How to configure a direct card printer for inline encoding
Procedure Steps
1) Before attempting to install the printer, refer to the Badge Printers Compatibility Chart (https://partner.lenel.com ) and the Inline Encoding appendix in the System Administration User Guide. Also, be sure to have two connections from the printer to the workstation - one for the printer (either USB or parallel), and one for the encoder (typically a DB9 serial connection).
2) Install the printer with supported drivers on a Windows workstation and print a test page to test functionality.3) Add the workstation connected to the encoder:
- From the Administration menu, select Workstations. The Workstations folder opens.
- Select the Encoders/Scanners tab and click [Add].
- On the General sub-tab: In the Name field, enter a descriptive name for the encoder/scanner. From the Workstation drop-down, select the workstation this encoder/scanner attaches to. Select a device type. (Refer to the Badge Printers Compatibility Chart https://partner.lenel.com for more information). The Credential technology field automatically populates. However, if more than one technology is supported, you can select a different technology from the drop-down list.
- On the Location sub-tab, select This is an inline device that resides within a card printer attached to workstation <name>. In the Card printer drop-down, select the printer. In the Encoder station drop-down, select "Contactless."
- On the Communications sub-tab, populate the different fields that display. Note: The Digion24 encoder must have a 9600 baud rate.
- If the Encoding sub-tab displays, select the coercivity.
- Click [OK].
4) Modify the Badge Type for printing and inline encoding:
- In System Administration or ID CredentialCenter, select Badge Types from the Administration menu. The Badge Types folder opens.
- Select the badge type in the display window and then click the Printing sub-tab on the right. Click [Modify]. In the Printer to use for this workstation (overrides default) drop-down, select this printer.
- Click the Encoding tab, select the Card Format, and then in the Inline Encode drop-down select "Always."
- Click [OK].
Applies To
OnGuard (All versions)
Additional Information
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