People choose event ID card printers (also called badge printers) that can produce oversized IDs for a lot of reasons. With the larger surface area, they can more prominently display sponsors or brand design. They can even provide revenue. Oversized IDs can be a take home souvenir. Different sized credentials can identify a season […]

Across manufacturers, across all models, there are a lot of features to sift through before you can buy the ID card printer that produces the ID badges your organization needs: double sided capabilities, direct-to-card vs retransfer, lamination, and more. We want to help you cover all the bases, so we boiled the decision down to […]

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If you’re looking for the right door access card or fob for your business, you’ve come to the right place. In this article we will explain the types of access control cards and how to identify HID® card types and programming information for re-ordering correctly. In addition to that we will briefly cover the basics […]

Savvy managers look at their employee ID badge budget, and ask: Why can’t we print employee ID badges in-house to fit our organization’s needs? After reading this article, you’ll feel more confident about creating your own employee ID badges in-house. Employee ID badges, made cost-effectively and your way The cost-savings to printing badges from your […]

Are you wondering how to print ID cards for any use? The answer is simple: invest in an ID card printer system. You won’t be sorry. Consider the cost per card (CPC) by a third-party printer or by your staff: Third-party printing and delivery CPC: $6 to $8. ID Card printer system from Easy Badges […]

How do I find the Facility Code for programming? If you need to order more HID cards or need to enroll an HID card into your access control system, you may need help finding the facility code on your working cards. The Facility Code is never printed on the HID card itself. There are multiple […]

Easy Badges has added used ID card printers to their inventory. The used ID card printer inventory includes a variety of printers and capabilities including single sided, dual sided, and magnetic encoding. Some of the used card printers have over 4 years left on their manufacturer warranty and have had less than 500 cards printed on […]

  Video Transcription: This video on the Fargo DTC1500 printer shows you how to carry out routine cleaning. Open the input hopper and remove all the cards. Open the ribbon drawer and remove both the ribbon and the cleaning roller. Next replace the ribbon drawer. Remove the paper cover from the cleaning card. If the […]

  Video Transcription: This video on the Fargo DTC1500 printer will show you how to install OMNIKEY contactless encoder. Disconnect the power and USB cables. Put the printer onto the front to remove the two screws that secure the top cover. Return the printer to an upright position and then remove the top cover by […]