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Added the Use QR as Card Option
| Affect Products & Versions | |
|---|---|
| BioStar 2 | BioStar v2.8.16 or above |
| Device & Firmware | X-Station 2 v1.2.0 or above |
- X-Station 2 with QR hardware sensor models (XS2-QAPB, XS2-QDPB) support in default after upgrading firmware.
- Other X-Station 2 models (XS2-DPB, XS2-ODPB, XS2-APB, XS2-OAPB) needs to activate license for Camera QR feature. (Contact supremainc.com)
In the previous BioStar 2, when a customer using a CSN card tried to authenticate a user through a QR code with the same value as the CSN, customers could not use it due to the difference in authentication logic between QR and CSN. Suprema allows authentication with a QR code of the same data as the issued CSN card or Wiegand card to reflect the market requirements.
- To use this function, BioStar 2 and X-Station 2 firmware versions must match.
[Device > X-Station 2 detail page > Authentication > QR/Barcode]
Background
- This feature is useful who is looking for Integration with Visitor Management System + QR code. With 3rd party Visitor Management System, you can generate the QR code for Visitors. However, this data is not available to use with Suprema system.
- In the previous BioStar 2 and X-Station 2 FW, you could not synchronize this data to Suprema X-Station 2 because X-Station 2 QR can only use BioStar 2 QR or ASCII QR data type.
- From 2.8.16, you can use the QR code in decimal as X-Station 2 User credential.
How it works
- Suprema is offering BioStar 2 API - a server-level RESTful API - with which you can communciate with a BioStar 2 server. The API allows you to update BioStar 2 User from the server with the decimal data of QR code in the CSN card information of BioStar 2 user. Once you get the QR raw data from the 3rd party Visitor Management system, you can integrate it with BioStar 2 server.
Feature notice
1. 'Use QR as Card' is available only when 'Use QR/Barcode' is Enabled.
2. This function is not supported for BioStar 2 QR.
3. This function is not supported for Smart Card.
Sample user scenario
1. A user (user ID 2, Tom) has been assigned a CSN card.
2. Prepare the X-Station 2 QR model device.
- For comparison, we prepared one device supported by the [Use QR as Card] function and one not supported.
3. User Tom taps the CSN card (RF card) he has on the X-Station 2. At this time, both X-Station 2 return 'Access Granted' for user Tom.
4. Generates a QR code with the same value as the CSN that Tom has.
| QR type |
|---|
| Free Text |
| QR value |
| 1251686652985216 |
| QR sample |
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5. User Tom tries to authenticate on X-Station 2 with the above QR code. Only enabled devices with the [Use QR as Card] function will return 'Access Granted.'
