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Asure ID 7 by HID

May 2 in ID Card Printer, ID Cards, Security by admin | No Comments

Take your card personalization to the next level with powerful, convenient and intuitive ID issuance software. HID Asure ID 7 allows organizations to design and print custom ID cards that meet the specific organizational requirements.

Asure ID 7 provides a dramatic speed boost as well as everything you need to design and populate a card. It is a simple solution that allows the user to glide from data entry to card design to printing and reporting.

If you need more information on Asure ID 7 or would like to order for your organization, please call (317-488-10320) or email (sbrown@asapid.com) with questions.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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HID Global Acquires EasyLobby For Secure Visitor Management Solutions

April 5 in ID Software, Security by admin | No Comments

EasyLobby Visitor Management Press Release

HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced the company has acquired EasyLobby, the industry leader in secure visitor management solutions. The acquisition delivers a number of potential synergies with HID Global’s portfolio across its identity and access management business.

EasyLobby is the pioneer and market-leading provider of comprehensive visitor management solutions. The company’s product suite provides enterprise-class visitor registration, tracking, reporting, badge printing, asset and package management, web-based pre-registration, and employee/contractor time and attendance functionality, and is tightly integrated with a wide variety of access control, human resources and other systems. EasyLobby products complement and extend HID Global’s portfolio, and have been deployed across a large and diverse base that is well-aligned with HID Global’s physical access control customer base.

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Pre Printed ID Cards by ASAP Identification Security

April 5 in ID Cards, Security by admin | No Comments

If you need ID badges for your organization or event and you don’t want to manage the process, ASAP can help. ASAP Identification can design, print and deliver pre-printed ID badges, gift cards, membership cards, loyalty cards, hotel room key-cards or any other type of card you want printed on plastic. We can manage single card orders up to orders for thousands! No order is too big or too small.

It just takes a few steps and a few days to complete your order.

Step 1: Determine what function you want your card to perform. Do you need a technology card to open doors, complete cashless transactions or clock in/out? Will a simple bar code or mag stripe support your needs or is this card a simple visual photo ID?

Step 2: Let us work with you to design a layout. This can include company logos, employee photos, names and titles. You may also include color blocks to indicate access to restricted areas or to allow for temporary employees to be unescorted in the building.
Once we know your design needs, we will send you an electronic proof for your approval.

Step 3: You provide the data for the IDs and we print and ship. We can even provide fulfillment to end customers.

Let ASAP Identification Security help you manage your ID needs when it is for a small office, large event or major re-badging effort. ASAP can help so please call (317-488-1030) or email (info@asapid.com) and let us help get your badging project off your to-do list!

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Improving School Security Through Student IDs

March 14 in ID Cards, Security by admin | No Comments

One way to keep students safe at school is for the administrators, teachers and fellow students to know if someone belongs in their school or not. Photo IDs play an important role in that security. More and more schools have adopted (or are going to adopt) procedures to issue student and staff IDs to all individuals in the school, as well as visitor IDs to anyone allowed in the building on a temporary basis. These IDs are to be worn at all times in the school building.

How do photo IDs help?
Photo IDs are a quick, effective and affordable visual identifier. If someone does not have the proper ID, that individual can be approached to ensure they do in fact belong. If they are lost, they can be redirected, if they don’t belong, they can be removed from school grounds.

Student IDs also provide a way to get to know student names so teachers, volunteers, administrators and fellow students can get to know the names of new students more easily.

Layers of Security
Using student ID cards is a simple, effective and affordable solution to helping add another layer of security to your school. If you need help, please feel free to call (317-488-1030) or email us. We can help find the right ID system for you, help design the card layout and support you in both the initial card issuance and on going ID production.

We look forward to working with you!

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Visitor Badges – This Message Will Self-Destruct in 5 Seconds

September 22 in ID Cards, Security by admin | No Comments

When I was a kid I loved watching Mission Impossible. I dreamed of being a secret agent saving the world while using really cool gadgets the whole time. Of course, the theme song for the show was pretty awesome too. But, the best part was the start of each show. Peter Graves received a message about the next mission while riding on a plane, train or car. Okay, I know I just lost some of you with the Peter Graves reference. Here’s the thing, Mission Impossible was actually a tv show before it became a movie. However, if you prefer, you can substitute Tom Cruise for Peter Graves. Anyway, Peter (or Tom) read the document outlining the next mission, and then it would self-destruct as plumes of smoke went into the air. Awesome.

So what does Mission Impossible have to do with a visitor badge? We now have visitor badges that self-destruct! Okay, we don’t really. However, we do have some visitor badges that do change once they are no longer valid.

Expiring badges are a great, cost effective option to keep track of visitors. They come in the form of stickers, pre-printed badges and even printable badges. Each one has a front side which is printable/writable and a backside. When the two are combined and given to a visitor at your facility, the badge will slowly begin to expire as the front side disappears and the design on the backside shows through. Once you see the backside, you know that visitor doesn’t have the right to be in the building anymore. The badges are available for ½ days, 1 day, 1 week and 1 month periods.

