To enter an access card number using a universal reader, do the following:

1. Go to user editing (see Going to user editing).
2. Right-click the card list area.
3. In the function menu, select the From reader item.
   
   The Access card reading window opens.
   
4. From the Reader drop-down list, select Universal Reader that is used for entering the access card number.
   

   You must create and configure a universal reader (see Configuring a universal reader). The list of available control readers is specified when configuring the system (see Configuring control readers in the Access Manager).

5. Click the Start reading button.
   

   If the Auto-read checkbox is clear (see Configuring a universal reader), when you click the Start reading button, a settings window opens (see below). If the Auto-read checkbox is set, an access card must be presented at once, the settings window doesn't open.

   You can work with a universal reader via Virtual reader.
   1. Select a Virtual reader.
      1. From the Format drop-down list, select the required card format: Digit, HEX, W24, W32.
         
         
      2. Click the Read UID button. The process of reading the number of an access card starts.
6. The number of the presented access card is added to the list of the user's cards.
   
   

   If this card is already given to the current or another user, the corresponding window is displayed.

7. To save the changes, click the Save button in the user editing window.

Entering an access card using a universal reader is complete.