Understanding Virtual Credential Templates

When an access control card is presented to a reader, the reader reads a set of bits. The reader needs to know how to interpret the bits, how to validate the data, and how to extract relevant card information. Virtual Credential Templates specify the card data format for a reader, and are used to configure reader device templates.

Note   The virtual credential template can be used for Cisco Gateway, Mx, or Identiv EM-100 controller credentials.

The data specification include the following:

·         Card data fields and data range

·         Parity bits and their bit position for data validation

·         Marker bits and their bit positions/range using sentinels

Each credential template has primary and secondary data fields to determine how the card data is extracted.

See Creating a Virtual Credential Template for more information.