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The Ultimate Portable Biometric Solution

Simplify enrolment with BioBox, a robust portable device that adapts to diverse environments, ensuring secure and efficient identity verification for national IDs, access control, border management and more.

The problem

Why Standard Enrolment Doesn't Travel Well

Enrolling someone’s identity properly usually means a fixed desk, a trained operator and a controlled environment — not every site has all three.

Enrolment tied to a fixed desk

Standard capture equipment isn’t built to move to where the person actually is.

No connectivity, no enrolment

Systems that depend on a live connection fail in remote or low-signal locations.

Needs a trained operator

Complex capture equipment often can’t be run by whoever happens to be on-site.

Inconsistent capture quality

Manual processes produce data too inconsistent to match reliably later.

Not built for the field

Standard hardware isn’t designed to survive dust, knocks or a full day away from a plug socket.

Data that doesn't travel

Capturing an identity is wasted if it can’t be verified against every other system that needs it.

How it works

How BioBox Brings Enrolment to the Person

One rugged case, one workflow and no dependence on a desk, a network or a specialist. Here is how it works and what you get from it.

Set up in one case

Choose the scanners, camera and signature pad your programme needs. Everything ships together, powered and ready to open.

Capture on location

Fingerprints, face, iris, documents and signature are captured in one guided workflow — online or fully offline.

Store, then hand off securely

Encrypted records stay on the device or flow into centralised management, exported in EFT format to ANSI/NIST-ITL standards.

BioBox components

Build Your BioBox

Every BioBox ships in one rugged case — customise the components inside to match your enrolment requirements.

Fingerprint Scanner

Choose one

HID® Guardian™ 200 Tenprint Scanner

High-resolution tenprint capture for full ten-finger enrolment.

FAP 60 — FBI Appendix F Certified, 10-Print Roll Scanner

FBI-certified roll scanner built for high-assurance government use.

Thales CS500f Scanner

Compact, high-accuracy fingerprint capture for everyday enrolment.

Iris Scanner

iCAM T10 Scanner

Dual-iris capture for an additional, highly accurate layer of identity verification.

Camera

C920 HD Pro Webcam

1080p HD camera for facial capture, portraits and document photography.

Document Scanner

Canon CanoScan LiDE400

Flatbed scanner for capturing supporting ID documents and paperwork.

Signature Capture

SigLite LCD

Electronic signature pad for capturing legally binding signatures during enrolment.

Compute

15" Windows 11 Laptop

Runs the BioBox enrolment software, with local storage for offline operation.

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Ultimate Portable Biometric Solution

Everything a field enrolment team needs, built into a single rugged case.

Where it's used

Industry Applications

Biometric flexibility in your hands, wherever the enrolment needs to happen.

Military sector

Enhances efficiency and security with reliable biometric identification and access control in challenging environments.

Educational sector​

Streamlines identification for students and staff, securing access to facilities and protecting sensitive areas.

Government sector

Supports secure identification and authentication for maintaining integrity in public services.

Border control​

Offers precise and rapid biometric verification, enhancing border security and streamlining immigration processes.

Non-governmental organisations​

Streamlines identification for students and staff, securing access to facilities and protecting sensitive areas.

Healthcare sector​

Speeds up patient registration and safeguards access to clinical and pharmacy areas.

Why Arana

Big Business Standards. Small Business Attention.

We’re a specialist integrator, not a call-centre-scale vendor. You deal directly with senior engineers from the first site survey onwards, and with a team that takes the time to understand how your organisation actually operates.

Direct access

Speak with the engineer who built your BioBox kits, not a support queue starting from zero.

Fast to move

Additional kits and workflow changes are turned around in days, not a vendor’s quarterly release cycle.

Tailored, not templated

Every case built with the scanners and workflow your programme needs, not a fixed kit list.

Accountable, end to end​

The team that builds your BioBox kits is the same team accountable when they’re out in the field.

See BioBox on Your Site

Tell us about your enrolment needs and we’ll put together a quote — no lengthy sales process, just an engineer who knows the product.

More Biometric ID

Other Ways to Capture Identity

BioBox M

Portable enrolment for field and remote sites, with an FBI-certified fingerprint scanner.

Rapid ID

Instant fingerprint checks in the field.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

BioBox is a state-of-the-art biometric identification solution designed for high-security environments. It uses advanced touchless biometrics, such as facial recognition and fingerprint scanning, to provide fast and accurate identity verification.

Touchless biometric authentication for fast, hygienic identity verification; seamless integration with existing access control and security systems; advanced encryption and anti-tampering measures; and real-time monitoring so security teams can manage access logs and permissions efficiently.

Yes — BioBox is ideal for high-traffic environments. It offers quick authentication times and can process a large volume of users efficiently without causing bottlenecks, while its touchless technology enhances hygiene and reduces physical contact.

BioBox employs advanced encryption to protect biometric data both at rest and in transit, and includes tamper-detection mechanisms that trigger alerts if the device is compromised.