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title: "Card reader on a Terminal Server computer"
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# Card reader on a Terminal Server computer

The card reader functions as a keyboard device. If you are using a Terminal Server, the client computer that the card reader is attached to may need the Remote Desktop Keyboard configuration changed.

## Getting There

1. Click the Windows Start button.  

![image](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.procaresoftware.com/pdfs/Support+Site+Images/Desktop/Hardware/Card+reader+on+a+Terminal+Server+computer/Card+reader+on+a+Terminal+Server+computer+-+122023+-+1.png)
2. Type “remote desktop”. in the “search programs and files” box.  

![image](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.procaresoftware.com/pdfs/Support+Site+Images/Desktop/Hardware/Card+reader+on+a+Terminal+Server+computer/Card+reader+on+a+Terminal+Server+computer+-+122023+-+2.png)
3. Select “Remote Desktop Connection”.

## Configuring the Remote Desktop Connection

1. Select “Show Options”.  

![image](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.procaresoftware.com/pdfs/Support+Site+Images/Desktop/Hardware/Card+reader+on+a+Terminal+Server+computer/Card+reader+on+a+Terminal+Server+computer+-+122023+-+3.png)
2. Select “Local Resources”.  

![image](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.procaresoftware.com/pdfs/Support+Site+Images/Desktop/Hardware/Card+reader+on+a+Terminal+Server+computer/Card+reader+on+a+Terminal+Server+computer+-+122023+-+4.png)
3. For the Keyboard (the card reader functions as a keyboard), select “On this computer”.
4. Select the “General” tab.
5. Select “Save”