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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/Bardcode is available to use as BioStar 2 User credential.
X-Station 2 QR models(XS2-QDPB and XS2-QAPB) can read the QR or Barcode and authenticate the user information. By sending an email to users, the users can download QR code on mobile or PC.
A user can have BioStar 2 QR code or third-party QR code/barcode data as a user credential.

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

You can generate QR code in BioStar 2 system and use it as a user credential as follows.

  • Step 1: Set Email Setting in BioStar 2 and enable [QR] option to send the QR code to user emails
  • Step 2: Add X-Station 2 QR device to BioStar 2
  • Step 3: Go to USER menu and add a new user, update BioStar 2QR with user email
  • Step 4: Confirm the email, download the attached QR in the email, or print out 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

  • Unordered List ItemEmail Contents Setting is for Visual Face Enrollment and QR Enrollment only.

Click [SMTP Setting].

Refer to the SMTP Setting using in the company and update the information correctly.

  • Please check Security Type and update the port in accordance with the security type.
  • User name and Password must be matched.


Enable the QR option as follows. and fill in the other contents.

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

XS2-QDPB and XS2-QAPB are available to 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 the Email.
Click [QR/Barcode] in Credential.
Select BioStar 2 QR and click [Enroll].

  • Unordered List ItemYou can select Input Type as random card ID or manual ID input.


Click [Apply] to save the user data.

  • At this time, the user receives the email from BioStar 2 and BioStar 2 synchronizes the user data to the connected devices.

Check the success message.

Step 4: Check the email box. Download the attached QR in the email content, or print the QR from the downloaded QR

Users can confirm the email on a mobile or a PC.
The attached QR image file or, use the QR in the email content are available to use.

For BioStar 2 QR, the device Operation mode is same as Card Authentication mode.
If the user does not have the QR email, you can click [Resend] to send the email again.