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The second method to interrogate an unknown smart card is to utilize the pcProx
®
Plus
external card reader, CPI part number 36653-001, and a windows-based computer that is
logged on to the eConnect web interface. The external card reader plugs into any
available USB port on the
computer and will generate “keystrokes” when a card is
presented. Thus, the user places the mouse cursor on the Card ID text box, and when the
card is presented to the external reader, the smart card ID characters are injected into the
text box automatically, as if they were entered manually with a keyboard.
The external USB card reader does require software to be downloaded from the third-
party vendor’s website, and configured to the type of smart card intended to be used on
the system.
NOTE:
At the time of writing of this manual, configurations have been tested for card types
DesFire, HiD, iClass
®
, MIFARE and Prox cards. Other types of cards may be used with
this reader, although some changes may need to be made to the external card reader
settings so the key codes are correct. A comparison could be made between the syslog
entry method described above to find the proper settings that provide a match for that
family of cards.
From that point forward, no changes to the external card reader’s
configuration should be required to enroll more cards of the same type.
Preparation
To configure the pcProx
®
Plus card reader, you must have the pcProx
®
Configuration Utility
installed on your computer, which is available at
www.rfideas.com/support/product-support/pcprox-plus
Click on the link above and save the resultant zip file to a directory on the computer. Unzip
the contents of the zip file and click on the file pcProxConfig.exe (be sure the PC user has
Administrator privileges to install programs). The pcProx
®
Configuration Utility will be
installed with a start menu shortcut at
RF IDeas -> PCProx5 -> pcProxConfig.exe
Plug in the pcProx
®
Plus card reader into an available USB port
.
Run the program
PcProxConfig from the Windows start menu, click
Use USB ports,
and select the
Connect
button in the upper left of the screen to associate the program to the external reader.
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