Card Conversion Tool

About

Through this tool you can find conversion method and setup Dispatcher Paragon to convert card numbers read by terminals to match value stored in database.

General overview

Card Conversion tool can be found on Dispatcher Paragon Management Interface: Users > Users > Actions > Card conversion settings.
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Card conversion tool is divided to few parts described below:

For proper functionality of Card number conversion tool it is required to enter at least three card number pairs.

Attribute

Description

Card reader output

Card number how it is read by used card reader.

Enter at least three card number pairs to get as accurate result as possible

Card number in database

Card number how it is stored in user database (LDAP, AD, SafeQ, etc.). Card manager is used to convert reader output to this desire format.

Card readed type

Used card reader type. Each line can use different card reader type because you could need to find card manager that works for all used card readers. If you don't know the reader type select Arbitrary

  • Arbitrary - regardless to terminal type

  • Embedded - Embedded Terminal type

  • Terminal Professional - Terminal Professional type

Add

Add a new pair (new card numbers) that should be evaluated

Remove

Remove an existing row from evaluation

Find matching card manager

According to the entered rows, the database will be searched for known card managers. Results of this search will be displayed in Exact result panel.

Enter expression manually

This options can be used by experts. Enter requested expression manually. You can find syntax description in Dispatcher Paragon documentation (use dialog's help).

Exact results

Search results are displayed here. In the case when more than one card manager had been found during the search there will be displayed more than one result. Add additional card number pairs to make result more exact or choose one of them.

Partial results

Results that are matching only part of entered card number pairs. These card manager can not be used. You can use link next to them to find out which pairs are matching to them and which are not.

Evaluate

Evaluate entered card manager pairs against the database for known card managers.

Save Card manager

Selected card manager will be chosen and saved in Dispatcher Paragon system. System restart can be mandatory for settings to be applied in same cases.

Enter expression manually (Expert mode)

You can create an custom expression for card matching through Enter expression manually option.

Disabling logging of card numbers

If it is necessary (e.g. for security reason) hide card numbers from log, add following snipped to log4j.xml.

<category name="com.ysoft.safeq.terminal.protocol.SecureEncoding" additivity="false">
<level value="warn" />
<appender-ref ref="log_app"/>
</category>