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What is the Master Key?

This page explains the what the masterkey feature is.

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NOTE: Eve Single Plus and Eve Double Plus use the AHP platform, this platform currently doesn’t support the Masterkey functionality. 
Please follow the firmware page for new features on the AHP platform: Release notes - Firmware updates Alfen Hardware Platform (AHP)

This page explains the what the masterkey feature is.

To control local user access to an Alfen charging station, install an RFID card as the ‘Master key’. With this Master Key, you can grant access to other RFID cards for using your charging station. The Master Key cannot be used for charging. It is only used for access control of the charging station.

How to install a Master Key

  1. First, the Master key option has to be enabled in the charger
     

  2. Connect a laptop to the charger and login to the charger using the Alfen ACE Service Installer
     

  3. Go to the ‘Authorization’ tab and select the ‘Master key’ option in the menu on the left.
     

  4. Set the ‘Master key mode’ to Enabled and Save.

     

  5. Select an RFID card, like the included Alfen charge card.
     

  6. Hold the RFID card in front of the card reader for 10 seconds.
     

  7. After 10 seconds, the RFID card will be registered as the Master Key.
    A beeptone will be played as confirmation
     

  8. The Master key will now be visible in the Whitelist as 'MasterCard' in the ACE Service Installer

  • The charging station does not recognize the RFID card and will give a warning first. Ignore the warning.

  • The charging station will only recognize one RFID card as the Master Key.

Once the Master Key is registered, it can be used to add or remove charge cards from the local database.
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