The External Media ID field on the Personal tab in Student Records and on the Contact tab in Adults and Teachers supports districts that use proximity scanners at the POS. The field supports hex values associated proximity cards. When the cards are used with RFID readers, the hex values are read and the related student record is retrieved. School Managers can assign alpha/numeric values associated with an RFID card to Student records and Adult and Teacher records.
The cashier will see the external media ID on the POS when the student/employee scans their card with the proximity reader when making a purchase using account funds.
RFID Devices
Two RFID devices can be installed on each side of a terminal, if needed. A POS configuration file is available to support this setup.
The proximity reader should be set up as an AsciiInputDevice:
<device deviceId="4" name="LeftRFID Reader"
deviceType="AsciiInputDevice"
connectionSettings="COMX,9600,N,8,1"
deviceSettings="/">
<tasks>
<taskType
taskType="LeftLineExternalMediaId" />
</tasks>
</device>
<device deviceId="5" name="RightRFID
Reader" deviceType="AsciiInputDevice"
connectionSettings="COM6,9600,N,8,1"
deviceSettings="/">
<tasks>
<taskType
taskType="RightLineExternalMediaId" />
</tasks>
RFID Steps to Implement
1. Prepare the import file by removing preceding zeros from the hex values (External Media ID).
2. Create an Integration map that includes the new External Media ID.
3. Add the updated POS config file to the machine.
4. Install the proximity reader.