Supported keypad reader options
Card and PIN operation depends on the type of unit and the keypad reader installed.
- Option 00: “Keypad configuration setting option” of 00 = Buffer one key, no parity, 4-bit message.
- Option 14: “Keypad configuration setting option” of 14 = Buffer one to five keys (Standard 26-bit output). This reader option is also known as “Galaxy Mode”.
Unit type | HID keypad reader option | Online operation | Offline operation | Observation |
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V1000 with V100 V2000 EdgePlus E400 |
Option 14 | Card or PIN. | Card or PIN. | The keypad readers can be used to enroll PINs. |
Option 00 | Card or PIN. Card and PIN on schedule. When off- schedule, operation reverts to card only. |
The reader cannot be used to enroll PINs for credential creation. | ||
EdgeReader ER40 EdgeReader ERP40 EdgeReader ERW400 |
These units cannot be ordered with a keypad. | Card only. | Card only. | — |
- Option 02PIN-0000: “Pincode Wiegand 4 bit per key no parity”.
Supported PIN length
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.
Supported readers
HID units support most industry standard card readers that output card data using the Wiegand protocol (up to 128-bit card formats).
HID SmartID readers (MIFARE and DESFire) are also supported.
Support for Power over Ethernet (PoE)
The following Legacy and EVO units support PoE (15.4W):
Unit type | Support |
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HID Legacy/EVO V1000 | Not supported |
HID Legacy/EVO V2000 | Not supported |
HID Legacy EdgeReader/EdgePlus | Supported |
HID EVO Edge | Supported |
Supported cardholder and reader capacity
The number of cardholders (or credentials) that a unit can support offline is as follows:
Unit type | Supported number of cardholders |
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HID Legacy V1000 with V100 | 22,000, up to 125,000 cardholders with full memory upgrade. |
HID EVO V1000 with V100 | 65,000. No memory upgrade is possible. |
HID Legacy V2000 | 22,000, up to 125,000 cardholders with full memory upgrade. |
HID EVO V2000 | 65,000. No memory upgrade is possible. |
HID Legacy EdgeReader/EdgePlus | 22,000 cardholders (maximum). No memory upgrades are possible. |
HID EVO Edge | 65,000. No memory upgrade is possible. |
The number of readers that a unit can support is as follows:
Unit type | Supported number of readers |
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HID Legacy/EVO V1000 with V100 | 64 readers with 32 V100 reader interface modules1 32 doors configured as card in/card out 64 doors configured as card in/REX out |
HID Legacy/EVO V2000 | 2 readers 1 door configured as card in/card out 2 doors configured as card in/REX out |
HID Legacy EdgeReader/EdgePlus | 1 reader 1 door configured as card in/REX out |
HID EVO Edge | 2 readers 1 door configured as card in/REX out or card in/card out |