You can enable the long PIN (longer than 5 digits) support on HID controllers (legacy
and EVO) by changing a configuration file (gconfig) on the servers hosting the Access Manager
role.
What you should know
By default, HID controllers only accept PIN numbers up to 5 digit long. You can
increase this limit to 8 digits for readers using Card and PIN mode, and to 15 digits for
readers using Card or PIN mode.
Procedure
To enable long PIN support on HID controllers:
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Create the VertXConfig.gconfig file with the following content:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<Vertx MaximumPinLength="nn"/>
</configuration>
where nn
is the maximum PIN length in digits.
If this file already exists, simply add the tag
MaximumPinLength=”nn”
.
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Copy this file to the Security Center installation folder, on all servers hosting the
Access Manager role.
The default is C:\Program Files (x86)\Genetec Security Center
5.x\ConfigurationFiles on a 64-bit machine.
The next time you synchronize a unit (HID controller) with the Access Manager,
the unit will accept PIN numbers up to the maximum PIN length. For every PIN credential
that is longer than the specified maximum, a warning message will be issued during
synchronization, and the PIN will not be synchronized to the unit.
To synchronize a unit:
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Connect to Security Center with Config
Tool.
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Open the Access control task, and select the Roles
and units page.
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Select a unit (HID controller), select Synchronization, and then
click Synchronize now.