Project Overview
A hybrid web and desktop application that controls lab PC access through RFID authentication. The VB.NET desktop client locks workstations until students tap their ID, while the PHP web portal provides real-time monitoring, schedule enforcement, and usage analytics.
Challenge
Open-access lab PCs ran on the honor system—students could use a machine without identity checks, paper logs were incomplete, and admins had no real-time view of who was using which PC, when, or against what schedule/policy.
Solution
Deploy a per-PC VB.NET client that keeps the workstation locked until a student taps their ID and is verified via a PHP REST API; on approval it unlocks the session, auto-logs time in/out, enforces schedules/quotas, and streams usage to a central dashboard and reports.
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