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4. Click Save.
If a particular card had a Company Code of 3, a Facility Code of 2, and a Card Number of 12, the
Mag Stripe Card would look like the example below. The B is the Begin (Start) digit and the F is the
Finish (Stop) digit. Spaces are used to make the value below easier to read. The card has no spaces.
If this same example used field separators after each field, the card would look like this (ignore the
spaces).
How to modify a card format #
1. First select the Card Format #.
2. When the fields display, make the changes you want.
3. Then click Save. A message “Operation Complete” displays.
Note: Make sure that you click Save for the card format you are modifying: Wiegand or Mag Stripe.
How to delete a card format
1. First select the Card Format #.
2. When the fields display, reset all values except the Card Format # to the default values.
3. Then click Save. A message “Operation Complete” displays.
Card format questionnaire
If the card format cannot be determined, please fill out the form on the next page and send it to the
address specified at the bottom of the form.
Table 13. Example of a 14-digit Mag Stripe Card Format
Field Start Length
Company Code 2 3
Facility Code 5 2
Card Number 7 6
Issue Code 13 1
Table 14. Example
Description Value
Example B 003 02 000012 1 F
Table 15. Example with field separators
Description Value
Example B 003D 02D 000012D 1D F