RFID Reader / Fob Login

V5 Question
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I’m trying to setup RFID Reader / Fob Login.

Windows recognises the reader and fob using NFC Tools for Desktop.

How do I setup sambapos to auto login a staff member, I’ve looked through the forum and can only find part tutorial. I’m at a complete loss, this is the product I brought.

Thanks

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You don’t need any special setup, RFID readers will usually just show up as a keyboard on Windows. If you open Notepad, then scan the RFID fob, it should show a number come up.

So in SambaPOS, all you need to do is go to Manage, Users > User List, then edit the required user, put the cursor into the PIN field then tap the required fob on the RFID card reader. That will set the PIN as the ID of the fob.

To login to SambaPOS, just tap the fob on the RFID card reader on the login screen.

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I did all the steps you mentioned and it didn’t work?

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You need to give a bit more detail - what didn’t work? Have you tested the RFID card reader in Notepad? Did you confirm it’s actually sending data when a card is read?

If you haven’t even confirmed the card reader works and that you get text showing in notepad, then there is no point even trying to use it in SambaPOS until you’ve tested that at least!

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Also the RFID fob needs to send a carriage return, some fobs don’t have that.

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I know this is a late response to this post but in hopes it could help someone in the future, here is what I know about logging in via key fobs.

  1. Using a Reader that also encodes will generally not work. You need a Reader only that sends a CR after the number is read from the fob. Most combo reader/encoders require you to tick a software option that has to remain loaded in order to read cards on the fly.
  2. You’ll know you have the right reader because all you do is plug it in and start scanning. There is no other step to installation.
  3. Most of the cards/fobs I’ve found are encoded with a 10 digit number which can be a challenge for some people to remember. So if you have forgetful employees be prepared to manually change their pins regularly. For me that became a huge pain and I had to start requiring they left their fobs locked I in the office each night.
  4. Make sure you are familiar wire the type and frequency of the fobs your reader supports. There are a LOT of different type and almost all of them look exactly the same. I have bags of fobs in a drawer that I cannot use for this reason.

Hopefully that helps someone out there. :slight_smile:

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