C•CURE 800/8000 Hardware Configuration Guide - Tyco Security ...

Configuring Card Formats5. In the Card characteristics box, select a Format usage option.If you purchased the C•CURE 800/8000 Asset Manager option, selectAsset tracking to use the Asset Tracking transponder. Otherwise, Accesscontrol is selected as the default.Also, if you are editing one of the default card formats, the appropriateFormat usage option is selected.6. The “Defining Field Formats” section provides procedures andinformation for adding and modifying card formats. For furtherexplanation of card types and their data fields, see Appendix A, “”.NOTEMagnetic and Wiegand refer to the way information is formatted as it ispassed from the reader to the apC.Even if your system does not appear to use one of the four types offormats, it may be compatible with one of them. See Appendix A, “” orconsult your dealer representative for more information.Defining Field FormatsYou define or modify the card field format—the fields shown in the Field listbox on the Card Format dialog box—on the Add Format Field dialog box(shown in Figure 4-16 on page 4-29) or the Update Format Field dialog box(shown in Figure 4-17 on page 4-30).Table 4-12 on page 4-31 provides information about the fields and buttons onthese dialog boxes, while Table 4-13 on page 4-33 provides information aboutthe card format types.To Add a Card Format1. Click the Add button on the bottom of the Card Format dialog box. TheAdd Format Field dialog box opens on top of the Card Format dialog box,as shown in Figure 4-16 on page 4-29.4–28 C•CURE 800/8000 Hardware Configuration Guide