A programming station is a USB device that connects
to a computer and that charges and programs electronic keys. In Security Center this
device is represented by the Programming station
entity.
To establish the connection, add the programming station entity in Config
Tool, and then initialize the programming station
from the Genetec™ Medeco XT Key Programmer service.
Before you begin
Install the
Genetec™ Medeco XT Key Programmer service.
What you should know
- You must initialize each programming station in your system.
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Medeco only supports a single Medeco XT
programming station per computer. If you
need multiple programming station at a single location, you need a computer for each
programming station.
Procedure
To initialize a Medeco programming station:
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From the Config
Tool home page, open the
Plugins task.
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In the Plugins task, select the plugin role from the
entity browser, and click the Properties tab.
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Click Create connection file, enter a file name, and then save
the XML file to a shared folder on your network.
The connection file contains the IP endpoint information for all
related Security Center servers; including, the
public port and the private port over which the plugin communicates with the Key
Programmer, and a certificate that authenticates the connection to the Key Programmer.
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Add a programming station to the plugin role:
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Right-click the Medeco XT plugin role, click Add an entity
(), select
Medeco XT programming station.
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In the Name field, enter a unique name that identifies the
location of your programming station.
For example: Reception MXT Programming Station.
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Click the Generate button.
A secret ID is generated and saved to the
clipboard.
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Click Save and close.
A new programming station entity is added to the plugin role. The entity is
red because it is not yet communicating with to the physical station.
To connect to the physical programming station:
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Insert the Desktop USB programming station in a USB port of your computer.
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On the same computer, start the Genetec™ Medeco XT Key Programmer application.
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In Key Programmer, from the Connection File field, browse to and
open the XML connection file.
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Right-click the Secret ID field, select
Paste, and then click Connect.
Results
In
Config
Tool, the programming station
entity goes online. In the
Key Programmer, a message indicates that the
system is ready to program keys.