This article steps through the process of enabling the "pin or card" function in Access Professional Edition
Step-by-step guide
- Log onto the Configurator module for Access Professional.
- Click on the “settings” icon. Select the number of digits for the pin code. Can be between 4 and 8 digits.
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- Next in Configurator, select the “card definition” icon.
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- Double click on the (pin or card) option and click yes to activate it. There should be a green check mark next to it.
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- Next select the “save” icon to save the changes.
- Click on the “send configuration to LAC” icon. Select Okay to send the changes to the AMC controllers.
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Log into the Personnel Management module for Access Professional.
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Double click on the cardholder you wish to add a pin code to. Select the “Personnel Data” tab.
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Navigated to “identification pin” and input your pin number and confirm it. Pin codes cannot contain sequences (ex 1,2,3,4) or palindromes (ex 0110). Repeat steps 8 and 9 for additional cardholders.
- Select okay and test the pin code.