#Cac card reader mac 2017 how to
#Cac card reader mac 2017 drivers

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#Cac card reader mac 2017 how to

Now maybe I can see if I can get it to work with VMware View… I guess I’ll start with Jason Langone’s post: How to Configure VMware View 4.5 with US Department of Defense CAC Authentication.Īny views or opinions expressed here are strictly my own. In short, before something is discarded, be 100% certain is isn’t going to work. So it would cost an organization with 100 of these, about $1500 to replace them with a similar “supported” device if the prices were comparable. I can only imagine how many of these have been discarded by various entities, because they “didn’t work” with Windows Vista/7. I know that these devices are not that expensive, a Google Shopping search lists them around $15 each.

#Cac card reader mac 2017 drivers

I added the appropriate drivers to Windows 7 圆4, and voila! It worked. Afterward, the SCR was fully patched to 5.25. My firmware was at version 1.40, and this package 5.25. Surprisingly, no compatibility issues, and it ran without issue. zip file, I ran the included FwUpdate.exe to begin the upgrade process. I figured that this wouldn’t work in Windows 7 圆4, but what the heck, the SCR was “broken” anyway. So… There is a firmware update for the device. Then look at the firmware section from the download page for Windows XP (32bit) Look at the firmware section from the download page for Windows 7 圆4 Then I noticed something… Looking at the downloads page for Windows 7 圆4 and Windows XP I noticed something very different between the two. Alright, something is a little strange here. So I fired up a Windows XP VM, loaded the drivers and voila! It worked. No way… Why are there drivers to use it, when it isn’t “supported?” Well, I connected the SCR to my system, pointed to the drivers, and voila! So I’ve got the drivers… I must be good to go. I chose the appropriate download (for Windows 7 圆4) to get started. So I looked at the support page for some Windows 7 圆4 drivers. It is a SCM Microsystems SCR331.įrom the above link, it would appear that they still support the SCR331. So I began to look deeper into this “broken” SCR, and see what the deal was. Personally, I wouldn’t consider “not working in Vista” a reason for something to be “broken.”

It was “broken” because it would not work in Windows Vista.

I have been doing some reorganizing lately, and I ran across a “broken” Smart Card reader.