Give us a call at (317) 488-1030 to learn more about expiring badges and how they can help your company.

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How do I Protect my Card Printing Program? The Terminator Perhaps?

September 19 in ID Card Printer, Security by admin | No Comments

Who doesn’t love the concept of the Terminator sequels?! An all-powerful machine that looks human follows John Conner, the eventual leader of the human resistance, everywhere in order to protect him from certain death at the hands of other machines sent by Skynet to destroy him. Of course, I am going to ignore the whole premise of the original movie where the Terminator was sent back in time to actually destroy Conner, but who knew Arnold would become so popular?

We would all love to have someone, or something, around to protect us. Unfortunately, we can’t all have our very own Terminators. However, we can take steps to protect our card printing programs.

There are ID Printers such as the Fargo DTC4500 and the Zebra ZXP Series 8 that can be password protected. As a result, a security code must be entered before someone can use the printer. Other ID printers, such as the Datacard SP75 and the Zebra ZXP Series 3, can be secured to a workstation through the use of a Kensington lock.

ID Printers even have options to keep your card supplies safe. ID Printers can have locking input and output hoppers. This helps prevent theft, particularly of really expensive cards such as proximity or smart cards.

Please give us a call to learn more about the steps you can take to keep you card printing program secure. We can be reached Monday through Friday at (317) 488-1030.

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To Laminate or Not Laminate

August 8 in Educational Identification, ID Cards, Security by admin | No Comments

Customers ask us occasionally – do I need to laminate my ID card? The answer – it depends. You see, the lamination process does provide several benefits:

  1. It does extend the life of your card.
  2. It gives a more finished look to your ID card.
  3. It does make your ID card more tamper resistant.

The lamination process is pretty simple. In essence, an additional layer is applied to your ID card once it has been printed. However, not every ID printer is capable of laminating an ID card. So, you need to think about whether or not you might want to have that capability in the future. We can help you figure out whether lamination is necessary for your business. And, if you still aren’t sure, we can always suggest a few printers that can be ungraded in the future. Please give us a call at (317) 488-1030.

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Make your facility more secure with Proximity Cards

August 3 in ID Cards, Security by admin | No Comments

We are always being asked how customers can make their facilities more secure. One way to make your facility more secure is through the use of a proximity card. A proximity card, or prox card as they are sometimes referred to, allows a company to make a building or an area of the building accessible by authorized personnel only. Proximity readers are installed in the building or area at issue and the appropriate personnel are given proximity cards to access that facility. The personnel need to place the card near the reader in order to gain access.

It is important to remember that proximity cards can also be used for other functions, such as accessing your network. You, as the customer, just need to decide what other functions you would like your proximity cards to serve. You might be surprised that this security solution can also serve as a means to make your personnel more efficient.

If you have any questions about the use of proximity cards, please give us a call at (317) 488-1030.

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The School Year is Just Around the Corner!

July 20 in Educational Identification, ID Cards, Security by admin | No Comments

The month of July is almost over, and we all know what that means, the school year is just around the corner!  Schools, colleges and universities soon will be preparing for the new school year.  Part of that preparation includes, issuing student, faculty and staff ID badges.  As you prepare to print those badges, remember badges aren’t just for identification anymore.  ID badges can be used for any of the purposes listed below.

Access

ID badges can be used to enable students to access computers and other appropriate school technology.  They can also be used to control access to specific areas of the school or campus for student use.

Information Management

ID badges can store student information, such as emergency contact information, allergies and medications.  They can track attendance at school events.  The badges can also manage the library book checkout process.

Security

ID badges can be designed to enhance security at your school.  A color-coding system can be incorporated into your badges to easily distinguish between students, faculty and staff.  For example, students could be given cards with green backgrounds, faculty members could receive cards with blue backgrounds and staff members could receive cards with black backgrounds.  You can also create visitor badges that look different from your other badges so they are easily identified.  In addition, you could consider more advanced visual techniques such as overlaminates and holographic foils that are either applied to your cards or embedded into them.

Payment

ID badges can allow students to use a pre-paid debit card for food service and vending machine purchases.

If you would like to learn more about how your school can use your current ID cards or how to enhance your cards, please call ASAP at (317) 488-1030.

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Jolly Technologies ID Software Packages

July 20 in General Industry Info, ID Cards, ID Software, Security by admin | No Comments

Jolly Technologies offers a wide variety of software packages that enable you to design your ID badges and labels, help with your visitor management efforts, and track your assets.  The link below contains a series of demos for those packages.  Please take a look at the ID badge and visitor management software packages and give us a call at (317) 488-1030 if you have any questions.

CLICK HERE for Software package demos.

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