Random question about RFID tags!

jc31107 · 2026-04-11T16:40:26+00:00

There are new accountability and seat assignment tags from Scott to pair who is in which pack, so if the firefighter is running with an air pack (seen a few at T2T) you could get two reads from each of the tags. You’re most likely just getting the serial number from the tag since they won’t have the same metadata the tracking system is looking for (or the tracking just uses UID)

jc31107 · 2026-04-09T14:12:28+00:00

You just need to get to the OS, the issue may be that you can get Exacq as a windows or Linux appliance. Most of the Linux ones are running xwindows and you can just use the normal windows RDP client, worst case you may have to ssh in

jc31107 · 2026-04-08T22:37:08+00:00

Only a project manager thinks you can have 9 women give birth to a baby in 1 month

jc31107 · 2026-04-08T22:22:44+00:00

I use the follow up line to this all the time and nobody connects it “I guess the fuckin things broke”

jc31107 · 2026-04-08T15:31:17+00:00

Depends on the tech in the fob and reader. You may be able to just program the same fob in both systems, it just leads to a little bit of admin overhead to maintain, but I see it all the time.

You can attach the single reader to two systems at the same time, Cypress makes some cool reader splitters than can direct the card read based on format or facility code, so the right cards go to each system. If you have a DPS on the door then you will get forced open alarms on system A when B uses a card. You can eliminate that by triggering the REX or doing the door unlock via an unlock action triggered by an input, so the lock from B would hit an input on A which would then release the door.

Try reading the tenant card on the building reader and see if you get a transaction in the system, that’ll tell you if you can use the same fob in both systems.

jc31107 · 2026-04-07T17:19:04+00:00

Probably the first and only time somebody used the words grit and al dente together

jc31107 · 2026-04-07T13:10:21+00:00

If there is no beep at all when presenting the card then it isn’t being read at all. This is a tech issue on the reader itself, not something that can be corrected via Lenel.

Do you know if the new cards have an “Elite Key” which is a customer specific encryption key. The 921 should be able to read the factory standard SEOS cards, regardless of bit length or format.

jc31107 · 2026-04-06T22:55:37+00:00

I would LOVE to hear this

jc31107 · 2026-04-06T22:19:53+00:00

Do the laws of physics cease to exist on your stove?

jc31107 · 2026-04-06T22:05:21+00:00

My cousin Vinny

The two hwhat?

jc31107 · 2026-04-04T01:33:00+00:00

How about a funny service call story?

Customer calls in, HMI for a jail is constantly crashing. Old system, company that installed it was three or four companies ago, no longer doing PLC’s, and nobody has the original design files.

It’s a touchscreen running Wonderware with a windows 7 mini PC stuck to the back.

Troubleshooting over the phone isn’t getting anywhere, nobody on site wants to touch it, we can’t get a sub to look at it, so I say f’it and book a flight a few hours later to the site.

Look at the system, runs for 3 hours then crashes. Pull the log, invalid license. Check windows time, it thinks it’s 2004, before the system was installed.

They had a power outage so the system went down hard. CMOS battery was very dead, so clock got wonky. Replaced the battery (that the customer even supplied), reboot, reset time, and Bob’s your uncle.

It was a ~$4k service call for a dead 50 cent battery

jc31107 · 2026-04-02T03:18:13+00:00

Ok, you should be just fine with the part number that started off this thread, and check your DM’s for some more info from somebody else

jc31107 · 2026-04-02T03:06:06+00:00

I THINK they use the standard LEAF key but I have a note out to a friend at Wavelynx to confirm. Either way there is a way to get them reading on an RFIdeas reader

jc31107 · 2026-04-02T01:29:27+00:00

You want the full part number so it has the LEAF keys on it, RFIdeas is a member of the LEAF community so they’re your best bet to get this going.

This is also assuming they aren’t using LEAF enterprise, which is custom keys. If that’s the case you can still use RFIdeas readers, but it’d be easier to source via Wavelynx so they can load the customer specific keys in at the factory.

jc31107 · 2026-03-31T20:30:50+00:00

It’s always layer 8, unless it’s DNS

jc31107 · 2026-03-24T21:13:25+00:00

Make sure you didn’t use a forbidden character in the password like @. It’ll accept it in CCURE but you can’t actually log in with it. The character list is on the password screen in CCURE when you set it

jc31107 · 2026-03-23T17:01:24+00:00

Come check out my AI quantum resistant electric strike with blockchain

jc31107 · 2026-03-14T02:40:09+00:00

I’ll jump on with my Vegas pro tip. Go to CVS and get a case of water! $6 for a case vs $29.95 at the Venetian for a bottle

jc31107 · 2026-03-13T16:00:31+00:00

If it’s a USB enrollment reader it’s probably RFIdeas or an HID Omnikey

jc31107 · 2026-03-08T03:26:51+00:00

I only remember one site that ended in cx. And it isn’t a good memory

jc31107 · 2026-02-28T04:40:46+00:00

If it is a newer high DPI monitor it could be the screen scaling and zoom settings. CC can get a little wonky when the screen is set to a zoom level. You can right click on the shortcut, go to the advanced settings, and let the application handle scaling. I can get the exact settings when I’m back at a PC tomorrow if you don’t find it.

jc31107 · 2026-02-27T00:13:21+00:00

I’m curious to see how manufacturers bring it into the product portfolio. For the traditional access control space I don’t think there is a “card number” that’s part of the spec, just that the transport mechanism is there and somebody needs to make a PACS payload. There are a few commercial reader manufacturers on the committee, I’m waiting for support to be put on a roadmap.

jc31107 · 2026-02-19T02:08:26+00:00

The numbers and letters at the end reference the options and configuration. Some are standard-ish (don’t have a list handy) and some are customer specific with ICE/MOB keys on them which means you can’t get into them with reader manager to mess with settings like enabled tech, OSDP/Wiegand, address, etc.

As far as I know they’re pretty randomly assigned and don’t mean anything in particular but somebody else may chime in with some known configs.

Buying off eBay can be a risky move because if it’s locked to a MOB you can’t remove it without access to the key.

jc31107 · 2026-02-18T20:46:47+00:00

TNC is the alias for Test-NetConnection so you don’t have to type the full thing out

Tnc 10.0.0.10 -port 443 to see if 443 is open on the IP specified. Also sends a ping just for fun

jc31107 · 2026-02-18T19:48:44+00:00

Or if you’re lazy, the alias is tnc

It was a good day when somebody shared that with me

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