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Datacard

RP90 Plus E Card Printer

and RL90 Laminator

Hardware and Driver Installation Manual

June 2008

Part No. 539652-00

, Rev C

Summary of Contents for RL90

Page 1: ...Datacard RP90 Plus E Card Printer and RL90 Laminator Hardware and Driver Installation Manual June 2008 Part No 539652 002 Rev C ...

Page 2: ...on contained in these materials are protected by US and international copyright laws Trademark Acknowledgments Datacard is a registered trademark of DataCard Corporation in the United States and or other countries Microsoft Windows and Windows Vista are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries All other product names are the property ...

Page 3: ...7 Connecting the Data Cable _________________________________________ 8 Installing the Printer Driver___________________________________________ 9 Install using a USB connection ______________________________________ 9 About Network Installation_________________________________________ 18 Install using a Network connection __________________________________ 22 Installing the Status Monitor _______...

Page 4: ...arton for the Datacard RP90 Plus E Card Printer contains RP90 Plus E Card Printer Power Cord RP90 Plus E and RL90 User Guide PN 570024 001 Cleaning Card Card Stacker Ink Ribbon Cassette Retransfer Film Cassette USB Cable RP90 Plus E Installation Manual PN 539652 001 CD ROM RP90 Plus E Support PN 570025 001 The shipping container for the optional RL90 Laminator contains RL90 Card Laminator Joining ...

Page 5: ...leanness Class 8 or better of ISO14611 1 Using the card printer in dusty locations may cause print blurring and printhead malfunctions Turn the power off whenever no printing operation is required Leaving power on for long periods without printing may cause fine dust to collect inside the printer causing print blurring and dust to adhere to cards Avoid locations susceptible to strong vibration or ...

Page 6: ... the surrounding wall Keep the back of the unit at least 3 9 inches 100mm away from a wall Do not place any objects on top of the unit Connecting the Optional RL90 Laminator Caution Using the printer in an environment with temperatures lower than the recommended range may cause retransfer errors Using the printer in an environment with temperatures higher than the recommended range may cause print...

Page 7: ...receptacle according to your power requirements The factory default setting is 220 240V AC 2 Mount the RP90 Plus E printer over the holes on the joining plate as shown in the following figure 3 Mount the RL90 laminator over the remaining two holes on the joining plate as shown in the figure below ...

Page 8: ...e end of the connecting cable to the connector labeled OPTION 2 on the printer and connect the other end to the connector labeled PRINTER on the laminator Caution Always power off the printer and laminator before you connect or disconnect the laminator cable ...

Page 9: ...ard stacker receptacle not on the card discharge slot Card Stacker on Optional Laminator When the optional RL90 laminator is installed mount the card stacker claw on the laminator s card stacker receptacle Be sure to hang the card stacker claw on the card stacker receptacle not on the card discharge slot The card stacker can hold up to 100 0 76mm 0 03 inch thick cards or 280 0 25mm 0 01 inch thick...

Page 10: ...back of the laminator 4 Plug the power cord s into the facility power source Warning Always use a grounded power outlet that is not shared with other electrical equipment Caution Use an Automatic Voltage Regulator AVR if there is a possibility of voltage fluctuations Use an uninterruptible power source rather than an AVR if there is a possibility of frequent power loss Caution Do not power on the ...

Page 11: ...uctions tell you to do so Connect the USB Cable Connect the Network Cable Caution Use only one data cable at a time Note If you plan to use the Datacard Software Plug in and smart card use only a USB cable for the data cable A network connection for smart card is not supported by the Datacard Software Plug in ...

Page 12: ...stallation on page 18 for details Sharing a printer over a network See Sharing a Printer on a Network Connection on page 32 You can also install the Status Monitor See Installing the Status Monitor on page 30 Install using a USB connection 1 Start the Windows XP Windows 2000 or Windows Vista operating system and log in as a user with Administrator permissions 2 Insert the RP90 Plus E Support CD RO...

Page 13: ...ck Next USB connection Install Printer Driver 9 On the Software License Agreement Click I agree and then click Next 10 When the following dialog box appears make sure all printing from the PC is complete and then close all other Windows applications When ready click Next Close all active programs before installing the printer driver ...

Page 14: ...he unit number of the printer now as described in the Printer LCD Panel section of the User Guide Then continue with installation 12 Check the Make this the default printer box if you plan to use only this printer from this PC Click Next Unit No Setting in Printer LCD Panel Printer Model of This Dialog Box USB Port 1 Default Datacard RP90 Plus E U1 RP90 Plus E U1 2 Datacard RP90 Plus EU2 RP90 Plus...

