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Choosing an ID Card Printer – Part 3: Security Options

By Keisha Shippy|2016-07-06T08:20:00+00:00July 6th, 2016|

In the first two parts of this series, you were able to whittle down the plastic card printer choices based on your expected card output and desired card appearance. This installment discusses your potential need for security options from magnetic encoding to smart card technology to overlaminates.

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Choosing an ID Card Printer – Part 2: Desired Card Appearance

By Keisha Shippy|2016-06-20T08:01:00+00:00June 20th, 2016|

How do you want your plastic cards to look? Sounds like a simple question, yet there are many variations that will help you choose the best plastic card printer for your needs.Today, weÛªll discuss choosing a plastic card printer based on your desired card appearance. There are three appearance options to consider.

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Choosing an ID Card Printer – Part 1: Card Printing Volume

By Keisha Shippy|2018-02-28T21:50:36+00:00June 13th, 2016|

One of the most important factors you should consider when choosing and ID card printer is how many cards you expect to print in each session and during any given year. Most ID card printers can be broken up into three groups - low volume, medium volume, and high volume printers. We'll help you decide which one is right for your card printing needs.

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Video: How to Load A Ribbon in the Zebra ZXP3 Card Printer

By Keisha Shippy|2016-05-25T08:01:00+00:00May 25th, 2016|

Follow these simple steps to easily load a ribbon in your ZXP3 printer. Zebra's ribbon cartridges are eco-friendly - with biodegradable ribbons and recyclable plastic components.

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How an HID Proximity (Prox) Card is Read

By Keisha Shippy|2018-02-28T20:03:40+00:00May 23rd, 2016|

HID prox cards and HID iClass contactless credentials are the gold standard in proximity technology. In this post, we outline the basics of an HID access control system and how the card is read.A short 10-second video illustrates the inner makeup of a Prox card.

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Compare HID Prox Cards – 125 kHz Proximity

By Keisha Shippy|2018-02-28T20:02:20+00:00April 11th, 2016|

HID Prox cards are used by organizations worldwide for good reason - HID is a leader in the secure access industry.In this post we compare the read ranges of our most popular HID Prox cards, keyfobs, and tags - along with other select features.An HID Prox card comparison chart is also available for download.

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Tech Support Q & A: How to Create an Excel Database in CardExchange

By Keisha Shippy|2016-04-06T08:01:00+00:00April 6th, 2016|

Setting up an Excel spreadsheet to use as a database for CardExchange is one thing that seems to give customers the most trouble. There are a couple of fundamentals that you need to understand in order for this to work correctly - learn about them here.

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Which Is the Best Zebra Card Printer? ZXP1, ZXP3, ZXP7, ZXP8

By Keisha Shippy|2018-03-01T00:31:02+00:00March 30th, 2016|

Depending on the number of cards you need to print each year - and the security, flexibility, and print quality you need - there is a Zebra printer designed to fit your needs and budget.In this post, we'll look first at each printer's highlights - and how they map on scale of card per year and price. Next we'll dive into the specifics of each model, comparing the two higher end models - the ZXP 7 and ZXP 8 - and the entry to mid-range models - the ZXP1 and ZXP 3.

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