Andover Continuum CyberStation software, version 1.82 and above,
includes support for access control decisions based on the FIPS-PIV
(Federal Information Processing Standard for Personal Identity
Verification of Federal Employees and Contractors).
The FIPS-PIV card/credential contains data that identifies an
individual for access control decisions. FIPS-PIV readers read data
from the card and present the data in a well defined format via a
Wiegand signal to the access control panel of the NetController II and
ACX57xx Series Access Controller.
The most common output of a FIPS-PIV reader is a 75-bit or 200-bit
Wiegand output, which the NetController II and ACX Access Controller
are configured to process by default. FIPS-PIV readers may be
purchased or configured to output varying Wiegand formats as well.
If you have purchased or configured a FIPS-PIV reader that outputs a
Wiegand signal other than the standard 75-bit or 200-bit formats, you
will need a mechanism to instruct the Continuum panel how to
interpret the Wiegand signal coming from the FIPS-PIV reader.
Andover Continuum software (version 1.82 and above) provides the
PIVReaderFormat system variable to accomplish this.
This appendix provides a procedure to specify the PIVReaderFormat
system variable for various FIPS-PIV reader output formats that may
be included when you purchase a reader.
For detailed information about FIPS-PIV, see the CyberStation online
help.
FIPS-PIV Card Readers
Andover Continuum software, version 1.82 and above, supports the use
of contact or “contact-less” FIPS-PIV card readers that output a
Wiegand signal of up to 240 bits for the NetController II (256 bits for
152 Schneider Electric
the ACX 57xx Access Controller). FIPS-PIV card readers can be
purchased or configured to output various elements of the data stored
on the card/credential with varying Wiegand bit counts and formats.
