HID Global OMNIKEY 5x21 - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

OMNIKEY 5x21 is a Smart Card Reader hardware device. The developer of this driver was HID Global. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_076B&PID_5123.

1. HID Global OMNIKEY 5x21 - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for HID Global OMNIKEY 5x21 driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 1.2.18.0 dated 2013-06-04.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is running then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by HID Global.
Driver file size: 182241 bytes (177.97 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 5 stars out of 86869 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with 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. Using DriverMax to install HID Global OMNIKEY 5x21 driver

The 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 analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you find the HID Global OMNIKEY 5x21 driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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