Product Info
Table Of Contents
- SP_Info_Central.book
- SP Series Info Central
- What do you want to do?
- Answer questions you have about using the printer
- Learn how to use this online information
- Learn more about tasks, such as installation, setup, or maintenance
- Solve problems with printing
- Access an online version of the Printer Guide
- Open help for the Printer Toolbox and Messages
- Open help for Properties or Printing Preferences
- Safety and compliance (FCC)
- Acknowledgments
- SP Series Info Central
- SP_Install_e-guide.book
- Installation
- Before you install
- Install the printer
- Installing the driver
- Upgrading the driver
- Reinstalling the driver
- Troubleshooting Installation Problems
- PC port settings
- Connecting more than one printer or more than one PC
- On the CD-ROM
- Installation
- SP_Setup_e-guide.book
- Setting up for your card design
- How do I create a card design?
- What is a card design?
- When should I perform setup tasks?
- What do I use to set up the printer?
- Why are there several interfaces to set up the printer?
- Card design checklist
- Working with Properties and Printing Preferences
- Changing the type of print ribbon
- Set up for monochrome (K) printing
- Color settings
- Changing settings in the printer
- Magnetic Stripe Setup
- Smart card setup
- Setting up for your card design
- SP_Production_e-guide.book
- SP_Supplies_e-guide.book
- SP_Troubleshooting_e-guide.book
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SP Series Info Central: Setup Guide
Smart card setup
This section presents information about how to set up a system if you are personalizing smart cards. Smart
card processing is different from other types of personalization, because the “smart card” step of
personalization is controlled by an application (or application module) that is different from the rest of card
personalization.
The data for smart card personalization is sent from the smart card application using a separate smart card
cable.
Requirements
To personalize a smart card, you need to obtain or create the following:
• A direct local connection between the printer and the PC
• Smart card module in the printer OR a contact station in the printer plus an external coupler
• A smart card cable for each smart card port used
• Card application that is customized to work with the SP Series printer and the smart card application
(using the SmartDriver SDK or an application such ID Works with the Smart Card Application Manager)
• Smart card application (which uses the SDK for the smart card and coupler type)
• Smart cards that work with the coupler in the printer
Smart card codes on the printer label
The printer label includes codes to identify the type and model of smart card module installed in the printer.
The model(s) of coupler available might change and additional models might become available. (SP55
printers might have identifiers that describe the coupler, such as SC430.)