Entrust Sigma DS3 Installation And Administrator's Guide

Sigma DS1, DS2, and DS3 Card Printers Installation and Administrator’s Guide 7
Secure Printing Requirements
Secure printing consists of encrypting print commands and card data and transmitting the
information securely from the PC to the printer. Printers that support secure printing are shipped
with both non-secure (DPCL and DPCL2) and secure (DPCL2Secure) communication protocols
enabled. You can enable or disable communication protocols using the Printer Dashboard. Refer
to the Printer Dashboard Help for information about how to specify printer security settings.
When you use the XPS Card Printer Driver, make sure that Card Printer Driver version 7.4 or
newer is installed before disabling the DPCL and DPCL2 protocols. For complete information
about how the Card Printer Driver uses the secure printing protocols, refer to the XPS Card Printer
Driver User’s Guide.
The printer uses TLS for encryption. The default setting restricts connections to the printer to TLS
1.2 to provide maximum security. However, you can change the minimum TLS version, if
necessary. To change the TLS encryption version requires Service access. Contact your system
administrator or your service provider.
If your card production site requires secure printing, use the following:
 An Entrust Sigma DS1, DS2, or DS3 card printer with secure printing (DPCL2Secure) enabled
and both DPCL and DPCL2 disabled.
 The TLS version set to TLS1_2. This restricts secure communication to TLS 1.2-compatible
encryption.
 A PC that meets the PC requirements listed in “PC Requirements” on page 1.
 An Ethernet or USB connection that meets the requirements listed in “Ethernet
Requirements” or “USB Requirements” on page 2.
 A current browser.
 The current version of printer firmware. New firmware releases add patches for known
security vulnerabilities.

Entrust Sigma DS3 Specifications

General

Brand	Entrust
Model	Sigma DS3
Category	Printer
Language	English