User's Manual

Chapter 3: First-time B.A.S.I.S.® Offline System Configuration
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Notes
3 Choose the appropriate card format and click OK.
The modify card format window displays
Figure 3.2 Defining card formats
Choose the
appropriate
card format
Define the
name, facility
code, total
characters,
and the guest
format.
A two-digit
issue code
is preferred
for 
B.A.S.I.S. G.
Make sure to
adjust the total
characters on
the track to
the correct
access con-
trol data
length.
When the
guest format
check box is
selected, the
data is offset
from the start
of the card by
the fact that
the activation
and deactiva-
tion dates are
encoded onto
the card.
Set the access
control track
to 3.