Configuring an EM-100 Controller for Access Using Only a PIN Code

If you want a user to be granted access when they enter only a PIN code at a card reader with a keypad (such as an Identiv 8235 TS ScramblePad reader), then you must perform the following steps.

Step 1  Open the System Configuration window, by choosing the Admin > System Configuration command from the menu bar of the current module or window.

Step 2  Select the Badges item from the list on the left.

Step 3  Make sure that the Use PIN option is checked, the Require PIN to be unique option is checked, and the Allow null PIN option is unchecked.

CAUTION: If badges were previously created when the Require PIN to be unique option was not checked, it is possible that some of those badges might have the same PIN value. Review the existing badges in your system, and if necessary, reissue some badges to ensure that each one has a unique PIN value.

Step 4  Select the Identiv item from the list on the left.

Step 5  Make sure that the Enable PIN-only access for badges by default option is checked, and click the Save button.

Step 6  If you changed the setting of an option in Step 3 or Step 5, to make the change in the system configuration take effect, you must log out of the ICPAM Client, and then log in to the ICPAM Client again.

Step 7  Display the Hardware Tree window, by choosing the Doors > Hardware Tree command from the menu bar of the current module or window.

Step 8  If necessary, choose the View > Device command from the menu bar.

Step 9  Expand the tree beneath the Identiv EM-100 Driver to show the Door of the appropriate EM-100 Controller.

Step 10 Right-click on that Door and choose the Edit… command from the pop-up menu.

Step 11 On the resulting Edit - Door dialog, select the Door item from the list on the left.

Step 12 From the Access mode drop-down list, select the PIN only option.

(For more information about access modes, refer to Configuring an EM-100 Controller with the Desired Access Mode, page 6-33.)

Step 13  Click the Save and Close button, to save this change and close the Edit - Door dialog.

Step 14  In the Hardware Tree window, right-click on the Door’s EM-100 Controller (or the parent Identiv EM-100 Driver), and choose the Apply Configuration / Credential Changes command from the pop-up menu.

Step 15  After the changes have been applied, select the Door’s EM-100 Controller, and check the Cards loaded information (in the Extended Status area).

 


Note: Because we are enabling PIN only access, the EM-100 controller treats the badge number and the PIN as two separate badges / credentials.  For example, on a system with a single badge which is configured with a PIN and enabled with PIN only access, the Cards loaded information will show 2/44000.

Step 16  Each of the doors managed by your set of EM-100 controllers can have a different Access mode. For every other Door that also must be configured to have PIN only access, repeat Steps 9 through 15.

Step 17  To verify that the system is working properly:

a. Open the Events window, by choosing the Events & Alarms > Monitoring > Events command from the menu bar of the current module or window.

b. Enter a valid PIN code at a keypad-equipped card reader which is configured for PIN only access.

c. Confirm that access is granted at the door, and that an Access Granted event is displayed in the Events window.