APPLICATION NOTE: Configuring Net2 Card Printing - IP Way

22/09/2006AN1034 - Configuring Net2 Card PrintingPaxton AccessNet2 Card PrintingCard printing is a simple method for producing Photo ID cards using user information held in theNet2 database. Up to 4 fields can be selected in addition to the user’s photograph. A backgroundimage can be added to give a background colour, pattern or company logo.Card Printing OptionsThe configuration of card printing is carried out in the options menu in the Net2 software. Whenselected the following screen will be displayed.The card printer can be configured to be any Windows printer installed on the PC or network, directto plastic dye sublimation ID card printers can be used to print directly onto Net2 ISO cards.Cards can be printed in either Portrait or Landscape orientation, the preview will change to reflectthe format that is selected.A background image can be assigned to the card to allow the addition of graphical features to thestandard format. The path to this file, which can be in .wmf, .bmp, .jpg or .gif format, is browsed to,Net2once the “Background image” tick box has been checked. The image chosen will be stretched to fitthe whole card, this means that to keep any logos or text in proportion the aspect ratio of the imageshould be kept the same as the card, about 1.6:1. Any variation from this will result in distortion ofthe chosen background image.V4There are 4 Custom text fields, which can be configured to either print details from the user records,any of the user record fields can be selected, or display fixed text. Fixed text can simply be addedinto the card design and will appear the same on every card. Fields from the user table should beAN1034 - Configuring Net2 Card Printing1

selected from the drop down menu.For fine-tuning of the background image, margin controls are provided, these will allow themargins to be adjusted to make allowances for variations in printers or to tune the location of thebackground graphics.Printing a cardPrinting of cards can be done from two locations in the Net2 software, from the user’s details screenor from the “add new user” window. Once a card printer has been defined a new button will appearat the bottom of both the user’s screen and the “new user” window labelled “Print card”.In the user record screen, clicking on this button will print the card for the user being displayed. Allof the fields defined in the card printing setup window will be taken for the current user record andprinted along with the displayed photograph.Net2In the new user window, once the new users details have been entered, the print card button canbe pressed. At this point the operator will be prompted to browse to the location of the new user’spicture. Once the picture has been selected the card will be printed and the picture automaticallyadded to the user record.V4AN1034 - Configuring Net2 Card Printing2