# Print Access Control Badges

These access user data fields are supported on access badges:

* First Name
* Middle Name
* Last Name
* Employee Title
* Department
* Company Name

## Add user data

You can add user data in these ways:

* Manually on the user’s profile
* Imported via a .csv file
* Imported via System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM), where you should verify that your AD client sends the following details to the SCIM connector:

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## Manage badge templates

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You must have Access System Admin permissions to manage, edit, duplicate, and delete badge templates. Learn more about [Roles and Permissions for Access Control](https://help.verkada.com/access-control/getting-started/roles-and-permissions-for-access-control).
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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Access.**
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**On the left navigation, click Access Users and Groups .**
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**At the top, click Badging and select Add Template.**
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**Customize the template, as necessary.**
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## Print options

### Set up your printer

The Verkada Badge Printing solution is printer-agnostic, which means that our software is compatible with all badge printers.

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**To properly set up your printer, ensure that the badge printer driver is correctly installed on your computer and that your browser can recognize it.**
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**Once the printer is properly installed on your computer, you will see it appear as a printer option in your browser.**
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For double-sided printing, ensure that you have configured your printer to support this feature. You can find instructions for this in your printer manual.
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### Print a single badge

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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Access.**
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**On the left navigation, click Access Users and Groups .**
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**Select a user and at the top, click Profile.**
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**Click Credentials > Print Card.**
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**Select a template from the Badge Template.**
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**If needed, edit the text in any name field.**
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**Click Print Card and the browser print preview window should appear.**

a. Confirm the correct badge printer is selected.\
b. Confirm the paper size is the same dimensions as the badge and the margins are set to 0.
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**Click Print and the badge should print to the paired printer.**

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### Print badges in bulk

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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Access.**
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**On the left navigation, click Access Users and Groups .**
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**Check the box next to each user whose badge you want to print.**
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**At the top-right toolbar, click Cards and select Print Cards.**
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**On Print Card, select a Badge Template.**
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**Click Print Cards and the browser print preview window should appear.**

a. Confirm the correct badge printer is selected.\
b. Confirm the paper size is the same dimensions as the badges and the margins are set to 0.
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**Click Print and the badges should print to the paired printer.**
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If any required data fields are missing a warning will appear. To override this click **Print Anyway**.
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