FARGO DTC4500e High Capacity Plastic Card Printer and Encoder

With the HID 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.

The DTC4500e plastic card printer and encoder 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.

  • Printer Options

    Single-wire, Ethernet and USB 2.0 interfaces for inline printing and encoding (only available for iCLASS® and contactless smart card encoding)

    Wireless connectivity with Wi-Fi® accessory (on Ethernet-enabled printers)

    Password protection on the printer

    SmartScreen™ graphical display

    Optional dual-side printing

    Optional dual-side holographic image lamination

    Optional fluorescent printing for additional visual Ultraviolet (UV) security

    Locking card hoppers (dual input or same-side input/output) – field upgradable

    Single-sided or dual - sided (simultaneous) card lamination –- field upgradable

    Smart card encoding (contact/contactless) – field upgradable

    Magnetic stripe encoding-field upgradable

    Ethernet with internal print server


    The DTC4500e offers field-upgradeable options for migration to higher levels of security in the future

    A Wi-Fi accessory for Ethernet-enabled printers, allowing you to print anywhere, anytime.

    An optional iCLASS SE® encoder thatenables your printer to be compatible with the HID secure identity ecosystem. This includes the ability to program the HID PACS data in the printer. The encoder provides an additional layer of security to your identity program by allowing for processing of Secure Identity Object (SIO) data, and enabling the printer to become a Trusted Identity Platform (TIP) endpoint.

    Card lamination for applying over laminates to produce highly-secure cards that resist forgery and increase card durability. Unique, dual-sided simultaneous lamination saves time with increased throughput.

    A dual-sided printing module that enables you to add additional company or cardholder information and security features, such as duplicate photos and digital signature.

    Technology encoding modules encode data for magnetic stripe, proximity, contact and/or contactless technology cards, such as iCLASS SE® and MIFARE which enable access control or other applications.


    HID® FARGO® DTC4500e High Capacity Plastic Card Printer & Encoder

    The versatility of the DTC4500e is unsurpassed. Driven by an extremely robust and reliable print engine, this high-volume printer delivers speed, power and versatility rolled into one.

    High-capacity ribbons enable the DTC4500e to print twice as many full-color cards as most printers before the ribbon has to be changed, providing continuous high-quality card printing and encoding.


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