Certgate AirID, User Manual

Page 1: ... system requirements 5 3 2 AirID Integration 5 3 3 Pairing 5 3 4 Remove the Pairing 5 4 macOS 5 5 Linux 5 6 AirID Central Application 5 6 1 AirID Central with Windows 6 Technical Specification 7 Safety Instructions 8 Disposal and Recycling 9 Maintenance and Care 10 Warranty License Technical Support READ ME FIRST Quick Set up Guide for AirID2 Intended Use AirID is a wireless smart card reader that...

Page 2: ...laptops or non mobile systems via Bluetooth and USB The BluetoothLE connection of AirID is protected by an additional AES256 encryption Existing NFC capabilities of your smart card will be maintained Using AirID your smart card will always stay safe with you Second the AirID provides FIDO authentication via Bluetooth LE and USB in Q2 21 for supported OS platforms AirID is powered by a rechargeable...

Page 3: ...t USB cable Strap Before start up ensure that the two safety seals are undamaged If the safety seals are damaged it is suspected that your device has been altered inadmissibly In this case please contact your distributor and do not use the device Before start up ensure that the two safety seals are undamaged If the safety seals are damaged it is suspected that your device has been altered inadmiss...

Page 4: ...ated smart card connector can read the smart chip regardless of which side the chip is on By inserting a card the power switch is triggered and the AirID switches on To remove the card simply slide it with the finger through the cut out Remove the smart card and unpower the AirID To remove the card simply slide it with the finger through the cut out The AirID turns off Control Element AirID is des...

Page 5: ...Following LED indicators exists on AirID 2 PN A2XX Color Meaning red on while battery charging off when battery charging is done blue on while bluetooth communication activities green on while smart card activities AirID 2 Rev 1 3 PN ARID002 Color Meaning red on while battery charging off when battery charging is done blue on while smart card activities AirID 1 Color Meaning red battery low please...

Page 6: ...y shortly In the advertising mode the AirID sends a Bluetooth signal making it detectable by devices Requests must be checked and confirmed ON waiting AirID has activated Bluetooth and advertising mode and is waiting for the connection to be established When the control element is pressed Bluetooth and the advertising mode are disabled Bonding AirID has successfully connected to a device This mess...

Page 7: ... too long to confirm the pairing code on host device and AirID Aborting pairing process on host device Selecting No for pairing code confirmation on AirID For AirID1 the following errors may occur Pairing fail 1 Pairing canceled Pairing fail 4 Pairing code wrong Pairing fail 23 Time out 3 4 Settings Under the menu you can configure settings for your AirID Use the control element to select and conf...

Page 8: ... Therefore a manual reconnection is necessary afterwards To save energy a work schedule can be created via AirID Central App If the working hours are exceeded the advertising mode remains deactivated Display AirID 2 AirID 1 Indicates the lenght of time the display will remain on Select whether the display is on permanently or turns off after a while Backlight AirID 2 AirID 1 Select whether the bac...

Page 9: ...f the AirID is connected via USB to the working device you can select whether the AirID should be used as a USB card reader CCID or not If the AirID is not used as USB reader the AirID is only supplied with power via USB and thus charged With AirID 1 the query disappears after 15 seconds and the AirID is automatically used as a USB card reader Reset Keys AirID 2 AirID 1 AirID 2 This setting delete...

Page 10: ...here is an active Bluetooth connection to the a device You can use pressetings or set the distance manually Following pressetings are available Near 55 dB Mid 65 dB Far 70 dB In comparasion to the possible pressetings the manual setting allows an individual fine adjustment If the manual setting is selected the curent RSSI value is shown in the display Slowly walk around in the area you want your d...

Page 11: ... return to the main menu 3 5 AirID Info Under AirID Info you will find further information about the AirID Setting Dispaly Meaning Serial Number Serial number of the AirID IEEE Adress Bluetooth address of the AirID Received The received signal strength Battery Battery percentage indicator Time Current time and day Board Version of the AirID board Bootloader Version of the AirID bootloader ...

