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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION SMART CARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 2
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1.2. Overview
The Smart Card Management System is a flexible and powerful
management tool that creates an electronic cash environment where the
need for handling and accounting for coins is eliminated. In addition,
smart card technology enables greater flexibility in controlling pricing
functions.
SMS2 effectively integrates not only a diverse line of Laundry Machine
Readers and Card Transaction Stations, but also an advanced electronic
Door Access system.
Before we can understand how SMS2 integrates these components, we
will review the Greenwald Intellicard system components.
1.2.1. System Components
1.2.1.1 Smart Cards
An obvious component to any smart card system is the Smart Card itself.
Greenwald Intellicard Smart Cards are a durable, high security
microprocessor-controlled storage medium. The smart card has the ability
to store large amounts of data in a completely secured environment,
preventing unauthorized duplication or alteration. These features
combined with a long life span make the Greenwald Intellicard smart card
an ideal medium for commercial laundry and door access applications.
Two card types are used in the Greenwald Intellicard System:
! User Cards are used to purchase commercial laundry services
or are used for door access applications. Typically, they will
be distributed by the building manager or purchased from a
Card Transaction Station.
! Management cards are used to initialize and set-up laundry,
transaction and Door Access Readers. They are also used to
collect audit information from the different Laundry Machine
Readers, Card Transaction Stations and Door Access Readers,
set pricing and time functions and run diagnostics on field
equipment.