RFIDeas AIR ID User manual
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Table of Contents
Glossary of Terms iv
Information Symbols iv
Reader Basics 5
1.1 Difference between Single
Configuration and Multi Configuration
Reader .................................................... 5
1.2 Reader Setup .................................. 5
Software 6
2.1 rf IDEAS Configuration Utility ...... 6
2.2 Utility Overview ............................. 7
2.3 Hamburger Menu ........................... 7
Auto Connect Menu 8
Device Menu 9
View Menu 10
Help Menu 10
2.4 Plus () Menu ................................. 11
2.5 Icon Toolbar .................................. 12
Connect 12
Disconnect 14
Write 15
2.6 WAVE ID Plus Configuration ....... 16
Device List 16
Configurations 16
2.7 Home Tab ....................................... 17
Connection Types 17
Output Test Area 18
Status Bar 19
2.8 Timing Tab .................................... 20
2.9 SDK Tab ......................................... 21
Disable Keystrokes for SDK 22
LED 22
Logical Unit ID 23
Beeper 23
Volume 23
Card ID 24
2.10 Format Tab .................................. 26
Data Format Tab 26
Delimiters Tab 28
Extended Tab 30
Hashing Tab 40
2.11 Tools Tab ...................................... 45
Cloning 45
Card Analyzer 51
Troubleshooting 71
3.1 Troubleshooting ............................ 71
Index 77
Appendix 78
Use the WAVEID Plus Reader for
Password Security - Complex
Passwords ........................................... 78
ASCII Extended Procedure ................ 79
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Glossary of Terms
TERMS DEFINITIONS
ASCII The American Standard Code for Information Interchange codes
represent text in computers communications equipment and other
readers that use text
Contactless The high frequency 1356 MHz smart card technology
FAC Facility Access Code
OEM The card and badge reader without case Available in selfcontained
modules for easy system integration
WAVE ID The rf IDEAS brand name given to all 125 kHz proximity and 1356 MHz
contactless smart card readers
SDK Software Developers Kit Software Developers Kits from rf IDEAS
provide the high level command capabilities to integrate software
applications with our readers
CSN Also known as the Card Serial Number is part of the ISO 15693 standard
for vicinity cards operating at the 1356 MHz frequency
UID The User ID User Identification or Unique ID is a number based on all
bits of the card data
Information Symbols
SYMBOL MEANING DEFINITION
Note Notes are useful information related to the text
Tip Tips can provide hints and pointers in addition to the text
Important Important information can include prerequisites limitations
and caution
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Chapter
Reader Basics
11 Difference between Single Configuration and
Multi Configuration Reader
The WAVE ID Plus is a dual frequency programmable reader that combines 125 kHz and 1356
MHz technologies into the same reader Its the only reader in the industry that reads multiple
cards of your choice among many different card types delivering flexibility to any customer
struggling with different card technologies In contrast to the WAVE ID Plus reader our
standard WAVE ID Solo proximity and contactless readers function on a single frequency and
single card type which is either 125 kHz proximity or 1356 MHz contactless
12 Reader Setup
To setup the reader:
1 Connect the reader to the workstation using RS232 USB or Ethernet Must be in the
same Subnet as the workstation
2 The workstation should detect new hardware for USB connections Verify the
workstation recognizes this connection using Device Manager
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Chapter
Software
21 rf IDEAS Configuration Utility
The rf IDEAS Configuration Utility provides users with the ability to configure their WAVE ID
Solo and WAVE ID Plus readers
The Utility allows WAVE ID Plus to be configured for 2 or 4 depending on model card types
rf IDEAS WAVE ID Plus readers with extended functionality can operate in one of two modes
Data Format mode ID processing or the Extended mode ID processing for output
generation The default mode of processing is Data Format mode
The utility can be downloaded from the website and while opening the application after
installation for the first time user will need to accept the End User License Agreement
EULA as shown in image below:
Image 1: End User License Agreement (EULA)
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22 Utility Overview
Image 2: Utility Overview
23 Hamburger Menu
Image 3: Hamburger Menu
The Hamburger Menu contains all the basic configuration options for the utility
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Auto Connect Menu
Image 4: Auto Connect Menu
The Auto Connect menu provides options for reader to utility connections
USB: The utility searches for all USB connected readers at startup
Serial: The utility searches for all serial connected readers at startup
Ethernet: The utility searches for the Ethernet connected reader to the IP Address and Port
provided by user
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Device Menu
Image 5: Device Menu
The Device menu lists the options for resetting writing to and reading the selected reader
configurations
Reset to factory defaults: Resets all configuration parameters to defaults
Reset to Stored Settings: This selection allows users to reset the reader to their own
personally defined stored settings
Write Stored Settings: Writes the current configuration settings to stored settings
The last two options from Device menu will not be available for single configuration readers
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View Menu
Image 6: View Menu
The view menu provides options for altering the appearance of certain functions of the
utility All the options in this menu are set to appear by default
Show Tooltip Balloon help: Menu option for displaying or not displaying the tooltip popup
balloon The application default is set to Show tooltips
Help Menu
Image 7: Help Menu
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The Help menu provides information for which users can seek out additional assistance using
the utility andor reader
Read User Manual: Opens the user manual that is provided in the download with the rf
IDEAS Configuration Utility
Read EndUser License Agreement EULA: Opens the end user license agreement which
user has accepted while launching the application for the first time after installation
