Since the Playback USB reader installs and appears as a USB keyboard to the operating system, many
of the same keyboard parameters appear in the pcProx Playback reader.
All times are in msecs (i.e. 1000 msecs = 1 second)
Inter-Key ‘Press’ and ‘Release’ time: Are in msecs and refer to the time each keystroke is held
down and released.
Bitstream Timeout: This is the delay time used before the card is read.
Lock-out Time for repetitive reads: This is the time used to wait before another card is read.
Data valid for: This is the time the last card’s contents are valid for (msecs)
Reset Defaults: All values are set to factory defaults
Beep on Read: Beepers sounds when a supported contactless card is presented.
Note
: This beep does not indicate it is programmed correctly, or configured to the correct page of
memory within the card.
Beep 2x on Completed Read: This checkbox is only valid if Beep on Read (above) is checked.
Once the programmed Playback data is completely read from the card, the reader will beep
twice. This signals the user that the card may be pulled away from the reader.
Playback Reader Supplied Keystrokes/ Chars. Delimiters
The keystrokes (or RS-232 characters) are handled the same way as in the Writing Credential section
described above.
Pre Credential 1
This field holds the keystrokes you need to have sent prior to the user’s ‘Credential 1’. In the context of
a typically log-on application, ‘Credential1’ is commonly known as the Username. In this context the
Pre-Keystrokes would be the sequence of keystrokes required to bring up the log-on dialog box. This
sequence of keystrokes can be different for each application and operating system. For example
Windows 2000 is Ctrl-Alt-Del, while the home edition of Windows XP is Alt-U (gets the cursor into
the user field).
Using Pre Credential 1 for Auto-Locking on 2nd Card Presentation
It is possible to use this field to allow an employee to present their card and quickly pull this
away for the purpose of locking the station. To use tis 2nd tap of the card concept, you simply
insert a auto-locking keystroke sequence into this field. For example, enter a GUI+L (Windows
key is GUI) as the pre-keystroke for Credential 1. If you quickly present the card and pull it away,
only this keystroke sequence is played and the workstation is locked.
Post Credential 1
This field holds the keystrokes you need to have sent after the user’s ‘Credential 1’ is delivered. In the
context of a typically log-on application, you need to get the cursor into the password field by using a
TAB keystroke.
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