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ID Card Printer Maintenance - Extend the Lifespan of Your ID Card Printer
ID Card Printer Maintenance - Extend the Lifespan of Your ID Card Printer!An ID card printer is a vital piece of equipment for many organizations — from hospitals and schools to manufacturing facilities and corporate offices. Whether you're... more »
Best HID Card Printers for 2025
Best HID Card Printers for 2025 - When it comes to secure identification, access control, and professional badging, HID card printers remain the gold standard for reliability, performance, and print quality. Whether you manage a hospital ID... more »
How to Order HID Card Readers: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide
How to Order HID Card Readers: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide. Ordering HID card readers is essential for organizations aiming to enhance their security and access control systems.HID Global offers a comprehensive range of card readers designed to meet... more »
HID Card Ordering Guide: Simple Step-by-Step Guide for Access Control
HID Card Ordering Guide: A Simple How To!If your school, business, or organization uses HID cards for secure access to buildings or tracking time and attendance, it’s important to know how to order them the right way. HID cards help keep things... more »
Fargo DTC Printer Maintenance
How to Clean and Maintain Your Fargo DTC Series Card PrinterFargo DTC printer maintenance is essential if you rely on a Fargo DTC series card printer to produce employee badges, access cards, or ID credentials. Like any piece of equipment, your... more »
Mobile ID Credential - Why More People Are Switching
Why More People Are Switching to Mobile IDsA Mobile ID Credential is a digital version of your physical ID card that lives on your smartphone. It can be used for things like entering a building, clocking in at work, or showing your identity. Instead of... more »
How To Move HID Asure ID to New Computer
Get expert help with HID Asure ID and photo ID software. Step-by-step guides, backups, license transfer, and support to keep your ID system running smoothly.
Reuse Your Proximity Cards with Adhesive PVC Cards
Reuse Your Proximity Cards with Adhesive PVC Cards Adhesive-backed PVC cards are a way to combine the best features of printable photo ID cards and proximity cards. Find out how they can save you time and money. Proximity access cards offer a major... more »
MRI OnLocation Desk Booking and Employee Scheduling
MRI OnLocation Software Supports Desk Booking and Employee Scheduling Desk booking and employee scheduling at facilities with hybrid work arrangements can be difficult to manage. Find out how using MRI OnLocation software makes life easier for... more »
Printer Ribbon Shredders Keep Personal Information Secure
Printer Ribbon Shredders Keep Personal Information Secure Printer ribbons for direct-to-card printers retain duplicate images of every card they produce. Find out how to ensure the information in your discarded ribbons doesn’t wind up in the wrong... more »
Choose the Right Lanyard to Avoid Spreading Germs!
Choose the Right Lanyard to Avoid Spreading Germs!Our customers often spend quite a bit of time reviewing their options when they design their security badges. They think about whether to use PVC card stock or invest in composite materials. They mull over... more »
Groove is a Certified ID Card Printer Repair Centre
Groove is a Certified ID Card Printer Repair CentreLike all equipment, ID card printers need servicing from time to time. As your full-service vendor, Groove’s Certified ID Card Printer Repair Centre can help keep your HID Fargo, Evolis, Zebra, IDP... more »
Apple Environment? We Have Mac Compatible ID Card Printers
Apple Environment? We Have Mac Compatible ID Card Printers A growing number of business IT environments include Mac computers in their networks. Find out why using a Mac OS computer is no obstacle when choosing an ID card printer for your security... more »
Making Sense of ID Card Printer Ribbons
Making Sense of ID Card Printer Ribbons ID card printer ribbons use a series of codes that some of our customers find difficult to decipher. Find out what each letter code stands for and how to use the codes to choose the ribbon that meets your needs. Our... more »
Networking an ID Card Printer in the Workplace
Networking ID Card Printers in the Workplace In today’s office environment, it seems like everything is connected. Whether it’s to the Local Area Network (LAN) or to the Internet of Things (IoT), the trend is toward network connectivity. However,... more »
Lifting your Photo ID Software into the Cloud
Lifting Your Photo ID Software into the CloudA growing number of our customers, or their IT departments, have taken an interest in “cloud-based” or “Software as a Service (SaaS)” Photo ID applications. That’s where the... more »
Proximity Cards – Taking the Guesswork out of Reordering
Proximity Cards Taking the Guesswork out of Reordering Them Proximity cards are strict and secure, but this can make them tricky to reorder. Find out the information you’ll need in front of you to ensure that your next batch of... more »
Mobile Access Control Lets Staff Use Smartphones for Access
Mobile Access Control Lets Staff Use Smartphones for Access Mobile access control is similar to mobile payment applications, enabling staff to tap their smartphone instead of an ID card. Find out how this can make your site more secure and improve staff... more »
Custom Badge Accessories Boost Your Visual Identity
Custom Badge Accessories Boost Your Visual Identity It can take some planning to develop just the right card stock and printing system for your security badges. If your organization is like most others, you’ve probably found a way to... more »
Ten Things to Remember When Choosing an ID Card Printer!
