cams API callbacks locally with an ngrok tunnel or the Cams callback testing tool plus best practices for testing.
Features and specs of the Cams Hawking F38+ face and fingerprint terminal, and how it connects to HR and ERP systems through the Cams Biometric Gateway.
