Description
The HID FARGO DTC4250e is a direct-to-card ID card printer built for medium-sized businesses, schools, healthcare facilities, and local governments that need professional, secure ID issuance without complexity. This configuration, part number 052044 (also listed as 52044), is the single-sided model with factory-installed magnetic stripe and OMNIKEY 5122 smart card encoders. Two factory-installed encoders work inline as each card prints: an ISO magnetic stripe encoder writing high- and low-coercivity tracks 1, 2, and 3, and an OMNIKEY 5122 that reads and writes iCLASS, MIFARE Classic, MIFARE Plus, and MIFARE DESFire contactless credentials and encodes ISO 7816 contact smart cards. USB 2.0, Ethernet, and an internal print server are all standard.
It prints at 300 dpi, combining dye-sublimation color with resin thermal transfer for sharp black text and barcodes. A full-color card takes about 16 seconds, a dual-sided color card about 24, and a monochrome card about 6. The SmartScreen graphical display walks users through setup, consumables loading, and status messages, and the cleaning roller is built into every ribbon cartridge, so it is replaced automatically with each ribbon change.
Security comes standard on every unit: AES-256 encryption protects card data in transit, resin scramble renders used ribbon panels unreadable, and user-defined passwords lock down printer access. The DTC4250e also supports eco-friendly rewritable cards, ideal for temporary credentials like visitor and contractor badges. Its modular design means the printer scales with your card program, and HID backs it with a three-year printer and printhead warranty.