5.2 Reading a device

If you have a device present, you can read it directly instead of searching for it in the MyID database.

To read a device:

1. Click the Devices category.

2. Click READ CARD.

   The Select Security Device dialog appears.

   

   If there is a Device Friendly Name specified in the credential profile that was used to issue the device, this is displayed next to the smart card.

   If you have scope or administrative group permissions that allow you to manage the owner of the device, you can also see the cardholder's user image and full name along with to the device serial number.

   

   In addition, you can set the Show Full Name at Logon and Show Photo at Logon options (on the Logon page of the Security Settings workflow) to configure this screen to display the associated user image and full name of the cardholder, even if you do not have scope or administrative group permissions that allow you to manage the owner of the device.

   Note: If you enable this feature, it is possible to obtain user photos and cardholder names without authentication; the default behavior is to display the user image and full name only for devices where the operator has the appropriate permissions to manage the cardholder's account.

3. Insert the smart card you want to read, or select a VSC that is stored on the PC.

   Note: The device must have been issued by the current MyID system. You cannot read devices issued by other systems.

   The View Device screen appears. See section 5.1, Searching for a device for details of the actions you can carry out on this screen.