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How To Issue BioStar 2 QR

Affect Products & Versions
Device X-Station 2 v1.0.1_20210329 or above
BioStar 2 BioStar v2.8.11 or above

From BioStar 2.8.11, QR/Barcode is available to be used as BioStar 2 User credentials.
X-Station 2 QR models(XS2-QDPB and XS2-QAPB) can read QR or Barcode and authenticate the user. The server can send an email with QR information to users and the users can download QR codes on their mobile or PC.
Users can have BioStar 2 QR code or even third-party QR code/barcode data and use them as their user credential.

  • This document covers how to issue BioStar 2 QR.
  • BioStar 2 QR is only available with X-Station 2 QR products.
For more details about X-Station 2, please visit [BioStar 2] New Product Introduction: X-Station 2.

How to issue BioStar 2 QR

You can generate QR codes in BioStar 2 system and use them as user credentials and below steps are the procedures for issuing the QR.


Step 1: Set Email Setting in BioStar 2 and enable [QR] option to send the QR code to user emails

Direction: Settings>EMAIL SETTING>Email Contents Setting

Click [SMTP Setting].

Refer to the SMTP Setting used by your email system and update the information correctly.


Enable QR and fill in the other contents.

Step 2: Add a X-Station 2 QR device to BioStar 2

XS2-QDPB and XS2-QAPB can scan QR or Barcode. Please check the product name and add the device to BioStar 2.8.11 or above.

Step 3: Go to USER menu and add QR

To generate the BioStar 2 QR code, go to USER. Add a new user and add an Email to the user.
Click [QR/Barcode] in Credential.
Select BioStar 2 QR and click [Enroll].


Click [Apply] to save the user data.

Check the success message.

Step 4: Check your inbox. Download the attached QR in the email content, or print the QR

The user can check his or her email on mobile or PC.
The attached QR is now available to be used.

For BioStar 2 QR, the device Operation mode is the same as Card Authentication mode.
If the user cannot find the QR in his or her email inbox, he or she can click [Resend] to re-send the email again.