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Luxand Blink!

User’s Guide

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................................... 3
2. Installation ................................................................................................................................................. 3
3. Configuration............................................................................................................................................. 6
4. How it works.............................................................................................................................................. 9
5. Settings ....................................................................................................................................................11
6. Uninstall ..................................................................................................................................................17
7. Recommendations ..................................................................................................................................18
8. Report a bug ............................................................................................................................................19

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1. Introduction
Luxand Blink! is a biometric PC access application that enables the user to log in to Windows by face,
which is captured by the webcam, matched against the registered profile and identified by the
application.
The application makes it remarkably easy to log in the system as there is no need to enter username
and password on Windows startup, or when the system is locked. The logon process is completely
automatic and based on received biometric data.
Luxand Blink! runs under Windows Vista and Windows 7. A webcam connected to PC is also required.

System requirements for Luxand Blink!:

 OS: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7.

 Video source: DirectShow-compatible webcam.
 HDD: Up to 20 Mb of free disk space on the hard drive

2. Installation
To install Luxand Blink!, follow the steps below:

1. Double-click LuxandBlink!Setup.exe to begin installation.

2. Click Luxand Blink! License agreement in the installation window.

3. Read the License Agreement carefully. If you agree to its terms, click I Agree.

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 4. If you want to install Luxand Blink! to a different folder, click Options. Choose the path to install the
program, select the folder in the Start menu and click OK.

5. Click Install Luxand Blink! to begin installation.

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 6. Wait until the software is installed into the selected folder.

7. During the installation, the program will prompt you to select the webcam to be used for automatic
login. Select the required webcam from the list and click Apply.

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 The user can change the default webcam at any time by selecting the Camera option in the Settings
window.

8. When the software is installed, the Configuration wizard appears. You can find out more about this
wizard in the Configuration chapter below.

9. Installation is completed.

If you have problems or errors during the installation, please, contact our technical support.

3. Configuration
Once Luxand Blink! is installed, the program brings up the Configuration wizard that enables you to
register your face for automatic login to Windows.

The user can also run the Configuration wizard by double-clicking the Luxand Blink! icon in the system
tray and register the face by clicking the Remember button.

To register the face, you need to follow these steps:

1. If you want the application to “remember” your face, click Next. If you do not want to do it
immediately after the installation, click Next time. (Important! To enable automatic PC login by face,
you need to register your face.)

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 2. Read the instruction in the next window carefully and click Next.

3. The program starts the enrollment of your face. Slowly turn your head to the left and to the right,
while looking into the monitor.

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 4. Once the face is registered, you will see another window where you need to enter the password for
your account. Enter the password and click Finish.

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4. How it works
When your face is registered, you can log in to Windows hands down. Simply look into the webcam
and you are logged in without any user name and password.

You can log in by face when the computer is locked, when you resume it from the Standby or
Hibernation mode and when the current user logs off and the new user attempts to log in.

Remember that you can still access your PC using your username and password, rather than the
webcam.

After the installation, Luxand Blink! puts its icon to the system tray.

By double-clicking the icon, you can bring up the Settings wizard where you can configure different
application settings (See: “Settings”). You can also open the wizard by clicking the right mouse button on
the tray icon and selecting Settings.

To disable automatic face login, click the right mouse button on the tray icon and select Disable.

Or, open the Settings wizard and click Disable.

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 When face login is disabled, the tray icon looks like this:

To enable face login again, the user is required to click the right mouse button on the tray icon and
select Enable

Or run the Settings wizard and click Enable.

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5. Settings
If the program is disabled, you can enable it by selecting Run Luxand Blink! in the Programs menu.
To open the Settings wizard, you need to double-click the tray icon, or click the right mouse button on
the tray icon and select Settings. The Settings window will appears.

The Settings window allows you to do the following operations:

1. You can enable or disable face login to Windows. Click Enable or Disable respectively.

The user can also enable or disable face login to Windows by clicking the right mouse button on the
tray icon and selecting the appropriate option.

2. You can delete your biometric data. Click Delete...

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...and Yes in the window that opens.

Once your data is deleted, face login is impossible. To enable face login again, you are required to
register the face again.

3. To register your face, click the Remember button.

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 This opens the Configuration wizard, which is described in the Configuration chapter.

4. You can also select the camera to use for face authentication:

Click Camera.

Select camera, and click Apply.

If you have a new webcam, we recommend you to register the face again.

5. Click Help to read the Help file.

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 6. If you do not want the program to run at Windows startup, click Don’t run. Note however that face
login remains enabled.

To run Luxand Blink! at Windows startup, click Run.

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 7. Login history.

By using the Login history, you can view and save photos of people who
have attempted to logon to your system. You can also view and save
your own logon photos.

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 8. In High Convenience mode Blink! learns your facial appearance each time you log in, but this could
lower the security if someone else logs in with your password.
In High Security mode training is disabled.

9. Regarding Show diagnostics, see the Report a bug chapter.

10. Contact us if you have questions or suggestions about the program. To send your feedback, click

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Give us your feedback". This opens your default mail client with the preset message template.

6. Uninstall
You can uninstall Luxand Blink! from Control Panel, or Windows Start menu.

To uninstall Luxand Blink! from Control Panel, follow these steps:

1. Click Start.

2. Open Control Panel.

3. Select Programs and Features.

4. Select the Luxand Blink! record and click Delete.

5. The Blink! Uninstaller window appears.

5.1. Click Yes if you want to uninstall Luxand Blink!

5.2. The uninstaller removes the software files from the computer.

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 To remove Luxand Blink! from the Start menu, go to Programs, select the Luxand Blink! folder and
click Uninstall Luxand Blink!.

You will see the Blink! Uninstaller window pop up. Follow the same steps as before.
If you want to re-install Luxand Blink!, click LuxandBlink!Setup.exe. You will be prompted to uninstall
Luxand Blink!, and the software installation will start automatically after uninstallation.

7. Recommendations
Follow the recommendations below to ensure error-free performance of the program:

1. Face registration.

When you register your face in the Configuration wizard, or log in to Windows by face, make sure
your face is in the camera frame, and there are no other faces in the camera focus. It is not
recommended to turn your head at an over 30 degree angle.

2. Camera.

Different cameras have different optical distortions that may influence face authentication. Therefore
we recommend you to use the same camera for face login that you used to register your face. If you

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plugged in a new camera, select it in the settings, delete your current registration data and register the
face again.

3. Lighting.

For better recognition, we recommend homogenous soft lightning. Try to avoid extremely bright light
(for example, light from the window, or bright lamp), light falling at an angle (for example, light from the
table lamp that stands on one side) and poor lightning conditions.

4. Face expression.

When you register the face, or log in, keep a calm expression on the face because emotional face
expressions (such as laughter, closed eyes or hair covering the face) can make it rather difficult for the
software to recognize your face and can even make it impossible.
What’s more, recognition can be hindered by the light reflected from the glasses. Therefore we
recommend you to take off glasses when your register the face or log in.
Finally, changes in the appearance can influence the recognition performance. If you think your look
has changed a lot, you need to register your face again.

8. Report a bug
If you find a bug in the application, you can help us fix it in the new release. Click the Show
diagnostics.

In the window that opens, click Copy to clipboard. Data required for analysis is copied to the
clipboard. Paste this information to the email message and send it to support@luxand.com. Or click
Save as… and attach saved file to email.

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 In the Subject field of the message, type in "Support – Luxand Blink!" (You can open the preset
message template in your default mail client by clicking the Give us your feedback link in the Settings
window).

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