This guide assumes you have already added a charger to GridFlow Core. If you haven’t, please refer to the Adding Your First Charger guide first.

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Overview

Adding your first RFID card involves two main steps:
  1. Creating a Card Holder
  2. Creating an Access Profile and restriction limits
  3. Adding an RFID card to the Card Holder
Let’s get started!

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Understanding Access Methods

Before adding an RFID card, it’s important to understand the two primary ways to use chargers in the GridFlow Core System.

Using RFID

This is the primary method for your team and internal members. You’ll manually set up RFID Cards for each user, making it unsuitable for public use.

Using GridFlow Drive

This method is designed for public usage. Users can access your chargers through the GridFlow Drive Web or Mobile App by scanning a QR code on the EV Charger.

Access Control Overview

GridFlow Drive

Managing Card Holders

Managing RFID Cards

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Creating a Card Holder

It’s essential to create a Card Holder before adding individual RFID cards. A Card Holder represents the primary person who will be using the card and serves as the point of contact for anything related to this card.
1

Navigate to Access Control

Access the Access Control page from the sidebar on the left.
Navigating to Access Control

GridFlow Core Navigation

2

Open Card Holders tab

Click on the “Card Holders” tab in the Access Control page.
3

Add new Card Holder

Click on the “Add Card Holder” button in the top left of the table. A sidebar will open on the right of the screen.
4

Fill Card Holder Details

Provide the following information:
Card Holder Details Form

Card Holder Details Form

5

Create Card Holder

Click the “Save Changes” button to finalize the card holder creation.
Congratulations! You’ve successfully created your first Card Holder.

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Creating an Access Profile

Before adding RFID cards, you need to create an Access Profile that defines when and where the cards can be used. Access Profiles help manage permissions across your charging network.
1

Navigate to Access Profiles

On the Access Control page, click on the “Access Profiles” tab.
Access Profiles Tab Location

Access Profiles Tab

2

Create New Profile

Click on the “Create New Access Profile” button in the top right of the table. A modal will open.
Create Access Profile Modal

Create Access Profile Modal

3

Basic Profile Setup

4

Set Up Restriction Limits

Restriction limits define when and how much charging is allowed for cards using this profile.
Click “Create New Restriction Limit” in the dropdown and fill out the following in the sidebar:

Allowed Weekdays

5

Review and Save

Double-check all settings before saving. These restrictions will apply to all RFID cards using this profile.
  1. Review the summary section
  2. Add a description for the restriction limit
  3. Click “Save Changes”
Review Access Profile Settings

Review Summary

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Complete Profile Creation

After creating the restriction limit:
  1. Select it from the restriction limit dropdown
  2. Review all profile settings
  3. Click “Create” to finalize the access profile
You’ve successfully created an Access Profile! Now you can proceed to add RFID cards and assign them this profile.

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Adding an RFID Card

Now that you’ve created a card holder, let’s add an RFID card to their profile.
1

Locate the Card Holder

Find your newly created Card Holder in the table and click on it.
Locating Card Holder in the list

Card Holder List

2

Access RFID Card section

In the modal that opens, locate the RFID Cards table on the right.
3

Initiate RFID Card Addition

Click the “Create a new RFID” button in the top right of the RFID Cards table. A sidebar will open on the right.
4

Enter RFID Card Details

Provide the following information:
Add RFID Card Form

Add RFID Card Form

5

Create RFID Card

Click on the “Create” button. You should now see your new RFID card listed in the Card Holder’s RFID Cards table.
Congratulations! You’ve successfully added your first RFID card to GridFlow Core.

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Verification

If everything went smoothly, you should now see:
  • Your new RFID card listed in the Card Holder’s RFID Cards table
  • The card status as “Enabled” (if you chose to enable it)
  • The assigned Access Profile for the card
RFID Card Successfully Added and Verified

RFID Card Successfully Added

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Next Steps

Now that you’ve added your first RFID card, consider exploring these related features:

Managing Access Profiles

Configure and manage access permissions for different user groups

Bulk RFID Card Upload

Learn how to add multiple RFID cards efficiently

Monitoring RFID Usage

Track and analyze RFID card usage across your charger network

Troubleshooting RFID Issues

Resolve common RFID-related problems