Overview
- Credentials are the tool someone uses to unlock an electronic lock.
- Credentials can come in many forms.
- Creating a credential is a multi-step process.
- At Valley Library we use:
- Personal Identification Numbers (PIN
- Proximity Credentials
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Adding Credentials to Users- Click Add Credential in the Users window. Double check the User Name to make sure you're adding it to the Usercorrect user. The User user selected is highlighted in blue on the left hand column of users.
- A pop-up window will appear asking you to select the type of credential you want to create.
Card or Key Fob Credential (anything that isn't a PIN)- Select "Card(s) (Mag or Prox)"
- If you pick this option, the program will may ask if you want to choose a card from stock.
- Always click No
- The next window to pop up will be the "Card Detail" window.
 - First, select the Card Format from the drop down menu.
- OSU ID cards are 35-bit C1000
- Key cards and fobs are usally 26-bit
- Sometimes you will come across a 37-bit Xceed ID. Usually when reprogramming a lock with an older key card. It's weird and rare.
- Input the serial number of the card and populate the "Card(s) (Mag or Prox)" field. There are two ways to do this.
- Select Prox Cards (CRP2).
- Select the correct Card Format. Most of the time you will have a 26 bit card.
- Click the Reintialize CRP2 button and swipe the new key card over credential reader. You will usually hear a beep, but not always.
- Click the Read CRP2 button.
- The "Card" field will populate with the serial number of the card.
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The other Another way to populate the serial number field is by converting the Hot Stamp.This is especially handy when you need to add credentials to a lock but you don't have the card in hand.
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