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Fargo Security Options With E-card
technology it is possible to encode or "write" data into a card's
microprocessor chip or antenna.
This gives the card a much higher degree of security because it can store vast
amounts of information, such as biometric data (like fingerprints, iris scans,
and signature dynamics) that enable identity authentication and/or verification.
Encoding also makes the card extremely tamper-resistant and enables access
control and usage tracking (e.g., physical assets and data).
FARGO offers the ultimate flexibility in smart card personalization. This
section explains the smart card technologies supported by FARGO, as well as the
encoding features and capabilities offered on FARGO Card Personalization
Systems.
Select FARGO Card Printer/Encoders are available with an internal E-Card
Docking Station and one, two or three E-Card Encoders
to support these electronic card technologies:
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ISO 7816 contact smart chips - the world's most commonly used contact smart card standard (read and write) |
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Mifare® contactless smart chips (read and write) |
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HID proximity ("prox") cards (read-only) |
Select FARGO Card Printers can be ordered with an
optional, factory-installed E-card
Docking Station -- a component containing the read/write pins (as defined by
ISO) used to communicate with contact smart cards. Fargo
E-card Encoders work in conjunction with and are attached to the Docking
Station.
We can factory-install an E-Card Docking Station without encoders to accommodate
externally mounted third-party electronics for contact smart cards. Qualified
systems integrators can customize the E-Card Docking Station with electronics to
meet the unique specifications of any smart card system.
E-Card
Docking Stations can be equipped with magnetic heads for ISO or JIS II magnetic
stripe encoding.
ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoding
International Standards Organization specification for magnetic stripe encoding.
The FARGO encoder supports dual high-/low-coercivity and tracks 1, 2 and 3.
JIS II Magnetic Stripe Encoding
Japanese Industrial Standard for magnetic stripe encoding; published and
translated into English by Japan Standards Association.
E-card
Encoders
E-card
Encoders installed with the E-Card Docking Station
provide everything needed for an application program to communicate with from
one to three specific types of E-Card technology through one or more standard
RS-232 interface(s).
Contact Smart Card Encoder
The Contact Smart Card Encoder connects the ISO contact pins mounted on the
E-Card Docking Station to a Gemplus® GemCore® 410 smart card coupler (ISO 7816
Parts 1-4; T=0 and T=1) mounted inside the printer. The GemCore 410's digital
I/O is converted to a RS-232 signal which is accessible to application programs
through a dedicated DB-9 port on the outside of the printer labeled "Smart
Card."
Contactless Smart Card Encoder
The Contactless Smart Card Encoder connects an antenna mounted on the E-Card
Docking Station to a Gemplus GemEasyLink 680S coupler mounted inside the
printer. Application programs can access Mifare contactless cards via a RS-232
signal through a dedicated DB-9 port on the outside of the printer labeled
"Contactless."
Prox Card Encoder
The Prox Card Encoder uses a HID ProxPoint® Plus reader mounted on the E-Card
Docking Station inside the printer. The ProxPoint is a "read only"
device producing a Wiegand signal that is converted to RS-232 using a Cypress
Computer Systems CVT-2232. Application programs can read information from HID
prox cards via a RS-232 signal through a dedicated DB-9 port on the outside of
the printer labeled "Prox."
Please call toll free at 1-800-899-0963 or e-mail us at sales@idbadges.com to inquire about any of our products.
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