Entry System

This page is now archived. Latchburg has been depreciated and replaced with MemberMatters.

The door entry system is controlled by Janus, a Raspberry Pi running the Latchburg framework with a magstripe card reader attached. Latchburg is controlled using command-line programs delived via SSH.

Adding the SSH certificate to a user machine

(TODO)

Connecting to Janus

Connecting to Janus via SSH requires the SSH certificate and a connection to Hacksburg's LAN; for security reasons, Janus cannot be reached from the Internet.

Adding Cards

Here's how to add a card to the system:

1. Connect to Janus via SSH.
2. Run the meet command. You'll get a prompt to enter a handle for the new card; Convention is usually the name of the card holder, formatted firstname.lastname.
3. It will ask you to swipe the card twice at the magstripe reader; do so. The program should finish when this is done. Swipe the card again to test it.
4. You're done! Log out of Janus.

Removing Cards

Here's how to remove a card from the system:

1. Connect to Janus via SSH.
2. Run the unmeet command. You'll get a list of handles currently enrolled.
3. Enter the handle to remove from the system.
4. You're done! Log out of Janus.