Assigning credential cards - Security Center 5.12

You can assign credential cards to cardholders or visitors.

1. Do one of the following:
   • For cardholders, open the Cardholder management task, select a cardholder, and then click Modify ().
   • For visitors, open the Visitor management task, select a visitor, and then click Modify ().
2. In the Credential section, click Add a credential ().
3. Select one of the following options:

   Automatic entry

   Present the card at a reader.

   Manual entry

   Manually enter the card data. Use this method when you do not have a card reader near you.

4. If you select Automatic entry, select a reader (USB reader or a door) and present the card at the reader.
   

   If you have a smart card encoding reader set up, do one of the following:

   • To read a pre-encoded card, turn off the Encode before enrollment option. When the reader LED turns green (ready to read), place the smart card on the reader. The reader LED turns yellow and then green with a short beep before turning off.
     
   • To generate and encode on your card a random 128-bit MIFARE DESFire credential before enrolling it, turn on the Encode before enrollment option and select at least one configuration with a credential. When the reader LED turns red (ready to encode), place the smart card on the reader for approximately 2 seconds. The reader LED turns yellow and then green with a short beep before turning off. If you hear a long beep and the LED stays red, try again.
     NOTE: Your Security Center license must support smart card encoding.
     
   • If you chose a configuration with fingerprints, ask the cardholder to present their fingers when prompted, and follow the instructions.
     

     The system takes three samples of each fingerprint, for as many fingers as it is specified in the selected configuration file.

     
     
     
   The dialog box closes automatically after an eligible card is presented. If the card has not been enrolled, it is enrolled automatically. If the card was already assigned to someone, it is rejected.
5. If you select Manual entry, you must select a card format, enter the required data fields, and click OK.
   

   CAUTION:

   Enter your card data carefully because the system cannot validate whether the data you entered correspond to a physical card or not.
   If the card has not been enrolled, it is enrolled automatically. If the card was already assigned to someone, it is rejected.

   The credential is displayed with the default badge template, and a print preview of the badge is displayed instead of the credential icon in the Credential section of the cardholder or visitor. The credential name and status are displayed. Active indicates that the credential is assigned.

6. (Optional) Select a different badge template.
   1. In the Credential section, click the badge image.
   2. Select a badge template, and then click OK.
      A print preview of the badge is displayed with data corresponding to the current cardholder or visitor and their credential.
7. Click Save.