Set Card Issuing Parameters

HikCentral Professional provides multiple modes for issuing cards, including reading card numbers via devices (card enrollment stations, enrollment stations, or card readers)(card enrollment stations or enrollment stations) and manually entering card numbers.

1. On the top navigation bar, select > Basic Management > Person.
2. Select Person Management > Person on the left.
3. Open the card issuing settings window when managing credentials or batch issuing cards to persons.

   • Open the window when managing credentials.

   • Open the window when batch issuing cards to persons.

   • Open the window when filtering persons in the person list.

   Figure 1 Card Issuing Settings Window Opened when Batch Issuing Cards to Persons
4. Select an issuing mode and set the related parameters.

   Card Enrollment Station

   Connect a card enrollment station to the PC on which the Web Client runs. You can place the card on the card enrollment station to get the card No.

   If you select this mode, you should set the card format and card encryption function.

   Card Format

   If the card is Wiegand card, select Wiegand. If not, select Normal.

   Reading Frequency

   If your card supports dual frequency (both IC and ID), select Dual. If not, select Single.

   Note:

   If you select Dual, you cannot set card encryption for the card.

   Card Encryption

   If you set Normal as the card format, you can enable the card encryption function and select section(s) to be encrypted for security purpose. After enabled, you should enable the card encryption in the access control device's configuration page to make card encryption effective.

   Audio

   Turn on or turn off the audio.

   Enrollment Station

   You can enroll the card number remotely via the enrollment station and copy back to the platform.

   If you select this mode, you should set the required parameters below.

   Access Mode

   The access mode of the enrollment station. Click Network or USB from the dropdown list.

   Access Protocol

   The access protocol of the enrollment station. By default, the access protocol is SDK.

   Device Address

   The IP address of the enrollment station.

   Device Port

   The port number of the enrollment station.

   User Name

   The user name used to log in to the enrollment station.

   Password

   The password used to log in to the enrollment station.

   Card Format

   If the card is Wiegand card, select Wiegand. If not, select Normal.

   RF Card Type

   Select the needed card type(s), including EM card, M1 card, etc.

   Note:

   When selecting M1 Card, you can switch on Card Encryption and select section(s) if needed.

   Card Reader

   Select one card reader of one access control device added to the platform. You can swipe the card on the card reader to get the card number.

   Note:

   • One card reader can be selected for issuing cards by only one user at the same time.

   • If you set a third-party card reader to read the card number, you should set the custom Wiegand protocol for the device to configure the communication rule first.

   Enter Manually

   Note:

   This parameter is not available on the card issuing settings window opened when managing credentials and filtering persons in the person list.

   If you select this mode, you need to manually enter the card number. You can check Auto Increment Card Number to enter a start card number to issue cards with incremental numbers to the selected persons in the list

5. Click Save (for Credential Management) or Start (for Batch Issue Cards to Persons).