1. Alchemy Systems Help Center
2. Alchemy Player
3. Administration in Player 8

Badge Reader Setup

Note: For Badge Reader Setup, review the steps below

High level overview of badge reader setup

1. Client will ship sample employee badges to Alchemy
2. Alchemy will:
   • Test the badges to determine appropriate reader type/configuration
   • Configure the badge reader
   • Ship the badge reader to client
3. Client will configure Player to Enable Badge Registration
   • Contact Support if assistance is needed

Badge Reader Types:

Facilitators may decide to utilize a badge reader with Player by configuring Badge Registration.

1. Navigate to the Main tab and select Admin Settings
2. Select Badge Registration
   
   
3. Check box to Enable Badge Registration
   
4. Click OK to save

Testing Badge Registration

Once the badge configuration settings have been updated accordingly, and the badge numbers have been uploaded into Manager, test the badge registration by following the steps below.

1. Navigate to Enrollment tab and select Download
   
2. Select Scan User Badge.
3. Swipe employee’s badge
   • Employee’s name should appear and you will be prompted to register employee with a remote
   • If an error message appears, contact Client Support or your Implementation Manager
     

Using a Badge Reader for Enrollment

1. Navigate to the Enrollment Tab
2. Select Scan User Badge.
3. Have a user scan their badge, or type their badge number into the available text box
   • If the badge number and/or employee are not in Manager, an error message will appear.
4. If the badge is scanned successfully, have the user press the registration button on their remote
5. Find the user’s name/employee number in the Enrolled Users column to verify employee enrollment
6. Repeat process until all users are enrolled