User's Manual

A PPENDIX D – V-SMART O PERATIONS

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Also, when you have this setting checked, VeriAdmin will remind you that it is saving the

Wiegand string when saving to a Smart Card. The WRITE WIEGAND STRING checkbox

below the “Save” button for Smart Cards will be checked.

As of VeriAdmin version 4.3, there is also the ability to delete Wiegand Strings associated

with a template. The DELETE WIEGAND STRING (1) button will prompt the user for a Site

Key and then delete the Wiegand string associated with the Primary Template. The

DELETE WIEGAND STRING (2) will perform the same task for the Secondary Template. It

is possible to use this function even if a Wiegand String has not been associated with a

template, so long as a “User Data” block has been placed in the Smart Card layout (see the

section on Smart Card Layout).

Also new to version 4.3 of VeriAdmin is the ability to secure and un-secure (Reset) smart

cards. The SECURE CARD button will secure a new smart card which has not been

updated with the proper Site Key (i.e., it still has the manufacturer’s default keys). You will

not need to enter the current Site Key to perform this function. Simply press this button and

present the card to the reader. Only the sectors of the smart card being used by the V-

Smart will be secured; all other sectors will remain untouched. Performing this function on a

smart card which has already been secured will have no effect, but is allowed. The RESET

CARD button will allow the user to un-secure a smart card (the reverse process) after

providing the proper Site Key. This will ERASE all V-Smart data on the card, including

templates, Wiegand Strings, and other user data, as defined in the smart card layout and

set the Site Key back to the original manufacturer’s default. This will essentially transform

the card back into a fresh, unused card, with the exception of those sectors not defined in

the layout (sectors used by another application, for example). Currently three

manufacturer’s settings are supported: Gem+ Flow A, Gem+ Flow B, and HID Flow B.

Please refer to the documentation provided by these manufacturers or from whom you

received your smart cards for more information.

At the top of the SMART CARD MANAGER dialog, you will see a radio button to select the

MAX TEMPLATES PER CARD. Currently, this can be set to either one or two templates,

although future cards with more memory may support additional templates. If two

templates option is selected, the Smart Card Layout must have two templates defined.

Otherwise when attempting to save a second template to the card, the user will receive an

“Invalid Smart Card Layout” error. If the maximum is set to only one template, attempting to

save a second template to a card will result in the error message “ESI – Storage Space is

FULL”. The ESI VERIFICATION TIMEOUT is a user definable setting which controls how

long the ESI will wait between verification from one card to the next. When a smart card is

presented, the ESI will read the template(s) and Wiegand data (if available), go into SLAVE

mode, and send the data to the main unit for verification with the live finger image. It will

then wait for a number of seconds (default is 15) before returning to HOST mode, where it

can accept a new card. This is the verification delay.