If Enable card printer support is enabled in the smart card usage policy, then card issuance in Axidian CertiFlow can be combined with printout of image or text on the card. In this case the card is placed into printer source tray and the card gets certificates written and image printed on according to the defined print template while being issued.

The workstation the printing is initiated from must have the following components installed/set up:

  • EDISecure XID8100/8300 printer driver
  • Set up connection to printer in the EDI Secure Connect utility
  • Printer support component Axidian CertiFlow.EdiSecure.Middleware
  • XID8300 printer connected via USB

EDISecure XID8100/8300 printer driver and the EDI Secure Connect utility are supplied by the manufacturer along with printer.

Axidian CertiFlow.EdiSecure.Middleware is supplied within the Axidian CertiFlow installation package.

To issue a user smart card with printout, proceed as follows:

1. Switch to Users tab and search for the user.
2. Switch to the User card by clicking his or her username in the search results.
3. Click Issue card.
4. If the smart card usage policy stipulates for certificate selection, select the required ones and click Next.
5. Define Card label, Comment and Tags if needed.

The card label can be set up automatically. See Smart card issuance settings.

6. Set the card issuance method to Printer. The connected printer name would be set up automatically.

7. Place the card to the printer source tray.
8. If you need to print on the other side of the card, click Flip card.
9. Specify administrator PIN in Advanced section, if the new smart card is not added to Axidian CertiFlow. If smart card is added in Axidian CertiFlow then Advanced menu is not displays.
10. Click Issue.

The system also allows to print images on the already issued (without printer usage) cards. To print on a issued card, proceed as follows:

  1. Place the issued card to the printer source tray.
  2. Switch to Users tab and search for the user.
  3. Switch to the User card by clicking his or her username in the search results.
  4. Select the necessary card and open its data.
  5. Click Print.


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