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USER MANUAL ZK-178S ZKTeco
ZKTeco's Covid-19 containment solutions

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Successfully verified Name: John Wilkinson User ID: 648932Business organizations and public sectors are facing a difficult time in response to the recent ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Governments around the world have taken numerous preventative measures such as the partial or total closure of many institutions and businesses. And entrepreneurs have also made enormous efforts to maintain business continuity and ensure a safe working environment for their employees.
In order to contain the spread of the virus, all kinds of security measures are being deployed, both passive and active. From safe and orderly access control solutions for pedestrians or visitors in high-traffic environments to the measurement of temperature at critical access points to buildings and facilities.
It is not unusual to see, at the entrance of almost all commercial buildings, stations, schools, restaurants, that security guards and staff have an IR thermometer and measure the temperature of visitors on their foreheads, one by one, all day long.
ZKTeco technologies for effective Covid-19 contention

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graph TD
A["Mask detection"] --> B["Temperature detection"]
C["Touchless biometric recognition"] --> D["Systems Management & Monitoring Software"]
E["Pedestrians and vehicle Access control"] --> F["Green icon: face mask, red shield, black hand with crossed lines"]
B --> G["Green square: thermometer, green mask icon"]
D --> H["Green square: shield, red shield icon"]
F --> I["Green square: laptop, black laptop icon"]
ZKTeco has made a huge effort to incorporate new features to its latest security and access control devices to offer all kinds of solutions to automate these processes and improve their efficiency. Thanks to the development of touchless access control, mask detection and body temperature monitoring technologies security processes are safer and easier.

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39.89 °C 6.5 High temperature Measure Temp Temp: 39.89 Wearing a mask
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
with Computer Vision Technology
Most thermal cameras on the market are designed for industrial use. Temperature detection can allow up to +/- 2 degrees of deviation, which in practice is not accurate enough for body temperature detection during a pandemic. To solve this problem, ZKTeco combines technology with infrared temperature detection to provide accurate and fast temperature detection during user verification.

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℃Detection Specifications
• Temperature deviation: +/- 0.3 °C
• Detection distance: 25cm - 50cm
• Detection speed: >0.5s
Access control device Walk-through metal detector Tolerance angle: +/-30°

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Close-up of a person's eye wearing a face mask with green bounding boxes highlighting the eye area.
MASK DETECTION
Fast and accurate facial recognition by visible light with large tolerance angle for surgical mask detection
At present, the use of masks is an essential precaution before entering high-traffic areas such as offices, shopping centres or stations, among others. People who do not wear a mask can have a very negative effect on the spread of the virus since the drops that we give off through our nose and mouth are the easiest way to spread the disease.
With the help of Computer Vision technology, ZKTeco's systems can identify whether the user is wearing a mask, while performing facial or palm recognition at the same time, quickly and effectively, setting alarms or opening doors depending on the desired configuration.
For this reason, many governments and institutions have decided to make its use mandatory in all enclosed spaces and sometimes even in the open air. With the help of Computer Vision technology, ZKTeco's systems can identify whether the user is wearing a mask, while performing a facial or palm recognition at the same time, quickly and effectively, setting alarms or opening doors depending on the desired configuration.

3m

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+/- 30° +/- 30°3 meters of recognition distance and extra wide facial recognition

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Close-up of a person wearing a face mask and holding up a hand, with no visible text or symbols.
CONTACTLESS BIOMETRIC RECOGNITION
3-in-1 palm recognition
The palm verification method is a new non-contact identification technique that allows an angle tolerance of up to +/- 60° on the axes and a recognition distance of 50 cm. This makes it the ideal verification technology as it eliminates any hygiene concerns while maintaining an accurate and effective biometric recognition quality, without the need to touch any sensors.

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50cm +/- 60° +/- 60°Extra-wide angle palm recognition at a distance of up to 50 cm

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Smartphone screen displaying a medical image with a hand gesture and green bounding boxes highlighting the area of detection.Palm recognition specifications
• Palm capacity: 5,000
• Recognition distance: 50 cm
- Recognition speed: 0.3s
• Tolerance angle: +/- 60°

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ZXC Immunis antipsychotic Simpson Tavore Without Hearing FaceFacial recognition
Facial recognition is one of the most popular and secure biometric verification technologies. The recognition algorithm uses the reflection of the near infrared (NIR) or visible light (VIS) spectrum to automatically detect and identify users, employees or visitors in a crowd. The system compares captured faces with faces stored in an extensive database and is capable of identification in milliseconds. It can be used both during the day and at night, since the camera has a high sensitivity to light.

