Scanning documents to enroll cardholder or visitor information in Security Desk - ID Scanner 3.2.0

ID Scanner Plugin Guide 3.2.0
Applies to
ID Scanner 3.2.0
Last updated
2023-03-27
Content type
Guides > Plugin and extension guides
Language
English
Product
ID Scanner
Version
3.2

After you have configured ID Scanner, you can create cardholders or visitors in Security Desk by scanning their identification document.

What you should know

Scanner connection status is updated only when a new scanner is selected. Any scanners connected after the scanning window is open are not detected. To show the new scanners, close the scan window, and then reopen it.

Procedure

  1. From the home page in Security Desk, open the Cardholder management or the Visitor management task.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To create a new cardholder or visitor, click Create new cardholder/visitor ().
    • To modify an existing cardholder or visitor, select the entity, and then click Modify ().
  3. In the cardholder or visitor configuration dialog box, click ID Scanner ().
    The cardholder or visitor window with the ID Scanner button highlighted.
    The ID Scanner window opens. If you have one connected ID scanner, the message Waiting for document is shown. If you have multiple scanners connected, a list of available scanners appears at the top of the window.

    ID Scanner window with scanner list highlighted.
  4. Scan the cardholder or visitor's document.
    With some card readers, you must scan both sides of the card separately.
    When the scan is complete, the document fields are displayed.
    The ID Scanner window displaying imported cardholder information.
    Scanning an expired document triggers a warning.

    ID Scanner window displaying expired ID warning.
  5. To use the document as the cardholder or visitor picture, drag the document to the Picture field.
    The Picture and Document fields use the maximum picture size that is configured in Security Center. Optionally, you can crop the cardholder or visitor's picture from the cardholder or visitor configuration dialog box.
  6. If necessary, rotate the document in the Picture or Document fields.
  7. Click OK > Save and close.
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