An identification card printer for printing an image on an identification
card, is provided which includes a print mechanism adapted to deposit
material on to the card. A network adapter is configured to couple to a
network. A print drive module controls the print mechanism in response to
a drive module input. A client/server module is coupled to the network
adapter and functions as a client on the network to responsively provide
data to the drive module input. The client/server module can further
function as a server on the network to serve data to the network.