DataCard SD160

SD160/SD260 Installation and Administrator’s Guide 1
Chapter 1: Installation
Thischapterdescribessystemrequirementsandprovidessetup
instructionsfortheDatacard®SD160andSD260CardPrinters.
Yourinstallationmayhaveadditionalrequirementsforacardproductionenvironment.Consult
yoursystemadministratortodeterminetheoptimumlocationforcardproduction.
PC Requirements
UseaPCthatmeetsorexceedsthefollowing:
 A32‐or64‐bitprocessor,runningat2GHzorfaster
 4GBormorememory(RAM)andatleast1GBfreespaceontheharddriver
 OneofthefollowingoperatingsystemssupportedbytheXPSCardPrinterDriver:
 Windows10,32‐or64‐bit
 Windows8.1,32‐or64‐bit
 Windows7,32‐or64‐bit
 WindowsServer2012,R2
 WindowsServer2008,64‐bit
 USB2.0portorEthernetnetworkconnection
 TheSD160cardprinterusesonlyaUSBconnection.ItcannotconnectviaEthernet.
 TheSD260cardprintercanbeconnectedusingeitherUSBorEthernet.
Aprintercanuseonlyoneconnectiontype.
 IDsoftwareorothercardproductionsoftwaretocaptureandorganizethedatatoprinton
eachcard
ForCardPrinterDriverinstallationtroubleshootingandcardproduction
troubleshootinginformation,refertoyourprinter’sDriverGuideandUser’sGuide.