To define custom card formats that have unique data fields, you can create custom
formats manually, or import them from XML files, using the Custom card format editor
tool.
What you should know
If you delete a custom card format that is being used in Security
Center, all credentials using that format appear
as Unknown, but the credentials are still granted access at the doors.NOTE: You need
to know the format of your card to enter it into the credential code field. If you do
not know the format of your card, contact the card manufacturer or your sales
representative of Genetec™ Inc. for
help.
To create a custom card format:
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Open the Access control task, and click the General
settings view.
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Under Custom card formats, click Add an
item (
).
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In the Custom card format editor, enter the
Name and Description of the custom card
format.
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Specify the Card format type and Format
length.
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Wiegand (8 to 512 bits)
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ABA (2 to 128 characters)
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Define the Wiegand fields or define the ABA fields that constitute the custom
card format.
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If you selected Wiegand format type, you might have to add parity check bits to the format.
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(Optional) If you want to enroll a range of credentials in bulk, you can designate
one field as the sequence generator.
The field designated as the sequence generator allows you to define a range of
values for enrolling the credentials in bulk in the Credential Management
task.
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Enter the format string for printing the credential code.
The credential code is the printed form of the credential data. It is an optional
column that is available in most access control related reports.The Code
format string tells the system how to print the credential data. To
include a field in the credential code, the field name must be specified in the code
format string as it is spelled in the card format field definition, between curly
brackets “{ }”. The field names are case-sensitive. Any other characters in the
format string that are not found between curly brackets are printed as is.For
example, with the format string “{Facility}/{Card Number}”, a credential with the
respective field values 230 and 7455 will be printed as “230/7455”.
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To validate the new custom card format with a pre-enrolled credential, click
Validate with a credential, select a pre-enrolled credential, and
click OK.
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(Optional) Click Export to save the custom card format to an XML
file.
Exporting the custom card format to an XML file allows you to import that same
card format definition to other Synergis™
systems.
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Click.