Page 15: ...n click Next The Share name cannot contain any spaces To share the printer see Sharing a Printer on a Network Connection on page 32 The printer name used in this section is Datacard RP90 Plus E U1 Sharing can be disabled after the driver is installed if needed 14 Choose Create a new port and use the port name provided Click Next ...

Page 16: ...ion Manual 13 15 Review the summary of choices and then click Finish The wizard copies driver files 16 A Windows message appears On Windows XP the Windows Logo testing message appears Click Continue Anyway to continue with installation ...

Page 17: ...k Yes to continue with installation On Windows Vista a Windows Security dialog box can appear Choose Install this driver to continue Security on the PC might be set to prevent installation without a digital signature See Windows help for digital signature or Logo signing to change the security setting ...

Page 18: ...l supplies and power the printer See Connecting the Data Cable on page 8 to connect the USB cable 18 The found new hardware popup might appear 19 When the installation detects the printer it continues automatically 20 On PCs running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard provides the option to search the internet for a driver Click No not this time and then cli...

Page 19: ...ue with installation On Windows Vista a Windows Security dialog box can appear Choose Install this driver to continue 23 On PCs running Windows XP and 2000 a Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box might appear stating that the wizard is installing the software Click Finish to continue 24 The RP90 Plus E U Port dialog box appears On the Property tab review the information For best results do not chan...

Page 20: ... window 27 Installation of the printer driver is now complete Continue with installing the Status Monitor See Installing the Status Monitor on page 30 After installing the driver and optional Status Monitor you can install the optional Datacard ID Software plug in for the RP90 Plus E Printer If you want to delete the printer restart Windows and then follow the steps in Removing the Printer Driver ...

Page 21: ...he steps to follow Network settings include how the IP Address is assigned assigning address values and whether to use IP security Choosing How to Assign the Network Address You can use a permanent IP address called static IP on any network A static IP address is stored in the printer and is entered at the PC The advantage of using a static IP address is that the printer address does not change Th...

Page 22: ...up IPSec For more information about IPSec security search Windows help for IPSEC Tips for success Each PC that uses the printer must have a certificate installed to use the printer after IPSec security has been set up If the network already uses certificates the PC is likely to have its certificate installed The diagram shows the PC s certificate but the procedure does not describe it The printer ...

Page 23: ...mbol F Note the location of the file for use later in the procedure G Export the CA Certificate also if it does not exist in file form 3 Power on the printer For best results do not send any cards to print 4 Use the printer LCD panel to set IPSec Mode to ON See the Printer LCD Panel section of the User Guide 5 Use the printer LCD panel to set IPSec Type to Certificate 6 Install the printer using a...

Page 24: ...lues on the printer LCD panel are view only settings For more information about IPSec security search Windows help for IPSEC To set up IPSec security using a Preshared Key do the following 1 Create a key A Using an application such as Notepad create a text file for the key B Allowed characters are upper and lower case letters A Z numerals 0 9 and the special characters hyphen underscore _ open and...

Page 25: ...nnection on page 22 Install using a Network connection If your network administrator will assign the network address to the printer obtain the network address before beginning this procedure 1 Install printer supplies and power on the printer See Using the Printer in the User Guide to install supplies and power on the printer 2 Connect the Ethernet able to the network and to the printer See Connec...

Page 26: ... Windows Vista the User Account Control dialog appears Choose Allow to continue installation 11 When the opening window is displayed choose Install the Printer 12 The Card Printer installation window opens 13 Make sure that the following are checked and then click Next Ethernet connection Install Printer Driver ...

Page 27: ...lications Confirm that the printer is ready and then click Next 16 Select the Printer model from the list If this is the first RP90 Plus E printer installed on this PC the default printer is Datacard RP90 Plus E LAN For best results use the printer name shown 17 Check the Make this the default printer box if you plan to use only this printer from this PC Click Next Close all active programs before...

Page 28: ...a Share name if needed and then click Next The Share name cannot contain any spaces To share the printer see Sharing a Printer on a Network Connection on page 32 The printer name used in this section is Datacard RP90 Plus E LAN Sharing can be disabled after the driver is installed if needed 19 Choose Create a new port and then click Next ...

Page 29: ...ces and then click Finish The wizard begins copying driver files 21 The installation displays a message regarding port creation 22 A Windows message appears On Windows XP the Windows Logo testing message appears Click Continue Anyway to continue with installation ...

Page 30: ...e Windows Security Alert appears Click Unblock to enable the PC to communicate with the printer Security on the PC might be set to prevent installation without a digital signature See Windows help for digital signature or Logo signing to change the security setting 23 The RP90 Plus E N Port dialog box appears On the Property tab enter a port name such as RP90 Plus E LAN ...

Page 31: ...rinter LCD Panel section of the User Guide and then click Find 25 A Windows message appears On Windows XP the Windows Logo testing message appears Click Continue Anyway to continue with installation On Windows 2000 the Digital Signature Not Found message appears Click Yes to continue with installation On Windows Vista the Windows Security dialog box appears Choose Install this driver to continue w...

