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RF Operations Manual 137
Section 5: Keys
© SAFLOK WL 12/20/2007
Replacing Lost Resident Keys (continued)
The Key Read PC dialog box will then appear and
display the type of key, to whom the key is assigned,
the status of the key, the expiration date, the unit
number and the key ID. In addition you will see the
staff member who made the key and the common
access locks it was allowed to access.
Once you have determined which resident/unit keys
are accounted for, you will know exactly which key
ID is missing. However, before you create a
replacement key, it is essential that you first create
an Inhibit Resident key.
Creating an Inhibit Resident Key
An Inhibit Resident key is programmed to tell a lock to ignore keys with specific key IDs. In the process of
making an Inhibit Resident key, the SAM RF System will be programmed with the knowledge that a
specific resident key is no longer a valid key ID.
When you create the Inhibit Resident key, it will be programmed with the invalid key ID and its
information. As the Inhibit key is used, it will automatically program each lock to ignore the invalid key ID.
This is why it is so important to determine which key is actually lost. If you are not certain exactly which
key ID is lost, you might invalidate the wrong key.
1. Be sure that the PC is turned on, the electronic key encoder device is plugged in an electrical outlet
and the USB cable between them is properly attached (see Section 2.5 “Installing the Electronic Key
Encoder and Utility Device”).
Note: The utility device need not be in the electronic key encoder to create keys.
2. Click on the Keys menu at the top of
the window or the Keys icon.
3. Point to Create, then select Inhibit
Resident Key.
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