Athena Smartcard Solutions Athena CCID Smartcard Reader - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Athena CCID Smartcard Reader is a Smart Card Reader hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Athena Smartcard Solutions. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0DC3&PID_100C; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Athena Smartcard Solutions Athena CCID Smartcard Reader driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Athena Smartcard Solutions Athena CCID Smartcard Reader driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 1.0.0.2 dated 2015-06-10.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Driver file size: 44249 bytes (43.21 KB)
Driver rating 4 stars out of 68488 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. How to use DriverMax to install Athena Smartcard Solutions Athena CCID Smartcard Reader driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you find the Athena Smartcard Solutions Athena CCID Smartcard Reader driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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