making the MFDs think™ USB Card Reader v3 Administrator’s Guide Author: Nováek Štpán
Date: August 19, 2016
USB Card Reader v3 Administrator’s Guide YSoft SafeQ 6 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.1 PURPOSE OF DOCUMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.2 VALIDITY OF DOCUMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.
USB Card Reader v3 Administrator’s Guide YSoft SafeQ 6 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. PURPOSE OF DOCUMENT This documentation provides essential information on installation and configuration of YSoft SafeQ® USB Card Reader verison 3. 1.2. VALIDITY OF DOCUMENT This document applies to YSoft SafeQ® USB Card Reader v3. 1.3. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The YSoft SafeQ® USB Card Reader v3 that could be simply connected to the multi-functional device and serves for user authentication using card.
NOTE: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications or changes to this equipment. Such modifications or changes could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
USB Card Reader v3 Administrator’s Guide YSoft SafeQ 6 2. OVERVIEW 2.1. SYSTEM OVERVIEW YSoft SafeQ® USB Card Reader has following characteristics: Connection and power supply of the card reader via the USB host interface. Exchange of card reader possible without MFP turning off (hot-plug) Compatibility with some MFD additions. 2.2. HARDWARE COMPONENTS 2.3.
USB Card Reader v3 Administrator’s Guide Parameter Value Maximum current input 0.
USB Card Reader v3 Administrator’s Guide YSoft SafeQ 6 3. CONFIGURATION USB Card reader v2/v3 can be configured only with software utility called "usbrdrtool". The software runs in a system console. It is not a gui application, it is an application running in text mode. The usbrdrtool configuration tool is designed for USB readers v2/v3 only! The usbrdrtool prerequisites: Windows 2000 and higher Linux kernel 2.4 or higher with glibc 2.3.
USB Card Reader v3 Administrator’s Guide YSoft SafeQ 6 4. Configuration of the USB reader by usbrdrtool Start the usbrdrtool under your operation system. When the program is run without any command line parameter the following screen is shown. The main menu should appear with the selection you want to do. Picture 6 – Main menu Here can user select the following numbers depends on the intervention administrator wants to do.
USB Card Reader v3 Administrator’s Guide YSoft SafeQ 6 5. Card reader configuration screen When administrator selects the number of the reader from the reader list, the reader configuration screens will be shown with general information about reader and following steps for next administration: Picture 7 - Reader configuration screen Action 1 sets the USB reader configuration to defaults. This includes USB mode, reader protocol, debug mode and other parameters.
USB Card Reader v3 Administrator’s Guide YSoft SafeQ 6 Note: Please see Y Soft Card Readers Protocols.pdf for more details about card reader protocols. This*. pdf file is always attached to the zip file with released FW of the USB reader. Action 4 enables debugging in case something goes wrong with the reader (for example hang-up or reboot or anything similar).
USB Card Reader v3 Administrator’s Guide YSoft SafeQ 6 6. Action 3 - Setting card reader protocol When you are on the main page select appropriate number of the reader. If you want to change card reader protocol for specified reader type (selected number), then you need to open the value 3 "Set card reader protocol" Picture 8 - Selecting of card reader To choose appropriate reading protocol, please see Y Soft Card Readers Protocols.pdf for more details about card reader protocols. This*.
USB Card Reader v3 Administrator’s Guide YSoft SafeQ 6 Picture 10 - Saving of changes after protocol change 6.1. Card reader testing screen Card testing screen menu can be started by number 100 from the main menu. See Picture 6 – Main menu. When testing window will appear you can test the reader by placing a card above the reader. Picture 11 - Test card window 1 Reader should display result from reading inside this window like example on the Picture 12 - Card testing result.
USB Card Reader v3 Administrator’s Guide YSoft SafeQ 6 The card number will be automatically erased after a couple of seconds of inactivity. This feature is intended to make sure that the reader works properly and card numbers are read correctly every time a card is placed. Please note that displaying the correct card type depends on card reader used and card reader protocol set. Before using usbrdrtool as a tool for customer card testing please consult USB card reader testing guidelines.
USB Card Reader v3 Administrator’s Guide YSoft SafeQ 6 Linux: sudo ./usbrdrtool -w -i usb2_service-1.0.1.fw --k '-k' option will cause the new firmware to be booted after successful update. Note: This command can be run form CMD windows or Linux, this is not a command inside the usbrdrtool. 6.4.
USB Card Reader v3 Administrator’s Guide YSoft SafeQ 6 In the Linux OS the usage is similar with command: Usage: ./usbrdrtool - ...