User`s guide

2 About the Printer Driver
4. Sendstheprepareddatatotheprinter.
5. Checkstheprinterforcardcompletion.
6. Displaysanyconditions(messages)associatedwiththecardjob.
Printer/Driver Communication
TheprintercommunicateswiththePCvia theCardPrinterDriverusingeithera
USBcableoranEthernetcable.Forbothconnectiontypes,theprintertreats
communicationasifthePCisconnectedoveranetwork.Eachprinterhasa
separateinstanceoftheCardPrinterDriver.
• Youcanupdateprintersettingsusingtheprinter’sPrinterManagerwebpage.
Refertotheprinter’sInstallationandAdministrator’sGuideformore
informationonusingthePrinterManager.
• Youcancustomizeapplicationstocommunicatewiththeprinterthroughthe
CardPrinterDriver.Ifyouuseacustomizedapplication,followthe
instructionsinyourapplication.
• SecureprintingisavailableoncurrentmodelsofSD,CDandCEseriesprinters.
Theseprintershavethecapabilitytotransmitprintdatausingthe
DPCL2 Secureprintercommandlanguage.Printjobsaresecuredwithdata
protectionautomaticallywhenaprintrequestissenttothesecureprinter
port(9111).Fordetails,referto“UsingtheCardPrinterDriverfor Secure
Printing ”onpage 18.
Printer/Driver Communications Over a Network
TheCardPrinterDriverrequiresthecurrentprinterIPaddresswhenitis
connectedtotheprinteroveranetwork.Refertotheprinter’sUser’sGuidefor
informationonhowtoretrievetheprinter’sIPaddress.
WhenbothprinterandPCuseanorganization'snetwork,thenetworkaffectsthe
speedof
datatransmission,andcanaffectwhocanusetheprinter.Thenetwork
printercanhavemanyPCsconnectedtoit,andeachPCcanbeconnectedto
multipleprintersoverthenetwork.