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RFID Cards

How to manage employees' RFID cards: adding, editing, PIN reset, bulk import, and access permissions.

1. Adding a new card

Click "Add" and fill in:

FieldDescription
EmployeeSelect the employee the card is assigned to
Card codeThe unique code of the RFID card (read from the card or entered manually)
ActiveWhether the card is active and can be used for authentication

Each employee can have only one active card.

2. Resetting the PIN

If an employee has forgotten their PIN or the card has been locked after too many incorrect attempts, the administrator can reset the PIN from that card's edit panel.

Check "Reset PIN" and click "Save" — the current PIN is cleared and the incorrect-attempts counter is reset to zero. The next time the card is used, the employee will be prompted to set up a new PIN.

3. Importing cards from Excel

The import updates existing cards (matched by employee ID number) and creates new cards for employees who don't have one.

  1. Click "Import"
  2. Upload the .xlsx file according to the specifications shown on the import page
  3. Click "Validate file" — the system checks the data and displays any errors found (if any)
  4. If validation completes without errors, click "Import file" to confirm the import

4. Module settings

This section is accessible only to the Super User.

From the module's settings page (the configuration icon):

SettingDescription
Maximum number of PIN attemptsHow many times an employee can enter an incorrect PIN before the card is locked
PIN lengthThe number of digits in the PIN
Scan delimiterThe character that marks the end of a card scan (for readers that send a suffix)
Character limitWhether only the first N characters of the card code are used

5. Module access permissions

Permissions can be managed only by the Super User, from the module's settings page. The module holds employee authentication credentials (card codes and PINs), which is why access is not granted by default.

By default, no User has access to the RFID cards module. The Super User grants access individually, per user, at one of the following levels:

LevelWhat it allows
ReadViewing the card list and the associated data, without being able to modify it
WriteAll operations: adding, editing and deactivating cards, resetting PINs, and importing from Excel

We recommend granting Write only to the people who actually administer the cards, and giving Read to the remaining users who only need to look things up.