Technical Note 7 - ID/Log

ID/Log is a driver utility that builds a database of card transactions in the printer’s host computer.

ID/Log records data encoded on the card’s magnetic stripe, together with date, time, and the printer’s serial number. The data set can be uploaded at any time to a central archive, thus providing a means for security officers to validate the card by comparing it with tamper-proof “real data”.

To access the ID/Log screen in the Windows printer driver, follow this sequence:

Start > Printers (or Printers and Faxes) > Right click Zebra P640i > Printing Preferences > ID/Log

Enable Logging: When checked, logging is active.

Create New Log File Each Day: Check the File box, then type in a directory path to a folder of your choosing. (If a non-valid path is entered, a default path will be created.) The file generated by ID/Log is of the

type MMDDYYYY.log.

File: This is either a folder into which all daily files will be sent (“Create New Each Day”), or a single file that will accumulate data day after day.

Separator Character: By default the pipe character ( ) is used to separate data, resulting in lines looking like this:

07/06/300410:14:0503120402jsmith

If this is not to your liking, a different separator may be specified.

Time: Logs the time a which the card was sent to the printer in the HH:MM:SS format. The 24-hour clock is used, so 13:00 = 1:00 pm, and 05:00 = 5:00 am.

Date: Logs the date on which the card was sent to the printer in the MM/DD/YYYY format.

Printer Serial Number: Logs the serial number of the printer which printed the card.

Static Text: Adds to the record text in the box at right. Enter no more than 16 characters.

IP address: Logs the IP address of the PC which sent the card to the printer.

Magnetic Track 1, 2, 3 Data: Logs the data sent to the printer to be encoded on the card’s magnetic stripe.

EIN Data from Mag Track 2: Logs the Embedded Inventory Number pre-encoded on Track 2. Note that EIN Readback must be enabled for this action, see Tech Note 3, Magnetic Encoder.

Application will send data with “L=xxx” TextOut

Allows third party applications to send data to be logged in much the same way as they would send magnetic data.

Spooler Job Number: Logs the number which the card print job was assigned in the Windows print spooler.

User Name: Logs the username of the person submitting the card print job.

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