Omnikey 3121 User Manual

LOGICAL ACCESS SOLUTIONS

OMNIKEY® 3121
USB Desktop Reader

USB SMART CARD READER

 Plug-and-Play – Designed to facilitate easy device installation

with high-quality drivers* for all major PC operating systems

 Readily Compliant – Meets all relevant industry standards

for smooth integration in PC environment

 Convenient and Reliable – Multiple-base mounting options, robust housing,

long USB cable

 Suits Any Application – Compatible with virtually any smart card

and major PC operating system

The OMNIKEY® 3121 is a high-performance,

USB smart card reader for desktop use that

features multiple-base mounting options and

a robust housing. Compliant with all industry

standards, this reader is compatible with

virtually any contact smart card, operating

system and a variety of applications. The

OMNIKEY 3121 is easy to install and well-

suited for all contact smart card operations,

including single sign-on, online banking

or digital signature applications.

* For driver download, please visit

www.hidglobal.com/omnikey

hidglobal.com

FEATURES:

 Meets major standards, including

ISO 7816, EMV 2000, Microsoft
WHQL, USB CCID, PC / SC, HBCI
(Home Banking Computer Interface)
and PC-2001 Specification

 Usage within an application is

based on standardized interfaces
like PC / SC, OCF (Open Card
Framework) or CT-API

GS

FIPS 201
A

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 Interchangeable standing base

options available for both vertical
and horizontal configurations,
including adhesive attachment

 All major operating systems supported

 Meets GSA FIPS 201 requirements

 Supports high-speed data transmission

that easily mounts to any PC monitor

 USB CCID support makes integration

into an existing system the easiest
ever by connecting host and smart
card reader without the need for
additional drivers

SPECIFICATIONS

Base Model Number OMNIKEY® 3121

Dimensions 3.15" x 2.64" x .1.1" (80 x 67 x 28 mm)

Mounting Options with

Standard Standing Base

Weight

Base Options

Power Supply Bus powered

Operating Temperature 32–131° F (0–55° C)

Operating Humidity 10–90% rH

Host Interface USB 2.0 CCID

Transmission Speed 12 Mbps (USB 2.0 full speed)

Standards ISO 7816 & EMV2 2000 Level 1

Protocols

Card Size ID-1 (full size)

Smart Card Interface Speed 420 Kbps (when supported by card)

Smart Card

Clock Frequency

Supported Card Types 5V, 3V and 1.8V Smart Cards, ISO 7816 Class A, B and C

Power to Smart Card 60 mA

Smart Card Detection

8-Pin Handling C4 / C8 supported

Supported APIs

PC / SC Driver Support

Embedded Technology OMNIKEY® Smart@Link Chipset

Status Indicator Dual-color LED

Reader Board Also available as PCB

Color Two-tone gray

Options Customer-specific logo, label and colors: available upon request

Composition ABS

Connector Cable 70.9" (180 cm)

Durability 100,000 insertions (200,000 insertions with Landing Contacts version)

Meantime Between

Failure (MTBF)

Compliance / Certification

Safety / Environmental CE, WEEE, FCC, UL, VCCI, MIC, RoHS

Warranty

1 = Chip Card Interface Device, 2 = Europay® MasterCard® Visa®, 3 = Windows® Hardware Quality Lab, 4 = Home Banking Computer Interface

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Includes adhesive attachment pad and vertical mounting option

Reader with standard standing base: approx. 4.97 oz (141 g)

Heavy standing base (vertical and horizontal card insertion):

Jumbo standing base (vertical and horizontal card insertion):

Reader only: approx. 3.88 oz (110 g)

available on request (approx. 3.46 oz / 98 g)

available on request (approx. 15.34 oz / 435 g)

HOST INTERFACE

1

(also compliant with USB 1.1)

SMART CARD INTERFACE

T=0, T=1, 2-wire: SLE 4432/42 (S=10);

3-wire: SLE 4418/28 (S=9), I2C (S=8)

Up to 8 MHz

Movement detection with auto power-o / Automatic detection

of smart card type / Short circuit and thermal protection

PC / SC driver (ready for 2.01), CT-API (on top of PC / SC),

Synchronous-API (on top of PC / SC), OCF (on top of PC / SC)

Windows® 2000 / XP (32 bit), 2003 Server, 2008 Server, Windows® CE

5.0 / CE.NET / CE 6.0 (depending on hardware), Windows® XP (64 bit),
Windows® Vista (32 bit / 64 bit), Windows 7 (32 bit / 64 bit), Linux®,

Mac® OS X (Power PC / Intel)

500,000 hours

Microsoft® WHQL³, EMV² 2000 Level 1, ISO 7816, HBCI4, USB 2.0
(USB 1.1 compatible), CCID1, GSA FIPS 201 approved product list

Two-year manufacturer’s warranty.

(For drivers, see complete lifetime support policy.)