Desktop Help

Scanners

Two types of scanners are supported:

  • Barcode-only scanners

  • Image-capture scanners

Barcode-only scanners

Barcode-only scanners must decode 2D (PDF417 format) barcodes.

E-Seek® M260, Honeywell® Xenon™ 1950G, and Zebra® DS8108 are tested and approved for barcode-only scanning.

  • E-Seek M260 is a small-footprint, 2D reader for processing age/ID verification at high-attendance environments.

  • Honeywell Xenon 1950G provides a high durability rating.

  • Zebra DS8108 is a corded, handheld imager for 2D barcodes.

Image-capture scanners

Image-capture scanner requirements and recommendations:

  • Grayscale images (required), color images (recommended).

  • 300 DPI (required), 600 DPI (recommended).

  • JPEG or PNG format.

  • If JPEG, quality level 80 (required), 100 (recommended).

Ambir® ImageScan Pro DS687, DESKO® PENTA Scanner®, E-Seek® M280, E-Seek® M500, and certain Digital Check scanners are tested and approved for image-capture scanning.

  • Ambir ImageScan Pro DS687 is a compact device for mobile card scanning.

  • DESKO PENTA Scanner is popular among police, authorities, banks, and insurance companies.

  • Digital Check SmartSource® Expert Elite and the TellerScan® TS250 are network-ready scanning devices. The TS250's body is based on the design of the SmartSource Elite series.

  • E-Seek M280 is a 2D reader with high-resolution image capture.

  • E-Seek M500 is a dual-sided, high-resolution reader with single-pass operation. It is available for the Windows operating system.

Supported scanners functionality

The following table shows supported scanners along with typical functionality.

Supported scanners functionality table

Scanner

Supports Barcodes

Supports Images

Supports Passports

Supports Banking

Ambir Image Scan Pro DS687

x

x

DESKO PENTA Scanner

x

x

x

Digital Check SmartSource Elite Series and TellerScan TS 250

x

x

E-Seek M260

x

E-Seek M280

x

x

E-Seek M500

x

x

Honeywell Xenon XP 1950g

x

Zebra DS8100 Series (2D)

x

Generic Barcode Scanner

x

Additional scanners

Certain other scanners are potentially supported.

  • Panini Vision neXt™

  • Zebra DS4600 Series (2D)

If you need to configure one of these scanners, or if you have another model that you'd like to use with Desktop, contact Intellicheck support for assistance.

Additional scanners functionality table

Scanner

Supports Barcodes

Supports Images

Supports Passports

Supports Banking

Panini Vision neXt

x

x

Zebra DS4600 Series (2D)

x

* E-Seek®, DESKO® PENTA Scanner®, Zebra®, Honeywell®, Digital Check®, and Panini Vision neXt™ are either trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

20 October 2025