Page 12: ... with one or more devices you choose the device name to select which device the AirID should preferably be connected to in the future All other devices will be ignored The pairing information with up to 10 different devices can be stored at the same time 4 Firmware Update certgate is constantly working to make AirID even more reliable and faster Therefore we provide firmware updates for our wirele...

Page 13: ...s especially when updating from a very old firmware version it is possible that all Bluetooth pairing information is lost In this case it could be necessary to remove AirID from all devices and pair them again Our recommended steps Turn off the Bluetooth connection on your AirID Connection OFF Remove the AirID from the Bluetooth connected device list on your device AirID Serial Number Bluetooth Re...

Page 14: ...Power on your smart card reader Make sure that Bluetooth is activated at your reader by pressing the AirID control element AirID should display Open Windows and make sure that Bluetooth is activated Settings Devices Bluetooth Click and your AirID should be listed with its serial number Select the reader you want to connect with Add a Bluetooth device For secure pairing compare the displayed code o...

Page 15: ... is used for installation of the AirID driver without user interaction usually from a batch file or other script To perform a silent install using the ZIP format driver extract the ZIP file then run the AirID Installer EXE program for the driver with the following comand line switch Command Line Filename exe install quiet log Filename for Logfile txt Any problem can be found in the log file The co...

Page 16: ...es On AirID 2 Remove all pairing information To remove all stored pairing information from AirID use the control element to select Settings Remove Pairing Remove all Remove specific pairing information To remove specific pairing information from AirID use the control element to select Settings Remove Pairing Remove device name The pairing information can also be removed via AirID Central App To do...

Page 17: ...d close to you please navigate to in the AirID menu press the Prefer Device control element and choose Then press the control element again to confirm New 5 2 4 Remove the Pairing The pairing information are stored on both the iOS device and AirID To terminate the connection completely the information on both sides must be removed On iOS To remove the device information from the third party app Ai...

Page 18: ...ty app and usage of AirID Central app in addition interaction of the apps via keychain Depending on the form of integration the Bluetooth pairing process will be done within the third party app 1 or within the AirID Central app 2 For both option a smart card middleware within the third party app is required to use the smart card provided by AirID Do you want to integrate AirID to your app Please c...

Page 19: ...moved via AirID Central App To do this go to the paired devices view select the corresponding device from the list and click Delete 5 4 macOS At the moment we are developing a native driver for macOS to enable a system wide smart card support using AirID The first version of native support is planned to be available in Q4 2019 To already use AirID with macOS today the as a connector between both d...

Page 20: ...e Feature Displays if the distance sensor coverage feature is activated or not Encryption Displays if the BLE communication is encrypted with AES 128 bit encryption or 256 bit Refresh Checks and offers the latest firmware update for you reader if available Change AirID Displays the list of the connected AirID readers from which you can select one Battery Status Displays the battery level in percen...

Page 21: ...n Serial Number Serial number MAC MAC Address Hardware Boardversion Bootloader Bootloader Version Firmware Firmware Version Build Build version of the firmware Connected devices Shows a list of devices for which AirID stores connection information The connection information can be deleted by deleting the device from the list 5 6 1 AirID Central with Windows Additionally to the information mentione...

Page 22: ... blue nd blue a green battery is fully charged Acoustic feedback Buzzer Buzzer Bluetooth Bluetooth Version 4 2 LE Low Energy 4 0 LE Low Energy Battery Battery type Built in rechargeable lithium polymer battery Built in rechargeable lithium polymer battery Battery size and weight 4 5 x 24 0 x 41 5 mm 8g 4 5 x 24 0 x 41 5 mm 8g Capacity 340mAh 325 mAh Battery charging via USB via USB Smart card inte...

Page 23: ...pen or operate the product if damaged Do not insert foreign objects into the card slot The opening slot is intended exclusively for inserting a smart card Improper use may damage the product or connected devices To charge the battery use only standardized charging cables and power sources 5V DC min 500mA to avoid overcharging This could damage the battery Do not remove or damage the seal on the si...