Setup Instructions:
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- Download the LYCOS Life Application from Play Store or Click Here.
- Launch the App and swipe to start tour.
- Next, Click on Setup device.
- Choose the device you own (i.e); Ring and click on START SETUP.
- Enter the 4 digit numeric code twice to act as your personal PIN code to secure your device and credentials.
For e.g.: 1234 and click on SECURE.
- You will be directed to next screen to enter your Basic Info, click NEXT.
- In the next screen select LYCOS Ring - V side and click on Next to serve as NFC key to open security sessions and reveal your secured information.
- Next, bring your Ring (from the 'V' side) to your phone, to enable primary NFC. You will then be required to click 'That's it' (Alternately, you can also use the side of the Ring with the 'LYCOS' text on it to serve as the NFC key as well)
- Device Setup is now complete.
Please note, the LYCOS Life NFC Smart Ring connects to the Android App using NFC technology and not Bluetooth and is designed to use the following two modules: Security Manager Module & NFC Tag Module
Security Manager Module
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- With this module, you can manage all your passwords and security PINs clubbed into a single PIN on your mobile device, which can be unlocked using your primary NFC key or your four digit PIN
Lock & Unlock Security Manager Session
- Select ‘Close Security Session' from the options menu (top-right corner).
- To lock/ unlock the security session, type the 4 digit PIN or approach the LYCOS Life key on your ring to the phone.
- If your band has not been set up with a LYCOS Life key, choose the options menu on the top right corner of the Security Manager screen and choose 'Sync NFC key to NFC tag'. This will open a window to write the Tag on the ring.
- Approach your phone close to the Ring to write the LYCOS Life Key on Ring.
NFC Tags Module
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- Tags are used to share your Business Card, Email, Telephone Number, Social Network etc; with other NFC enabled devices through T2T technology.
Write NFC Tags
- Select 'NFC Tags' button on the dashboard.
- Select '+' to view the available options.
- From the Write Content screen, select the desired type of tag you'd like to write, a business card or a telephone number etc.
- Enter the information and select 'Confirm Write' (from top-right corner).
- You will be navigated to 'Write Tag' to write the entered tag information on the Ring/another NFC tag.
- Storing will begin when you approach the back side of your phone to the NFC tag on your ring.
- Once the information is written on Ring, you will hear a beep along with the notification, 'NFC Tag Synced'.
Format NFC Tags
- From the NFC screen, select the menu options on the top-right corner and select 'Format Tag'.
- Now approach the NFC tag to the back side of the phone to clear the tag information.