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EzWriter Magstripe Encoder

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Written by Josh Nye
Updated over 3 weeks ago

This guide details the steps to configure an EzWriter Magstripe Encoder and how to write the customer ID to a magstripe card.

Configuration

  1. Go to Settings → Hardware.

  2. Turn on Bag Tag Printer Dialogue and Save.

  3. Go back to Hardware and scroll to the bottom of the page or until you see the Bag Tag Magstripe Card Writer Setup section.

  4. Enter COM1,9600,8,1,N,N,N,N,N into the input field. Note if your encoder is not connected to COM port 1 then change the number after COM to whatever port it’s connected to.

  5. Select either HiCo or LoCo depending on the card type you use. If you’re not sure try HiCo first and if it doesn’t work switch to LoCo.

Writing / Encoding a Card / Bag Tag

  1. Open a customer account, click their name, and then click the Bag Tag button.

  2. Click Write to Card.

  3. The system will initialize the encoder and then tell you when to swipe the card.

  4. Swipe Card in the encoder.

  5. If the encoding worked you’ll see a success message.

  6. If the encoding failed you’ll see a warning like this. Click Retry and swipe card again. Repeat until you get the success message.

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