Hardware Manager- Aero AddingCardFormats
Aero- Adding Card Formats
What are card formats? A card format is a set of values used to configure a card reader to accept certain bit or data structures and facility codes. Up to eight (8) card formats can be defined per Aero X1100 controller. Adding Card Formats
- Go to “Hardware Manager” by clicking on the “Hardware” module. Unlock the module by clicking the “unlock” button to view the device properties and to allow editing.
- Select the Aero controller to view the controllers’ properties. In the properties pane, click on the drop-down arrow to the right of the (Card Formats) tag. (See Figure 2)
Figure 2 
3. The “Card Formats” window will open and display Eight (8) tabs. Each tab contains the data for 1 card format. (See Figure 3)
Figure 3 
4. Select the first available (blank) tab and click on the badge icon to view a list of pre-defined card templates. (See Figure 4)
Figure 4 
5. After clicking on the “Copy Card Format” button, select either Wiegand or Magstripe to display a library of pre-defined templates for those card types. Click on the format that matches the card used at the site. (See Figure 5)
Figure 5 
6. Once the format has been selected, the operator can make changes to any of the format fields to customize the format for the customers use. For example, if using a 37bit format with a facility code of 19, the operator would modify the 37bit format’s facility code to reflect 19. (See Figure 6)
Figure 6 
7. Click the “Save” button save the changes. (See Figure 7)
Figure 7 
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