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980541-001 Rev. A P630i/P640i User Guide 61
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:
07/06/3004|10:14:05|0312040||||||||||2|jsmith|
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.