RFID Gate Integration Plugin
The RFID Gate Integration plugin bridges physical security gate readers with the digital student database to automate campus check-in/check-out logs.
🔗 Dependent Modules
- Student Management: Mapping card access tags requires active student profiles.
- HR & Staff Directory: Employee check-in logs map to staff profiles.
- Academic Planner: Access scans automatically register daily student attendance.
💡 Why Use This Module?
- Contactless Automated Attendance: Marks students present/absent immediately upon passing the gate, eliminating classroom roll-call overhead.
- Secured Campus Entry: Validates students/staff at physical gates to deny entrance to unauthorized individuals.
- Instant Arrival Notifications: Trigger SMS alerts to parents when their child swipes their RFID card at the gate.
📅 When to Use This Module?
- Arrival & Departure Hours: Monitoring swipe-ins when school opens and swipe-outs when school closes.
- Security Incidents: Reviewing card access logs to see check-in timestamps.
📖 How to Use
- Assigning Cards: Open student/staff records, navigate to the RFID field, and scan or type the card's serial number.
- Access Monitoring: Check active scans on the Access Log Console to track entries, exits, and user details in real time.
- Hardware Connection: Ensure connection parameters (API URLs, reader keys) are synchronized with the physical gate scanning hardware.
🛠️ Key Features
- RFID Card Registry: Map unique card serial numbers/RFID tags to student or staff profiles.
- Access Log Console: Real-time monitor showing card swipe timestamps, directions (In/Out), status, and user profile photo.
- Hardware Gateway Sync: Connects with physical RFID reader APIs.