Hybrid Push: Universal Biometric Device Integration
How Hybrid Push connects device-native push and polled devices to ERP and HR systems through one API: features, architecture, deployment and FAQs.
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Cams Biometric API vs Traditional Biometric Integration
Compares the Cams Biometric API with SDK-based and other biometric integration methods: real-time push, two-way user management, and no port forwarding.
Update Biometric Device Server Settings (All Brands)
Step-by-step server settings for Cams Biometrics and other-brand biometric devices to connect online: menu path, domain, port and approval options.
How to Handle Duplicate and Out-of-Order Punch Events
Real-time biometric attendance sounds simple: someone scans, your system receives an event, and you save it. In practice, attendance data is messier. The same event can arrive twice. An employee can tap the scanner two times in a row. A device that lost its connection can send a morning check-out in the afternoon. Someone…
How to Lock a Biometric Device Menu (Admin Lock Guide)
Step-by-step guide to locking a biometric device menu so only admin users can change settings, while everyone else can still mark attendance.
GPS Tells You Where the Vehicle Is. Biometrics Tells You Who Is Driving It.
Every logistics and transportation company running a GPS fleet management system knows where every vehicle is at every moment. What most of them do not know is whether the person driving that vehicle is the licensed, certified, authorised driver it is assigned to. A ghost driver, an unlicensed colleague, or an unauthorised operator can take…
Biometric Vendor Lock-In: A Design Choice, Not a Tech Limit
Why proprietary protocols and SDKs lock biometric device buyers in, the three lock-in layers, and how protocol adapters and open REST APIs remove them.
How to Configure HTTPS Communication in Third-Party Devices:
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…
Native Push vs. Hybrid Modes: Technical Decision Tree
Decide between Native Push and Hybrid Push for the Cams Gateway: Device SDK, DB Pull or File Processing, direct or indirect topology, and API access.
Troubleshooting Offline Biometric Attendance Devices
Biometric device showing offline despite a stable internet connection? Learn how to tell a network problem from a device fault and what to check first.
