Setting up the Fingerprint Service on the FPServer

This procedure provides instructions on how to set up the Taskmaster Fingerprint Service on a web server with Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.5.

1. From the Windows Start menu, select Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
2. In the Connections pane, expand the computer and expand Sites. Right-click the Default Web Site, and then select Add Application.
3. Set the Alias to fpservice.
4. Click Select and select the fpservice Application Pool that you added, then click OK.
5. Set the Physical path by entering or browsing to the installation folder for the Fingerprint Service. The default location is C:\Datacap\FingerprintService.
6. Click OK to close the Add Application dialog.
7. Click Test Settings.
   • If the test of the connection fails, click Close. Ensure that the permissions for the domain/Windows account are set up correctly, and that the application pool is set up correctly. Then, begin this procedure again.
   • If the test of the connection is successful, click Close, then click OK and continue with the next step.
8. In the Connections pane, select Application Pools.
9. In the Application Pools pane, select the fpservice application pool.
10. In the Actions pane, click Advanced Settings.
11. Ensure that Enable 32-Bit Applications is set to True.
12. In the Process Model section, click the browse button to the right of Identity.
13. In the Application Pool Identity window, select Custom account and click Set.
14. In the Set Credentials window, enter the Fingerprint Service domain/Windows account information (the same account that you added to the FPServer's IIS_IUSRS group) in the format: accountname@domainname, enter the account's password twice, then click OK.
15. In the Process Model section, set Idle Time-out to zero.
16. Click OK.