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.

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.


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


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.'