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Silhouette of a human head with wireframe grid overlay, no text or symbols presentFacial recognition specifications
• Recognition points: 178
• Recognition distance: 30-120 cm
• Recognition speed: <0.5ms
• Face capacity per user: Up to 6

PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICLE ACCESS CONTROL
Turnstiles and barriers with contactless authentication
The first measure taken by most national authorities has been to control the capacity of the premises and their physical management, as this has proved to be a truly effective measure against contagion. Thanks to this, pedestrians or vehicles are distributed in an orderly manner, thus avoiding crowding and favouring social distancing. For this purpose, ZKTeco has all kinds of turnstiles and barriers that allow to delimit traffic directions, control access and count the capacity, among others. All this can be accomplished thanks to the extra security provided by the contactless identification technologies, compatible with most of ZKTeco's solutions.
Retail
The solutions for the retail market can offer the user updated information of the place where they are installed, and at the same time allow quick and contactless recognition and identification.

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Automatic license plate recognition
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Interior of a modern retail store with two black kiosks displaying video screens (no visible text or signage)Automatic license plate recognition
Any automated process that involves reducing interaction between people is a guarantee of reducing the risk of contagion. LPR recognition systems embedded in cameras allow security employees to identify and certify the passage of drivers quickly and completely remotely.

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ZK P 2020 LPR 2020 LPR
MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING SOFTWARE
Web-based access control and scheduling
ZKBioSecurity is the latest all-in-one web-based security platform developed by ZKTeco. It contains multiple integrated modules: access control, time and attendance, consumption management, elevator control, visitor management, parking, guard patrol, kiosks and intelligent management of facial recognition cameras, video (VMS) and other subsystems. ZKBioSecurity supports a flexible combination and implementation of multiple modules making it a powerful data integration and analysis platform for all types of markets, achieving large-scale intelligent security management in a centralized manner.

ZKBioSecurity
All-in-One Security platform & APP

Download on the
App Store

AMOUNT APP IN Google play

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Illustration showing mobile app interface with charts and a computer monitor displaying data, alongside a smartphone displaying a list of icons.- Temperature Detection Module
- Real-time input and output temperatures
- Linking alarms for high temperatures
- Exporting statistics and reports

ZK BioAccess

ZN-T1
Body Temperature Detection Network Camera

Temperature Detection

ZN-T5/W
Body Temperature Detection Network Camera

Temperature Detection

SpeedFace V5L[TD]
Facial Recognition Terminal with Temperature Detection
![ZKTeco ZK-178S - SpeedFace V5L[TD] - 1](/content/2026/06/1213193/images/3832a359b2d1854b01ced598956e369f142479b2c8948566995ae7348a7b4a6e.jpg)
Wide Pose Ang Acceptance
![ZKTeco ZK-178S - SpeedFace V5L[TD] - 2](/content/2026/06/1213193/images/750e7736c32674ac84e82cedd29f55abb0ad47c5d1d5fc5a929343f424be4ae5.jpg)
Temperature Detection
![ZKTeco ZK-178S - SpeedFace V5L[TD] - 3](/content/2026/06/1213193/images/e721cfe61451947b140e94d8c59b5a1229b3a3834b5da0cdb5c90a97e9126511.jpg)
Mask Detection
![ZKTeco ZK-178S - SpeedFace V5L[TD] - 4](/content/2026/06/1213193/images/6fad76987edfff03b35236c805c000a25fbc5ea0ebcaa1425c729858453a1f87.jpg)
Palm Recognition
![ZKTeco ZK-178S - SpeedFace V5L[TD] - 5](/content/2026/06/1213193/images/8a15554b03565a0fea43c6b58f9174f11b1106147b0ef6c28f1cd4e9d6d543b4.jpg)
Proface X[TD]
Facial Recognition Terminal with Temperature Detection
![ZKTeco ZK-178S - Proface X[TD] - 1](/content/2026/06/1213193/images/2bc8e89c43e1945cc584269d67ea0cd1670d3bec34dd63ec2d2d20be29009f14.jpg)
Wide Pose Angle Acceptance
![ZKTeco ZK-178S - Proface X[TD] - 2](/content/2026/06/1213193/images/b5bb47fcdb86ccbf55f768df5208ba97be83d276edd284e78c4f3506bbfb5e4b.jpg)
Temperature Detection
![ZKTeco ZK-178S - Proface X[TD] - 3](/content/2026/06/1213193/images/ec28c61dd799a112fd846f07bc4edb7dc0924c25a25b349da453563ac8709365.jpg)
Mask Detection
![ZKTeco ZK-178S - Proface X[TD] - 4](/content/2026/06/1213193/images/56943bb6f22d6ac5b940c241e88c7dae88c9ef7fb88cfbc22d220a2c4a61fce7.jpg)
Palm Recognition
![ZKTeco ZK-178S - Proface X[TD] - 5](/content/2026/06/1213193/images/e137f48b7a6adaa6b4f38f65d1d931aa0609286ede9818297613855c4b6319d8.jpg)
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3D rendering of a mechanical or architectural component with transparent panels and a central vertical fixture (no visible text or symbols)SBTL8033
Touchless Entrance Control Solution with Temperature Detection