Ten Things to Remember When Choosing an ID Card Printer Once you’ve concluded that your facility should issue personalized ID cards to all staff, your next step is to work out how you’ll produce them onsite. Every time a new employee comes... more »
Do I Need a Visitor Kiosk? Should It Be Touchless?
Do I Need a Visitor Kiosk? Should It Be Touchless? Self-serve Visitor kiosks are catching on at many facilities. Find out how to install one at your facility and how to make it even safer by going touchless. As artificial intelligence (AI) keeps... more »
What Are Proximity Cards, and How Do They Work?
What Are Proximity Cards, and How Do They Work? Proximity cards can make access control more convenient because staff don’t have to insert them into the card reader. Find out how they work and when to use them at your facility. When customers talk... more »
What’s a Smart Card and How Does It Work?
What’s a Smart Card and How Does It Work? Smart cards can be a step up from magnetic stripe cards to improve access control at your facility. Find out what they are, how they work and how you could use them to keep your site safer. Sometimes our customers... more »
ID Card Thickness - What Are My Choices?
ID Card Thickness - What Are My Choices?ID Card thickness is often an afterthought when designing an ID card application. Find out how the industry measures card thicknesses and which standard thickness is best for your facility.Many of our customers... more »
How to Avoid Punching Slots in Your Smart Cards
How to Avoid Punching Slots in Your Smart CardsPunching slots in your smart cards make them easy to wear, but you risk damaging the antenna inside. Find out how you can avoid this risk and save staff time and effort.So, you’ve decided to use smart... more »
Why Do Our ID Cards Leave Imprints on Our Badge Holders?
Why Do Our ID Cards Leave Imprints on Our Badge Holders?Excessive heat or constant pressure causes dye transfer, resulting in ID Cards leaving unwanted images on your badge holders. Find out how you can keep this from happening once and for all.If... more »
HID Fargo Swift ID Is No Longer Supported - But There’s An Easy Upgrade!
Swift ID Is No Longer Supported - But There’s An Easy UpgradeAn entry level badging application called Swift-ID is no longer supported by its manufacturer. Find out how to upgrade to a supported software tool that provides improved functionality.HID... more »
Touchless Visitor Kiosks Improve Hygiene and Team Deployment
Touchless Visitor Kiosks Improve Hygiene and Team Deployment The pandemic is causing a resource crunch for a lot of facilities teams. Sites are asking some staff to work from home. Often, circumstances have forced supervisors to limit the number of staff... more »
Are Composite ID Cards Better than PVC Cards?
Are Composite ID Cards Better than PVC Cards?The choice between composite and PVC ID cards isn’t always straightforward. Find out the benefits of each type of card material and some of the considerations that should drive your procurement... more »
What Kind Of ID Card Printer Do I Need For My Badges?
What Kind Of ID Card Printer Do I Need For My Badges? So, you’ve worked out your ID card design and determined that you’re going to print selected employee information on their badges. Now it’s time to think about what type of printer... more »
How Do Proximity Cards Work?
How Do Proximity Cards Work?Most people have used a key card at one time or another. It may have been in the workplace, while staying at a hotel or in some other access-controlled environment. Proximity cards are those key cards that don’t have to... more »
Will These Proximity Cards Work with My Reader?
Will These Cards Work with My Reader? Proximity Card Identification Solutions have become increasingly sophisticated and versatile. New technology has provided security professionals with features and functionality that would astonish their... more »
Touchless Screening Improves Covid Compliance
Touchless Screening Improves Covid ComplianceToday’s facilities need to find ways to minimize physical contact between people. Find out how you can set up touchless screening technology and improve your location’s Health and Safety Practices.... more »
COVID Screening: What to Ask and How to Ask It
COVID Screening: What to Ask and How to Ask ItCovid screening adds a level of complexity to managing employee and visitor access to your facility. Find out the questions you should be asking and what tools you can use to ensure that your new process is... more »
Effective ID Badge Design Enhances Security & Visual ID
More and more companies are issuing identification badges to their employees. The pandemic creates an added incentive to keep track of who is coming and going at your facility. You may also need to manage which spaces your employees can access inside... more »