ID card reader (Keyboard Wedge) interface CAPI 4
Version 5.0.1066

Product compatibility

Compatible with the following PHAROS Versions:
Version 4.10 onwards

Release History


Build 1066
If PHAROS Station users pressed a key to display the ID and Password dialog box they had to swipe their card twice.
They now only need to swipe it once.
Build 1021
Improve release process. No functional changes.
Build 10
delete the 'Setlogoff' function definition
Build 9
Did not run under user-level permissions
Improved release process.

Testing information

Model Firmware Version Date Tested
MagTek Inc. PN-21080057?10 October 2000

The IDKeyWdg Card Reader Logon DLL is used to read swipe card readers connected to the keyboard port. There is a timeout value defaulted to 1.5 seconds. This should be kept low to prevent users 'cheating' the system by entering the card ID of another user instead of swiping their own card. The DLL assumes that the swipe card reader returns the ID string with a Char(13) = carriage return appended to it.

 

Registry Values

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\ PHAROS\Station\Pharos - ID Card Keyboard

 

Name 
 

Type

Meaning

Default Value

Received Time Out

REG_DWORD

Time interval, in milliseconds, in which the characters from the swipe card reader must be received.

 

Ask For Password

REG_DWORD

If the value for this key = 0, the PHAROS Station does not prompt for a password.  If the value is 1, the PHAROS Station prompts for a password.

 

 

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