Wide Pose Angle Acceptance

Temperature Detection

Mask Detection

Palm Recognition
PRODUCTS
SpeedFace V5L[TD]
Facial Recognition Terminal with Temperature and Mask Detection
• Temperature and Mask detection
• Facial, palm and fingerprint recognition
• Enhanced visible light facial recognition algorithm
• Combined Contactless biometric recognition
• Dual real time Camera
• Recognition distance: 30 - 50 cm
![ZKTeco ZK-178S - SpeedFace V5L[TD] - 1](/content/2026/06/1213193/images/ac9c37435d2d9060c823e6f5c81d71f2c8d1f69dc708de8a031d6cb694471288.jpg)
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Mobile phone screen displaying a face recognition device with a masked person and ID badgeProface X[TD]
Facial Recognition Terminal with Temperature and Mask Detection
• Temperature and Mask detection
• Facial and palm recognition
• Enhanced visible light facial recognition algorithm
• Combined Contactless biometric recognition
• Dual real time Camera
• Recognition distance: 30 - 50 cm
![ZKTeco ZK-178S - Proface X[TD] - 1](/content/2026/06/1213193/images/5283e39ae13dc80a65ff87aa1a861ccb43a06c400374e729b1522bbee1712691.jpg)
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Mobile facial recognition device displaying a face mask and ID card for a person wearing a maskZK-D4180 [TD] / ZK-D4330 [TD]
Walk Through Metal Detector with Temperature Detection
• Temperature detection
• 18/33 detection zones respectively
• 256 sensitivity levels
- 5.7" LCD display
• Counter for alarm and people
• Synchronous sound & LED alarm
![ZKTeco ZK-178S - ZK-D4180 [TD] / ZK-D4330 [TD] - 1](/content/2026/06/1213193/images/9473df56beebcd497fe0039cb790928dc7c4363c32399f3307be79bafd24e6a8.jpg)
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Front view of a white medical or testing device with red dots and a digital display on the left (no visible text or symbols)ZN-T1 / ZN-T5W
Network camera with temperature detection and blackbody
• Dual IP Thermal Imager
- Simultaneous measurement of up to 16/45 people respectively
• Temperature measurement range -20°C \~ 60°C
• Accuracy ± 0.3 °C (with blackbody)
• ONVIF compatible with most VMS and ZKBioSecurity
• Thermal resolution 320X240px / 400X300px respectively
- Face recognition

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Exterior view of a modern office building (no signage)ZK-TD100
Body temperature access control checkpoint
• Infrared thermometer system
• Non-contact body temperature measurement
• High temperature alarm
• Built-in access control relay
• Pass by access counts and alarm
- No installation required
ZK-178S
Dual portable thermographic camera
• Combines real-time measurement of both surface temperature and thermal image
• Thermal resolution 160x120px
- Allows switching between thermal and visible image
• Audio and on-screen alarms
- Tripod installation available
OP1000
State-of-the-art Optical Turnstile for Touchless Entrance Control Systems
- Compatible with ProFace X [TD] and SpeedFace V5L [TD]
• 6 photoelectric sensors
• Unauthorized Person Alarm - Compatible with ZKBioSecurity and ZKBioAccess
- Easy installation
• Non-invasive system
SBTL8033
High-performance swing barrier for Entrance Control with Body Temperature Measurement
• Temperature and mask detection
• Non-contact facial and palm recognition
- Fast and accurate visible light recognition algorithm
- Recognition speed 0.3s
- Servo motor with higher opening speed
• 10 pairs of infrared sensors with tailgate function
• Bi-directional control
- Configurable LED indicators for both directions



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