With the FARGO® DTC4500e plastic card printers and encoder, you get professional quality, full-color credentials. Designed for medium-to-large sized organizations, schools, and government institutions looking for reliable, long-term card printing and encoding solutions. HID Global’s professional-grade DTC4500e plastic card printer and encoder withstands the daily demands of high-volume card printing. Additional security features – such as password protection and data decryption, locking dual-card hoppers for managing different card stocks, and optional holographic or fluorescent (UV) overlaminates that dramatically increase card durability – also make this the ideal choice for organizations in need of advanced card protection and performance.
DTC4500e Printer Support - Videos - Drivers - Firmware - Manuals. Click a video below. All videos are hosted on YouTube in the HID Academy Channel. How to: Cleaning the DTC4500e; How to: Load ribbon and cards in DTC4500e; How to: Update your Driver and Firmware using Fargo Workbench Utility. Fargo DTC4500e by HID is an high-level ID card printer with optional laminator module for organizations that need high-security and high-volume ID cards & badges. Its powerful high-performance design features optional print & technology modules to customize your Fargo DTC4500e as well as a locking hopper for added in-house security. DTC4500eUser GuideEN, PLT-01669, Rev. 1.1 6.1.4.1 Additional Printer Specific Tools Label Description INFO Printer Type Firmware Version IP Address Flipper Lamination Magnetics E-Card Password Card count TEST PRINTS Color Photo: Select this choice to print a color card to test communication and integrity. All new Driver and Firmware versions for all new and old Printers by HID Global, Zebra, Evolis, Nisca, Datacard and YouCard - for Windows, Linux and Mac. Drivers and Firmware Here can you find all driver and firmware updates for your HID FARGO, SwiftColor, Zebra, Nisca, Evolis or Datacard card printer. The Fargo DTC4500e provides professional quality, full-color credentials for medium to large-sized organizations. Print high volumes of durable cards daily with the robust Fargo DTC4500e, and feel secure about your data using the included security features. Additional modules allow you to expand your options quickly and easily.
The DTC4500e features a modular design empowering you to add, at any time new functionality as the needs of your organization evolve. For example, an optional dual-sided, printing module can add company- or employee-specific information to the back of a card, such as when a bar code or digital signature is also desired. For production of highly-secure cards that resist forgery and feature increased durability, select either single- or dual-sided holographic image lamination, or go with an embedded iCLASS SE® encoder to streamline the creation, encoding, and management of your physical access smart cards from start-to-finish. Also available, the Wi-Fi® accessory enables you to print cards anytime and anywhere, over any secured wireless network.
The DTC4500e plastic card printer and encoder is fully compatible with HID Global’s Asure ID® Card Personalization software which allows for the creation and encoding of custom employee or contractor ID cards, as well as HID Global’s EasyLobby® Secure Visitor Management solutions which is a perfect solution for developing visitor ID badges easily and on demand.
Backed by a global three-year warranty, each of our seventh-generation FARGO card printers and encoders can be seamlessly integrated to work with other HID products, ensuring that you receive and retain the maximum value from the most trusted name in secure identity solutions.
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Single or Dual
Dye sublimation / resin thermal transfer
300 dpi
16 cards/sec or 225 cards/hour (YMCKO)
200 cards
100 cards
CR80, CR79 Adhesive Back
AES-256 Encryption on secure network
3 years
Embedded Swift ID® badging application, FARGO® Workbench™ printer maintenance and diagnostic software, Color Assist™ spot-color matching
Single-wire Ethernet and USB 2.0 interface for inline printing and encoding
Wireless connectivity with Wi-Fi® accessory (on Ethernet-enabled printers)
Passowrd protection on the printer
SmartScreen graphical display
Dual-sided printing
Dual-sided holographic lamination
Fluorescent printing for additional visual Ultraviolet (UV) security
Locking card hoppers field upgradable
Single-sided or dual-sided card lamination field upgradable
Magnetic stripe and/or smart card encoding (contact/contactless)
fargo_plt-01497_reva.2-rfid.app_note-en.pdf - 28 Aug 2013
405 KB
Driver
dtc4500e_windows_driver_v5.2.0.1_setup.exe - 07 Nov 2018
OS: Windows 10 x64, Windows 10 x86, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8 x86, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP
28.19 MB
dtc4500e_driver.exe -
13.69 MB
Fargo Dtc4500e Firmware Update
dtc4500e-v1.3.2.7-macosx.pkg - 06 Jan 2015
Please Note: Printer firmware version must be 1.0.4.7 or greater. IMPORTANT: Mac OS X Version 10.10 (“Yosemite”) The Mac OS X Version 10.10 operating system is not officially supported due to some limitations which are currently in place. If running on this platform is desired, this can be accomplished by: 1) Copy or move the dynamic library libusb-1.0.0.dylib from the /usr/local/lib to /usr/lib (ex: sudo cp /usr/local/lib/libusb-1.0.0.dylib /usr/lib) 1) Turn off the Status Monitor(this is done via the set default option in CUPS in the Print options menu)
8.67 MB
hid_global_xchip_driver_1.2.29.156_x861.msi - 29 May 2019
OS: Windows 10 32-Bit, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 x32
Note: OMNIKEY 5121 and 5125 32-bit Driver for HID/FARGO printers equipped with an OMNIKEY 5121/5125 encoder.
1.64 MB
hid_global_xchip_driver_1.2.29.156_x641.msi - 29 May 2019
OS: Windows 10 64-Bit, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 x64
Note: OMNIKEY 5121 and 5125 64-bit Driver for HID/FARGO printers equipped with an OMNIKEY 5121/5125 encoder.
2.08 MB
omnikey_5121_ethernet_encoder_driver_2.0.0.1.zip - 8 Aug 2016
OS: Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8 x86, Windows 8.1 x32, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP
Note: This OMNIKEY Ethernet driver is to be used when encoding via an Ethernet connection within a FARGO printer. Please note that only the OMNIKEY 5121 is capable of encoding via an Ethernet connection.
24.15 MB
Firmware
dtc4250e_4500e_firmware_v1.4.1.1.zip - 8 May 2018
Note: Please use the FARGO Workbench to load the firmware
5.51 MB
Dtc4500e Firmware Download
dtc4500.lam_1_2_81.zip - 23 Apr 2014
Note: Please use the FARGO Workbench to load the firmware.
116.43 KB
Software
dtce_language_pack.zip - 4 Nov 2016
Fargo Dtc4500e Driver Download
Note: Please use the FARGO Workbench to send the language pack to the printer.
170.37 KB
hid_fargoworkbench_v3.2.1.13_setup.exe - 10 Nov 2017
OS: Win 2003 Server, Win 2003 Server x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 10 x86, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8 x86, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP
Note: For users of FARGO® printers, the FARGO Workbench utility enables the updating of the printer firmware/driver to take full advantage of new features, diagnostic tools, performance upgrades and enhanced security.