User's Manual

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for one more day. If a card is lost it can be canceled as usual and the new
information automatically gets encoded on the proper cards the next morning.
With the flexibility of the revalidation system you can set the cards to work for a
week at a time or only a few hours. The choice is yours. Revalidating more
frequently obviously offers more security, but it may also be more inconvenient for
your staff. Revalidating daily at the beginning of the work day is a compromise that
does not cause much inconvenience and maintains a very high level of security.
Revalidation is not only about expiration dates and security. Because the users must
update their cards on a regular basis, the revalidation system provides a simple way
to distribute information about assignments, schedules, or special events. This is
also a convenient way to change an employee's shift or other attributes such as office
mode.
The following sections will provide details about how to set up the parameters for
revalidation. See page 85 for additional information.
Note: The parameters for revalidation can be different for each master user.
Master Users (F11)
Master Users
The Master Users List is a table that shows many of the attributes of your master
users and the cards they hold. From this screen, you can perform all of the
functions necessary to manage all of your master card holders. These functions,
create, modify, encode, update and cancel, are accessed with the buttons at the
bottom of the screen.
To view this list, Select Master Users List from the Masters menu or click the Master
Users List Tool to open the Masters window.
Master Users List Details
The Master User list provides an overview of the parameters assigned to every
master user. This section explains each field in the list.
• ID – The software assigns each master an ID number for easy
reference.