Avigilon Access Control Manager - Avigilon Workflow Guide - Manual (Page 45)

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Card Formats
Readers that control access to and exit from doors come in many varieties and use many different
card protocols. The most commonly used card formats have been Wiegand and magnetic stripe;
however, newer cards, using embedded chips, like Smart Cards, and proprietary formats have
become more popular with the increase of security requirements.
The Access Control Manager supports the most popular card formats and enables the qualified
configurator or operator to define custom card formats to meet the requirements of many
businesses and governmental entities. The standard 26-bit Wiegand card format is provided as a
default setting.
To define additional card formats:
1. From the icon task bar on the home page, click or mouse-over the Physical Access
option.
The available suboptions are displayed.
2. From the sub-options list, click Card Format.
The Card Formats Listing page appears.
3. Click .
The Card Format Add page appears as shown in this example:
4. Fill in this page as required.
These fields include:
Name The name of this card format
Card Format Type
From the drop-down list, select the card format type. The current
options are:
• Wiegand
• ABA Mag
The fields displayed below this change depending on which type
is selected.
Facility Code The facility code of this card format.
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