License And Configuration Cards - Siemens SIMATIC RF1000 Configuration Manual

License and configuration cards

License cards
You can transfer a HID license to a SIMATIC RF1040R/RF1140R reader using a license card. Note
that a single license is saved on each license card which you can transfer to a reader once. With
this process, the license card is automatically linked to the serial number of the reader.
The following options are available for transferring a license card to a reader using a license
card:
• RF1000:
– Using the demo application ("AccessControlDemo.exe")
– Programming your own application using the "Autoread_SetMode" or "vhl_select()"
– Automatically with enabled "Autoread" mode
• RF1100: With the WBM
You can find detailed information on transferring a license in the section "Transferring a
license (Page 35)".
"RF1100T" configuration card
Using configuration cards, you can transfer reader configurations (e.g. memory areas,
addresses, passwords, write permissions, etc.) and "Autoread" configurations to RF1000
readers. A configuration with several functions can be transferred from the configuration
card to the reader.
The following options are available for changing the configuration of a reader using a
configuration card:
• Using the demo application ("AccessControlDemo.exe")
Start the demo application, click the "Start" button and select the "Configcard" check box
while the configuration card is in the antenna field of the reader.
• Programming your own application using the "vhl_select" function
When programming your own application, you need to set the "AllowConfig = true" tag when
calling the "vhl_select" function and then hold the configuration card in the antenna field of
the reader. After you have changed the configuration, the reader automatically restarts. After
the restart, you need to set the "AllowConfig" parameter back to "false".
• Automatically with enabled "Autoread" mode
The "Autoread" mode is switched on in the factory for the RF1000 readers. In the delivery
state of the reader, hold the configuration card in front of the reader after switching on the
power.
An existing configuration can only be replaced by a configuration with the same Config
Security Code. This prevents accidental overwriting. Note that working with the "vhl_select"
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function with "AllowConfig = true"
When programming your own application, you need to set the "param = 1" tag when
calling the "exec_command" function and then hold the license card in the antenna field
of the reader. After you have transferred the license, the reader automatically restarts.
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