Sep 09, 2022
Starting in Access It! v6.1.0.23, the ability to use a HID FARGO printer with an embedded HID OMNIKEY 5x25CK mini reader to both print and enroll a card has been added.
Access It! Licensing
The following licensing option must be enabled within the Access It! dongle and is a system wide license.
- Encoder Support - Yes
- ID Badging - Yes
- HID OMNIKEY 5x25 CK - The HID OMNIKEY X-Chip Windows Driver must be installed prior to printer installation
The OMNIKEY 5127 reader is not supported via the HID SDK.
- Ensure the HID FARGO DTC1250e is plugged in and installed within Windows
- Open Access It!
- Within the Configuration menu, navigate to Badge Types
- Edit an existing, or create a new badge type
- Select the Badge header from the left hand menu
- Within the right hand pane, select the FARGO printer from the printer drop list
- Under Smart Code Encoding, select the Printer type Fargo
- Under Smart Code Encoding select the Encoder type PCSC
- Click Setup
- Ensure the OMNIKey reader is populated within the Reader name drop list
- Select the Enroll - Wiegand function
- Configure the card format definition for the cards to be enrolled
If the cards were not provided by RS2 Technologies contact the card manufacturer for assistance with the format definition. - Click OK
- Save the Badge Type
Printing and Enrolling a badge
- Within Access It! create a new Cardholder and Card and assign the newly created badge type
When assigning a card number and facility code enter random temporary numbers. - With the card selected, click the Print Selected Badge option from the toolbar
- During the print process the printer will read the card and replace the random temporary card number and facility code in the Access It! software with the correct values