User`s guide

XPS Card Printer Driver Guide 1
Chapter 1: About the Printer
Driver
TheCardPrinterDriverusesMicrosoftXPSprinttechnologyto
supportprintingfromcurrentlyavailableapplications.Thischapter
providesataskoverviewofwhattheCardPrinterDriverdoes,and
adescriptionofthecommunicationbetweentheCardPrinter
Driverandthecardprinter.
Supported Operating Systems
ThefollowingoperatingsystemsaresupportedbytheCardPrinterDriver:
• WindowsXP
• Windows7
• Windows8
• WindowsServer2003
• WindowsServer2008
TheCardPrinterDriveralsocanbeinstalledonsystemsrunningWindowsVista.
FormoreinformationonPCandoperatingsystemrequirements,refertothe
printer’sInstallationandAdministrator’sGuide.
Driver Task Overview
Referto“InstallingtheDriver”onpa ge8forthestepstofollowtoinstallthe
printeranddriver.
Onceinstalled,theCardPrinterDriver:
1. Receivescarddatafromanapplication.
2. Processe s itforpersonalizingacard.
3. Optionally,encryptsdatatransactionswiththeprinterforsecureprinting.
BecausetheCardPrinterDriversupportsmultipleWindowsoperatingsystems,
theproceduresinthisGuideassumeyoucannavigatetotheappropriate
Windowspanelsforyoursystem.TheGuidedescri beshowtosetupandusethe
CardPrinterDriverfromtheappropriatewindow(forexample,Printer
Properties).Operatingsystem‐specific
exceptionsarenoted,wherenecessary.