Setting up a Card Encoder for Visionline

Learn how to set up a card encoder for your Visionline plastic card integration.

To set up an RFID encoder & updater for your Visionline plastic card integration, perform the following procedures:

1. Install USB drivers.

2. Connect to the Visionline server using USB.

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Install USB drivers

1. Install the USBXpress Development Kit. This file is available for download from the Silabs web site.

2. Connect the RFID encoder & updater to the power supply.

3. Connect the RFID encoder & updater to the computer using the USB cable.

4. In your Windows computer, go to the Device Manager.

5. Expand the Universal Serial Bus controllers category.

6. Double-click USBXpress Device .

7. In the General tab of the USBXpress Device Properties window, make sure that the Device status is This device is working properly.

8. In the Visionline bundle, under RFID Encoder/RFID Encoder Configuration Utility, double-click RFIDEncoderConfig.exe.

   Note that, starting with Visionline 1.24.0, the RFID Encoder Configuration Utility is automatically installed in the Visionline installation folder when Visionline.msi is installed.

   If the RFID encoder & updater is correctly connected to the PC and correctly uses the USBXpress driver, the serial number of the RFID encoder & updater displays in the USB area at the upper-left of the window.

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2. Connect to the Visionline Server Using USB

To connect through USB, you must use firmware version 2.6.2.4 or higher for the RFID encoder. Visionline 1.22.1 or higher is also required.

1. Log in to the Visionline application if you are not already logged in.

2. At the bottom of the left navigation pane, click Lists.

3. In the System setup section of the left navigation pane, double-click Devices.

4. In the Devices window, click Add.

5. In the Device details window, type a Name for the RFID encoder & updater.

6. If desired, type a Description.

7. In the Type field, select Network RFID encoder (USB).

   

   Specify the details for the new device.
8. Click ... next to the S/N field.

   The list displays all network RFID encoder & updaters that are connected through USB.

9. Make sure that the correct RFID encoder & updater is selected.

   

   Select the correct RFID encoder & updater.
10. Select the correct Location.

11. If you have selected Server or Computer as the Location, type the PMS address, if applicable.

12. Click Save.

13. In the Device details window, click Close.

14. In the Devices window, click Close.