Prox Writer System Automated Proximity Encoding and Card

Prox. Writer™ System Automated Proximity Encoding and Card Printing VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 1

Introduction n n The Prox. Writer™ System is a fully automated proximity (RFID) card personalization solution that allows organizations to better control security access. Read and encode proximity data and print cards on demand - providing greater internal control and minimizing error, and reduce cost. VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 2

Prox. Writer™ System n Integrated Technology • HID or Indala – proximity programmer • Eltron card printers • VT TECH’s Prox. CE programming software VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 3

Prox. CE Manage facility and card information Manage operators’ account Create and print text on card Programming Management Software View report VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 4

Traditional Proximity ID Card Processes Blank Prox card Process 2 End-user Process 1 Security Service Bureau Manual Prox Encoding ID Card Printing End-user ID Card Printing Process 1: Low security control processes n Long lead time to get cards n Must hold excess pre-programmed cards in inventory n Card ID number exposed n Manual data enrollment process n Not flexible for controlling card data n Handling errors Manual Enrollment Security System / HR System Process 2: High security control processes n Manual card programming n Manual data enrollment process n Slow process n Handling errors VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 5

Proximity ID Card Reading and Printing Processes Blank Prox card Process 2 End-user Process 1 Security Service Bureau Manual Prox Encoding End-user Process 1: Low security control processes n Long lead time to get cards n Must hold excess pre-programmed cards in inventory n Card ID number exposed n Not flexible for controlling card data n Handling errors n Eliminate manual enrollment with unidirectional enrollment process § ID Card Printing § Prox Reading Security System / HR System Process 2: High security control processes n Manual card programming n Slow process n Handling errors n Eliminate manual enrollment with unidirectional enrollment process VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 6

VT TECH’s Proximity ID Card Encoding and Printing Solution Security System / HR System Prox. Writer™ System Blank Prox card End-user § Automated Prox Encoding § ID Card Printing § Automated Prox Reading High security control processes n Flexible to control and assign card data n Simple and quick process n Eliminate handling error n Bi-directional automated enrollment process n Create on-demand VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 7

The Process VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 8

Advantages of the Prox. Writer™ System n n n Increase security • • • Customize and internally control proximity data Secure login and account access Audit trail report • • Minimizes excess programmed prox cards in inventory Less time to produce cards by operators Fewer damage and mistakes from manual handling Un-programmed prox cards are less costly to purchase Cost effective Automated processing • Set to automatically read and program a batch of cards n On Demand • Read, program, and print personalization of proximity cards and tags whenever you need it n Minimize errors • Reduce handling errors from programming and printing since this is accomplished in a single process within the card printer • Fewer card damage and less contamination on cards from handling. VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 9

Features of the Prox. Writer™ System n n n n Create and manage user/operator account and usage permissions Manage your own facility codes and card numbers Read and program proximity cards and key tags Automated batch process or manual single process Generate reports and track card activities Maintain count and automatically increment card ID number Works in conjunction with existing badge ID software Compact System VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 10

Features of the Prox. Writer™ System n n n n Standard format: 26 -Bit Wiegand Additional customized formats can be accommodated with agreements from customer and HID or Indala Operates under Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP Design and print text label on card Encrypted database and setup file Automatic Log-out after a specified time period if software idles Interface capability with other software such as personalized card software via Command Line or DDE Interface VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 11

Account Management n n Multiple user accounts 3 account access levels Accessible Functions Admin Manager Operator Read Y Y AD Program Customized Y Y AD Print Text Label Y Y AD System Setup Y AD AD Generate Report Y AD AD Setup Facility Y AD AD Setup User Account Y AD AD AD – Account Dependent VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 12

Facility Management n n n n Supports multiple facilities Create new facility from the card format list. Add or modify an existed facility. User-defined Facility Code and Card Identification Number to be programmed within the facility User defined Reference Number for printing and tracking purposes Keeps track of the card value to be programmed in the facility and for audit-trail report Utilize data for printing text label on card after a successfully reading or programming card Accommodate other formats as agreed upon by customer and HID/Indala VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 13

Proximity Encoding Features n Proximity media type: • • • n n n Tags/Key fob: Clam-shell cards: ISO proximity cards: Manual Program Automated Program and Print Automatically increment programmed number to keep track of the next card identification number to be programmed for each facility Program customized card identification number within a selected facility for card replacement Program and print text label on card Uninterrupted batch process with rejection hopper option Extensive audit trail report Program and report status to other software applications and personalized card printing applications via command line or DDE interface VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 14

Proximity Reading Features n Proximity media type: • Tags/Key fob: Manual Read • Clam-shell cards: Automated Read • ISO proximity cards: Automated Read and Print n n n Read and print text label on card Sort out all the bad, blank and good cards with rejection hopper option Un-interrupted batch process with rejection hopper option Extensive audit trail report Read and report status to other software applications and personalized card printing software via command line or DDE interface VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 15

Designing and Printing Text Label n n n Each label template is mapped to a selected facility Support multiple text label objects per template Easy to design the label template with standard windows drag and drop features Combine static text with card data fields or reference number of selected facility Text attributes: transparent, normal, or reverse video Automatically print text label after a card is successfully read or program with auto detection to eliminate printing of bad cards VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 16

Reports and Audit Trail n n View and save reports on proximity programming to RTF file format Extensive audit trail tracking: • • n Who read / programmed a card or tag When was it read / program Which facility did that user used to program What was the status result Export report data to CSV or tab delimited file format VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 17

Comparison Prox. Writer vs. Proximity printers Prox Reader/printer VT TECH’s Prox. Writer Read ISO Proximity cards and output to the database Y Y Read the card and print in one sequence Y Y Program the card and print in one sequence N Y Read Prox key tags N Y Batch card reading/sorting feature N Y Print and program card on demand (higher level of security) N Y VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 18

Encoding Comparison Prox. Writer Stand-alone proximity encoder n. Program and read cards/tags n. Fully automated process on n. Program n. Less n. More • Programming and reading • Customize your own signature and serial number • Read or program and print personalized information ondemand time and minimized human error factors n. More practical on midsize or large companies, government facilities, and service bureaus n. Highly secure and extensive audit-trail report with Prox. CE and read cards/tags n. Manual process on • Programming and reading • Customize your own signature and serial number • Read or program and print personalized information ondemand time and higher human error factors n. Not practical on midsize or large company, government facilities, and service bureaus n. Minimal security and audit-trail report VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 19

Benefits n Greater security control • With the flexibility of defining and programming facility code and identification number internally, organizations can maintain greater access control • Administrator defines access level • Comprehensive audit trail tracking n Reduce lead time • Encode and print proximity cards on demand • Eliminate the need to buy pre-programmed proximity cards and minimum order quantity n Reduce cost • • • n Minimize excess programmed cards held in inventory Less time to produce cards Minimize costly errors Simple to use • Automated system encodes and print at the same time VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 20

More Information n VT TECH Corp. • 805 -520 -3159 • Sales@vttech. com • www. vttech. com n Prox. Writer Brochure • Download VT TECH Corp. Copyright 2003. All rights reserved 21