Page 32: ...he Printers or Printers and Faxes window 28 Installation of the printer driver is now complete Continue with installing the status monitor After installing the driver and optional Status Monitor you can install the optional Datacard ID Software plug in for the RP90 Plus E Printer If you want to delete the printer restart Windows and then follow the steps in Removing the Printer Driver on page 37 ...

Page 33: ...indows 2000 or Windows Vista operating system and log in as a user with Administrator permissions 2 Insert the RP90 Plus E Support CD ROM in the PC drive 3 When the opening window is displayed choose Install the Printer 4 Choose Install the RP90 Plus E Driver 5 On Windows Vista click Allow on the User Account Control Dialog 6 The Card Printer installation window opens 7 Make sure that the followin...

Page 34: ...ck Make a shortcut icon on desktop if you want a desktop icon For best results keep Register for start menu checked to allow opening the Status Monitor from the Windows Start menu Click Next to install Status Monitor files 11 When the Status Monitor is installed click Finish 12 Click OK to complete this installation ...

Page 35: ...r on a Network Connection Printer sharing is a Windows supported feature where a printer installed on a host PC can be used from another PC on the network often called the client PC Before installing a RP90 Plus E printer on a client PC Log in to the client PC as a user with Administrator permission which is required for installing printers The user installing at the client PC must also have autho...

Page 36: ...names Users at the client PC must be authenticated usually by logging in at the host PC for printing to be allowed 1 On the client PC open the Printers windows On Windows XP and Windows 2000 choose Start Settings Printers and Faxes to display the Printers and Faxes window On Windows Vista choose Start Control Panel Printers to display the Printers window 2 Add a printer For Windows XP or 2000 choo...

Page 37: ...rinter Wizard appears Click Next 4 For Windows XP or 2000 choose A network printer or a printer attached to another computer and then click Next For Windows Vista choose Add a network printer and then click Next Log in to the host PC if prompted ...

Page 38: ... 6 Browse the network for the host PC computer name and then locate the shared printer attached to it 7 Choose Datacard RP90 Plus E U1 Shared or other printer name from the Shared printers list and then click Next 8 An information dialog box appears On Windows XP and 2000 click Yes to continue On Windows Vista click Install driver to continue ...

Page 39: ...ds and then click Next 10 On Windows Vista the wizard prompts for a printer name Use the default printer name and click Next 11 Click Finish on the complete or successful screen 12 Check to make sure that the shared printer is displayed in the Printers and Faxes window 13 Installation of the shared printer on the client PC is complete ...

Page 40: ...Install the RP90 Plus E Driver 3 On Windows Vista the User Account Control dialog appears Click Allow to continue 4 The Card Printer installation window opens 5 Make sure the following are selected and then click Next The type of connection USB or network Uninstall Printer Driver You can uninstall the Status Monitor at the same time by checking Status Monitor under Uninstall Close all active progr...

Page 41: ...38 Installing the Printer Driver 6 The opening dialog box appears Click Next 7 Choose the printer from the Printer model list and then click Next ...

Page 42: ...a different printer click Back and return to step 6 If you do not want to remove the printer at this time click Cancel To remove driver files click Finish 9 When the following dialog box appears click Finish 10 The printer driver has been removed Continue with removing the Status Monitor it is was installed or restart Windows ...

Page 43: ...the Status Monitor Remove the Status Monitor after removing the driver 1 Begin with the Card Printer installation window open 2 Make sure the following are selected and then click Next Uninstall Status Monitor 3 Click OK 4 Click Yes to continue ...

Page 44: ...PC 6 Click Exit to close the Card Printer window 7 Restart Windows Updating the Printer Driver To update to a newer printer driver Remove the existing printer driver as described in Removing the Printer Driver on page 37 Restart Windows Install the newer printer driver as described in Installing the Printer Driver on page 9 ...

Page 45: ...42 Installing the Printer Driver ...

Page 46: ...ues de la classe A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada Safety All Datacard products are built to strict safety and reliability specifications in accordance with UL60950 1 and CUL requirements therefore safety issues pertaining to operation and repair of Datacard equipment are primarily environmental and human interface...

Page 47: ...ile or flammable compounds Safe Human Interface Use proper lifting techniques when moving or installing the equipment Use standard electrostatic discharge ESD precautions when working on or near electrical circuits Do not defeat or disconnect safety interlocks on covers ...

Page 48: ...mation contained in June 2008 539652 002 Rev C these materials are protected by US and international copyright laws and treaties 11111 Bren Road West Minnetonka MN 55343 9015 952 933 1223 952 933 7971 FAX www datacard com ...

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