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Beware!

Some things you should take care about when using this feature:

  • In the steps 2+3 you can select multiple pictures (one after another), which you possibly might want to use for this signature field in the signature-set. Later, when the user is signing this field, this will make the preview list appear again, in which the user can choose any of the pre-selected pictures.
  • In the end, each signing field is supposed to contain only one picture at a time.
  • Pictures will be added in exact the same size, which you set for this signing field in the signature-set.
  • If a picture is not available anymore (e.g. because it has been deleted or renamed), it will not be available in the preview/selection list.
  • If no picture for a signing field is available anymore (e.g. because all pre-selected images have been deleted or renamed), then a traditional signing field for manual signing will be created.
  • By creating a well planned document for your signatures, you can use this feature to add a second signing field below your real signing field, which you could use to add your company stamp/logo, for example.
  • When adding a picture as signature, an additional stamp will only be added, if this option is activated in the Stamp tab in die administration menu. By default, this option is deactivated.

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Insert

This adds a device filter, which you set up in the lower part of the menu.

The type of filter is selected with the "Device Filter" drop down menu and then the respective value can be changed in the unlocked text field.

Change

Select one of the previously added filters in the list on the top, then make the desired changes to the filter and then click the "Change" button to save your edited device filter.

RemoveWith this button, you can remove the currently selected device filter from the list.
Device Filter

This drop down menu determines the type of filter to be used. Depending on your choice here, the following text fields are unlocked and the available choices will be explained now.

Device Kind

With this filter, you can restrict signing this signature field to only the selected device kind. Here you can differentiate between the various StepOver products, for example duraSign Brilliance or naturaSign Colour, but also more general device kinds like tabletPCs or computer mice (select the MSInk Tablet for this).

Device Type

With this option, you can restrict the allowed devices to different attributes, which different devices could have in common, for example only devices with colour displays, only black-and-white devices or only StepOver devices.

Vendor - ID

Both of these ID variants allow to exactly correlate any device to its manufacturer (normally, the StepOver GmbH has the vendor ID "2689") and/or a certain group of products. Please scan the IDs of your connected devices (yellow button, see below) or consult the following table: StepOver IDs and display resolutions

Product - ID
Serial number

With this filter, the current signing field can only be signed with exactly one device, which needs exactly the given serial number. StepOver device serial numbers are always unique and can be read from the currently connected devices with the yellow "Read devices" button (see below). Additionally, the serial number of any device is always shown right after it has started in the lower right corner of the device display.

Notary Key

Only devices with the given Notary Key are allowed to sign this field. Generally, the Notary Key is the same for all StepOver devices. However, some companies want us to produce their ordered devices with their own Notary Key to raise the level of security even further. Select this filter if your company is using devices with their own special Notary Key and you wish to restrict signing only to these devices. Because you are most likely to not know your Notary Key, you should read it from the connected devices with the yellow "Read devices" button (see below).

Pad Settings

The Pad Settings are a collection of various device attributes, like for example the product name, Vendor-ID and Product-ID as well as the serial number. This makes this filter restrict signing to exactly one specific device. Read the Pad Settings of the currently connected devices with the yellow "Read devices" button (see below).

Device List

When clicking the yellow "Read devices" button , all currently connected devices are scanned and their attributes read. However only those are displayed, which are potentially allowed to be chosen as signing device per your settings in the administration menu.

Now, if you select any of the devices in the list on the bottom, the fields above will be pre-filled with their respective data and now you just need to select your desired filter from the "Device Filter" dropdown menu and click the "Insert" button.

This is by far the fastest method to set up the device restrictions for a specific signature field.

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You can add this data to the *.sss-file for each signature with the help of a text editor. Learn more about this topic here: Structure of a signature set file (*.sss)

The checkbox next to the "Stamp" option in the signature-set menu determines if a stamp shall be added below the signature or not.

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