How To Install Cac Card Reader On Windows 8

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STEP 2: INSTALLING / UPDATING THE CAC READER Commuter

Plug in your CAC reader NOW

Annotation: Please check and brand sure your CAC reader installed BEFORE you lot endeavour to follow the driver installation instructions below. Most of the fourth dimension, the New hardware magician volition install the CAC reader automatically, negating the need for you lot to install the driver manually.

To Verify whether your driver did or did not install, follow these instructions:

Plug your CAC reader into your reckoner before proceeding

Windows x: Correct click the Windows logo (lower left corner of your screen). Click System, select Device Director link (upper left corner of the screen), scroll down to Smart carte readers, select the little triangle next to it to open it up. If your smart card reader is listed, become to the next step of installing the DoD certificates.

Windows 8.i: Right click Figurer, select Properties, Device Manager link (upper left corner of the screen), scroll down to Smart card readers, select the little triangle next to it to open it upward. If your smart carte du jour reader is listed, become to the next footstep of installing the DoD certificates. Note: If y'all don't see it, you lot can too click Start, In the Start Search line type in: devmgmt.msc. (For Windows 8.1 users, you'll correct click Start).

If it did not install correctly... Endeavor this first: Go to Device Manager (Instructions are above), scroll downwards to Smart Carte du jour readers, right click the CAC reader that shows up beneath Smart Carte Readers. It can as well evidence up nether unknown devices. Select Uninstall. It will give you a message. Once it is uninstalled, unplug the reader from your computer. Look a few moments, and then plug it back in. Information technology "should" commencement to install itself. If that doesn't work, keep reading for other ideas beneath.

IF you do non come across Smart card readers when checking, THEN follow forth with the steps below.

To install a driver onto your computer for a CAC reader, you need to first download the right driver for the hardware you purchased, I have drivers for the virtually mutual USB Readers, Keyboard, laptop, & desktop menu readers

PROCEED TO Pace 3 In one case You'VE COMPLETED YOUR VERIFICATION OR INSTALLATION

Unzipping - the driver

Windows x or 8.1 - Save the zip file to a location of your choosing. In one case y'all accept the zip file downloaded, open up the zilch file (Windows built in zipping program). Re-create the binder within to a new folder. Information technology will unzip the contents, (this is the folder you will need when you are doing the steps below). You lot can besides apply the Excerpt All Files button (on the left nether Folder Tasks, nether File, Extract All). It volition then inquire where yous want to salve the file. I recommend placing a backslash ( \ ) at the terminate of the location on the screen.

WinZip- Use the Extract push button. It will ask you where you want to save the extracted files to, I recommend your desktop. Click the desktop icon on the left. Push the petty yellow folder in the upper right corner of this agile window. It volition prompt you for a name for the folder (blazon in CAC Commuter). Hit OK, and so select Extract (lower right corner of this window). Yous should at present see your new folder on your desktop to open upwardly. Keep this for a later step.

Updating the Driver - Example is for an SCR-331

Windows 10 & 8.1 - Right Click Computer, Select Properties

Click the Device Managing director link (on the left side of your screen)

Select the triangle next to Smart Bill of fare Readers

Right click the SCRx31 USB Reader, select Update Driver software

Browse my figurer... Select Browse, then desktop (or wherever yous fabricated the binder)

NOTE: One person had to select "Search automatically for updated commuter software" (This is very rare)

Select the folder (if using the firmware update driver beneath, cease at the driver folder, do not 'dig' down to AND or Intel folders) and then OK. Next

Your driver volition exist installed.

FIRMWARE UPDATE for image of SCR-331 CAC reader SCR-331 Reader

(Requires a physical Windows calculator, Mac using Bootcamp, or TENS / LPS (see next sentence below). It will Not piece of work in virtual Windows (examples: VMware, Parallels, or Virtual box)).

Video Instructions

Verify your firmware version earlier going through this process...

one. Go to Device Manager, type: device manager in the search box

2. Select the arrow side by side to Smart card readers

3. Right click on SCR33x USB Smart Menu reader

4. Select Backdrop

5. Select Details (tab)

6. Select Hardware Ids

7. The number after &REV_ is your electric current firmware, if it is 0525 in that location is no need to update the firmware.

Intel based Macs can update the firmware using TENS / LPS (instructions on top of PDF page 37 (document page 34)) Video instructions

How do I create a bootable CD from an .ISO file on a Mac?

How do I create a bootable USB drive from an .ISO file on a Mac?

The firmware update "should" gear up the following problems:

A. Card reader is not recognized

B. Shows upwardly every bit "STCII Smart Menu Reader"

C. Shows up as "USB Smart Card Reader" (not necessarily a trouble)

D. Does not read your "Gemalto TOP DL GX4 144", "Oberthur ID One 128 v5.5 Dual" CAC.

E. Does not read your CAC when using your Mac

NO TE: We are hearing Mac users having problems with the SCR-331 reader. A recommendation is to get a Mac uniform reader.

Installation Instructions:

1. Download update file

two. Unzip the downloaded file (past Right-clicking and selecting Extract All)

3. Update the commuter nowadays in the "driver" folder (by post-obit guidance in a higher place)

four. Once the driver is updated, Run FWUPDATE.EXE (lightning commodities) in the "app" folder to update the firmware. Select the default choices.

5. Close all programs, restart your computer

NOTE: If you computer fails to recognize the CAC reader commuter, you may need to try a different computer to do the update.

Alternate CCID Firmware update download for SCR-331

Now your SCR-331 reader can exist used with Windows 10 & eight.i, or Mac.

FIRMWARE UPDATE for image of SCR-3310 CAC reader SCR-3310 reader

( V1 Simply (doesn't have V2 subsequently SCR-3310 on the label) )

(Requires a physical Windows estimator, Mac using Bootcamp, or TENS / LPS (see adjacent sentence below). It will Non work in virtual Windows (examples: VMware, Parallels, or Virtual box)).
Intel based Macs tin update the firmware using TENS / LPS (instructions on PDF page 37 (certificate page 34)) Video instructions

NOTE: DO NOT use this update on a V2 reader. At that place is no firmware update for a V2 reader considering it is already updated.

Click on FWUpdate.exe, this volition update your firmware to version 5.26

Check SERVICES to make certain Smart Card is running

(This Video shows a very basic version on how to kickoff the service (start at 44 seconds))

If your CAC reader is still not seen past ActivClient, brand sure that the Smart Menu service is running.

Here's how: Become to: Start, Search programs and files (in Windows ten & eight.1), blazon: Services.msc Scroll down to Smart card, double click it and set information technology to automatic and click Start

If you are unable to kickoff the service; Information technology doesn't prove up; ActivClient nonetheless says no reader fastened; or it acknowledges you have a CAC in the reader (but you can't access it) follow these registry edits below.

Windows 10 & 8.1

Automated method (double click the .reg file inside the .zip folder)

Manual method for Windows x & 8.i, (mirror your registry settings to the PDF links beneath).

Windows x & 8.i - 64 bit

Windows 10 & 8.1 - 32 bit

Anytime you brand changes to the Registry it is a recommended you lot back it up offset

If ActivClient yet does non see the CAC reader, attempt these ideas (if they don't piece of work, your only other option is reloading Windows onto your computer).