Omnikey 6121 User Manual

LOGICAL ACCESS SOLUTIONS

OMNIKEY® 6121
Mobile USB Reader

MOBILE USB READER

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

 Readily Compliant – Hotplug drivers available and full CCID compliant

 Convenient and Reliable – Elegant design and keychain loop

 Suits Any Application – Compatible with virtually any smart card

drivers* for all major PC operating systems

for smooth integration in PC environment

and major PC operating system

The portable OMNIKEY® 6121 is designed for

SIM-sized smart cards. Carry the reader

with your credentials in your pocket or on

your key ring and plug it into your PC via the

USB port to access your sensitive data. The

reader is based on the same technology and

drivers as the OMNIKEY® desktop product

family and is therefore just as easy to

integrate into your application.

The OMNIKEY® 6121 is designed to meet

all major standards like ISO 7816, Microsoft®

WHQL, USB CCID, PC / SC, HBCI (Home

Banking Computer Interface), the

PC-2001 specification and many more.

Usage within an application is based on

standardized interfaces like PC / SC, OCF

(Open Card Framework) or CT-API. The

USB CCID support makes integration into

an existing system simple by connecting

host and smart card reader without

needing additional drivers.

* For driver download, please visit

www.hidglobal.com/omnikey.

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FEATURES:

 Meets major standards, including

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

 All major operating systems supported

 Hotplug driver available

 Supports high-speed data transmission

SPECIFICATIONS

Base Model Number OMNIKEY® 6121

Dimensions 2.91" x 0.83" x 0.4" (74 x 21 x 10 mm)

Weight 0.35 oz (10 g)

Power Supply Bus powered

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

Operating Humidity 10–90% rH

HOST INTERFACE

Host Interface USB 2.0 CCID

Transmission Speed 12 Mbps (USB 2.0 full speed)

Standards ISO 7816

Protocols

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

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

Card Size ID-000 (SIM-size)

Smart Card

Interface Speed

Smart Card

Clock Frequency

420 Kbps (when supported by card)

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

Supported APIs

PC / SC Driver Support

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 XP / Vista / 7 (32 bit / 64 bit), 2003 Server, 2008 Server,

Windows® CE 5.0 / CE.NET / CE 6.0 (depending on hardware), Linux®,

Embedded Technology OMNIKEY® Smart@Link Chipset

Status Indicator Orange LED

Color Gray-blue

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

Composition Polycarbonate

Durability 30,000 insertions

Meantime Between

Failure (MTBF)

Compliance / Certification

Microsoft® WHQL³, ISO 7816, HBCI4,

USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 compatible), CCID1,

Safety / Environmental CE. FCC, UL, VCCI, KCC, RoHS, WEEE

Warranty

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

Two-year manufacturer’s warranty.

(For drivers, see complete lifetime support policy.)

1

(also compliant with USB 1.1)

SMART CARD INTERFACE

Up to 8 MHz

Mac® OS X

500,000 hours

North America: [phone]
Toll Free: 1 800 237 7769
Europe, Middle East, Africa: [phone]
Asia Pacific: [phone]
Latin America: [phone]

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