wwwrfideascom: This operation will open a new window to the rf IDEAS website
About: This menu options differ when a reader is connected to the utility vs when there is
no reader connected Without a connected reader the About informational content simply
displays the utility version When a reader is connected the firmware information is also
provided The rf IDEAS website address is displayed in both modes
24 Plus Menu
Image 8: Plus () Menu Overview
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The Plus menu lists the following options:
Open hwghwg file…: Opens either a hwg or a hwg file A hwg or hwg file
contains all the configuration settings for the reader
Save device data to hwg file: Saves the configuration settings of the reader
Install libusb for NTWCC reader: It will install the driver needed to operate a NTWCC type
reader
Save USB data to SDK file: Report configuration block trace for USB connection
25 Icon Toolbar
Image 9: Icon Toolbar
The Icon Tool Bar contains the three most general configuration controls for the utility
Connect
Image 10: Connect Button
Clicking the Connect icon button commands the utility to search for all the readers on the
selected ports
Once the utility detects a reader the Device List pulldown menu in the Standard
Configuration Area displays the interface connection firmware and LUID information for the
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connected reader Below images show how the device list is updated once readers get
connected to utility
Image 11: Multiple Device Connection
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Image 12: Device List Output
Disconnect
Image 13: Disconnect Button
Pressing the disconnect button commands the utility to disconnect from all readers
connected through the available ports
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After the utility disconnects from all the readers the device list pulldown menu will clear
The status bar will display a Disconnected message as shown in Image 12:
Image 14: Disconnected Message
Write
Pressing the Write button writes the configuration settings to the reader
Image 15: Write Button
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26 WAVE ID Plus Configuration
Image 16: WAVE ID Plus Configuration Area
Device List
Image 17: WAVE ID Plus Configuration Header
Device List Pulldown: Contains a list of readers found by the utility
Configurations
Configuration Number: This option provides the ability to switch between configurations
Users can set and edit settings for two or four separate configurations quickly and easily
The active configuration on utility at any particular moment will be highlighted
Card Type DropDown Menu: This dropdown menu allows users to select the required card
type for their own configuration settings Each configuration has the ability to have separate
card types
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High Priority: Provides a WAVE ID Plus user the ability to give a certain configuration a
higher priority than another This is useful when the user has a population of multi
technology cards consisting of a combination of 1356 MHz125kHz cards
If multiple configurations have High Priority selected only the first one by configuration
order is considered High Priority
27 Home Tab
Connection Types
Image 18: Home Tab
The Home tab offers various ways a reader can connect to the rf IDEAS Configuration Utility
The different selections allow the user to choose the connection type for the specific logical
protocol of their reader
USB: Make this selection if the connected reader has a USB logical protocol The utility will
search the USB bus for connected readers
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Serial RS232 and Virtual COM Ports: The utility will search for readers connected to RS
232 or Virtual COM ports
Default 1.8: Pressing this button will reset the COM port search range COM1 through COM8
Ethernet: Connects to an Ethernet reader at the given IP address and creates a TCPIP path
to the reader The first second third and fourth byte of the TCPIP address and the port
number must be entered
Port Option: Allows for changing the Internet socket port numbers
Find Next IP Button: Looks for other readers on the same Ethernet connection
Output Test Area
Image 19: Output Test Area
This is the test area for the keystrokes entered by the reader On serial readers this displays
the unsolicited serial port data
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The Auto GetID icon can be selected for the utility to poll the reader for raw data and displays
the results in the lower section of the test area
Image 20: Auto GetID
The Auto Focus icon when selected keeps the cursor in the test area box to capture the
keystrokes output If you need to make any configuration changes you will need to turn off
Auto Focus
The Auto Clear box clears all text in the Output Test Area after each card scan
The Clear button erases all text in the Output Test Area each time the user manually presses
the clear button
The Test button will open a text editor This will allow a user to see the card data output from
a keystroking reader
Status Bar
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Image 21: Status Bar
The status bar reports status on the state of the reader connected or disconnected If a
reader is connected it will display the connection type and the LUID value If the reader is
disconnected the status bar will read Disconnected or No Devices Found’. It also shows
many other status in utility of different activities like Write Reset to Stored Cloning etc
28 Timing Tab
Use this tab to configure the readers card hold time ID and USB keystroke timing The
timing is presented in milliseconds
Card Data Hold Time: This option determine how long the ID is held after the card is removed
from the reader The LED will remain green until the card hold time expires then turn red
indicating a new card can be presented
The timing options can range from 50ms to 9950ms minmax increments of 50
milliseconds The default is set to 1000ms
Continuous Read, Sends Data upon Read: The reader will continuously read and send the
ID from the presented card
LockOut Time for Repetitive Reads: The time it takes the reader to read another card
must be equal to or greater than the hold time and is only done in 50 milliseconds increments
Lockout time will be enabled only for single configuration readers
Image 22: Card Read Timing
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