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manual steps decreases the time it takes to issue a card, giving issuers more opportunities to focus on other tasks.
Automates Processing. Errors that commonly occur during the two-step contactless personalization process are effectively reduced, and denied entry for students due to incorrectly entered informa- tion is eliminated.
Implementing Inline Personalization
If inline smart card personalization sounds appealing, it’s now easier than ever to implement this process with the majority of card printer manufacturers offering the option to include contactless smart card readers/writers into their card printers. This is only one part of the solution as the issuance software is really the most critical component in the inline personalization process.
When evaluating software to read/write contactless smart card data it’s important to clearly understand what card data you will be managing with the contactless smart card and where there this data will be stored. For example, reading door access data and would like this to be sent to the door access control software.
Yet all software isn’t created equal and its imperative to find card issuance software that will meet your needs when it comes to synch- ing the contactless smart card data to your pre-existing solutions. The following questions will help you in the evaluation process of both card printers and software:
• Does the card printer and software you are considering support the contactless smart card technology used by your school?
• What data do you want to read or write to the contactless smart
card? Will it simply read door access data, or would you like to write a unique number that is used for on-campus applications (i.e. cashless vending)?
• Do you want to use traditional PC-based card personalization software or a cloud-based solution? The options for a cloud- based solution may be limited, so be sure to get confirmation from your cloud-based provider that they support inline smart
• card personalization.
Where do you want to store the card data? Will you be using a pre-existing database, or do you want to transfer the card data to another application such as a door access control solution or vend- ing solution? Ensure that the software supports or has a method to connect to these applications.
If you aren’t sure how to answer these questions, don’t worry, there
are card issuance professionals who can help you navigate to the right solution. Just know that there is plenty of help out there.
Time to Make the Move
Schools are making the digital transformation in how students inter- act in the classroom and with their peers shouldn’t the card issuance process take the next step forward as well? Its clear that there is a better and readily available option to the two-step issuance process of contactless smart cards, its time to make the move to a more efficient inline personalization process.
Nils Wahlander is the Senior Product Marketing Manager of Secure Issuance at HID Global.
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