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title: How do I add, update or reallocate an RFID card to a driver profile?
description: How to add a new RFID card to a driver profile, and how to update or reallocate an existing one.
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# How do I add, update or reallocate an RFID card to a driver profile?

## Plug in the RFID configuration kit, open the driver's profile under Users & Drivers, and scan the card into the Driver ID Tag field to add, update or reallocate it.

To add an RFID card to a driver's profile, plug in your RFID configuration kit, open the driver's profile under Users & Drivers, and scan the card into the Driver ID Tag field. The same process, with one extra step, updates or reallocates an existing card.

**Also known as / customers also ask:** add RFID card, set up RFID, RFID tag, reallocate RFID, replace RFID card, update driver ID tag, lost RFID card

## What you need before you start

- An RFID card for each driver and the RFID configuration kit, both supplied by Argus. If you need to buy an additional configuration kit or reader, contact your account manager.
- The configuration kit plugged into your computer.

## How do I add a new RFID card to a driver's profile?

1. Plug your RFID configuration kit into your computer.
2. From your Argus dashboard, go to **Settings \> Users & Drivers**.
3. Find the driver you want to assign the new card to and select the **Edit** icon in the right-hand column beside their name.
4. Scroll down and select the **Driver ID Tag** box, so the cursor is in the box.
5. Scan the new RFID card on the configuration kit to upload it into the Driver ID Tag box automatically.
6. Select the blue **Save** button at the bottom of the page.

## How do I update or reallocate an existing RFID card?

Use this if a card is lost, needs replacing, or needs to move to a different driver.

1. Plug your RFID configuration kit into your computer.
2. From your Argus dashboard, go to **Settings \> Users & Drivers**.
3. Find the driver whose card needs replacing or reallocating and select the **Edit** icon in the right-hand column beside their name.
4. Scroll down and select the **Driver ID Tag** box.
5. Delete the old RFID card number, keeping the cursor in the box.
6. Scan the new RFID card on the configuration kit to upload it into the Driver ID Tag box automatically.
7. Select the blue **Save** button at the bottom of the page.

## How do I know it worked?

The Driver ID Tag field on the driver's profile shows the new card number after you save, and the driver can log in to a vehicle with the card.

## What if it doesn't work?

- **The card isn't being read by the configuration kit** — check the kit is plugged in and the card is placed correctly on the reader.
- **I want to move a card to a different driver** — you must remove the card number from the current user's profile first, before you can reallocate it to the new user.
- **The buzzer keeps sounding even though the driver has a card** — see [how to deactivate a Driver ID buzzer](https://help.argustracking.co.nz/knowledge-base/how-do-i-deactivate-a-driver-id-buzzer?hsLang=en-au).

This article doesn't cover *Driver ID via iButton* — see [how to add or reallocate an iButton tag](https://help.argustracking.co.nz/knowledge-base/how-do-i-add-or-reallocate-an-ibutton-tag-to-a-driver-profile?hsLang=en-au). If the card still isn't working after checking the above, [contact Argus support](https://support.argustracking.com/new-request).

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