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IOGEAR USB-C Common Access CAC Smart Card Reader - DOD, Government, Healthcare, TAA Compliant - Mac OS, Windows, Linux Compatible - Support for V7.x and V8 - USAccess PIV - GSR205 Review

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Details

BrandIOGEAR
Hardware InterfaceUSB
Compatible DevicesWindows® 7, Windows® 8.1, Windows® 10, MAC OS X 10.4 or later (32-bit/64-bit, embedded smart card services), Linux Redhat, Ubuntu, Fedora (Kernel 2.4 or later), USB-C Enabled computers, Thunderbolt 3 compatible See more
Item Dimensions LxWxH2.62 x 0.62 x 3.06 inches

Description of IOGEAR USB-C Common Access CAC Smart Card Reader - DOD, Government, Healthcare, TAA Compliant - Mac OS, Windows, Linux Compatible - Support for V7.x and V8 - USAccess PIV - GSR205

Ideal for government, military, healthcare or banking. Portable design with power and scan LED indicators. Fast 825kbps read speed with multi-protocol support** ISO7816 implementation-Class A, B and C (5V, 3V, 1. 8V) card. EMV2000 Level 1 approved and supports 3V & 5V cardsCAC compatible for use with CAC card software. Supports PIV cardsTAA compliant. * CAC Middleware is not included** Software driver may be needed to achieve maximum speed. Actual speed may be dependent on system environments. Backed by IOGEAR’s 3-year and FREE lifetime technical support.

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works on latest Macbook

Follow the instructions on militarycac.com and it will work fine on the latest Mac OS (I wasn't sure if it would).

Pros
  • Impressive
Cons
  • Has quirks

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Garbage Save your money

The product worked for a day and then there is a communication error all the time. Tried to return under the "3 year" warranty. I'm still waiting for a response from support (without holding my breath). I would never buy an iogear product again as they don't honor any guarantees or provide support.

Pros
  • Fingers crossed
Cons
  • Appearance

Revainrating 5 out of 5

US Department of Defense Navy (OWA, Portals, etc.) This works on Win10 and Mojave Mac OS

I am a Department of Defense Cybersecurity Engineer and if you can get this to work on your Macbook or Windows this will work. I am currently using this reader on Win10 and Mojave OS via VirtualBox and it works great. I can do whatever I need to do without having to deal with a crappy NMCI laptop. Highly recommended.

Pros
  • Newly invented

Revainrating 2 out of 5

AFTER ALL! A CAC reader that works with my Chromebook!

I have had several CAC readers over the years which have given me varying degrees of reliability with my Windows and Mac laptops; However, this is the first (and only) CAC reader that works with my Chromebook. It was literally plug and play with my Samsung Chromebook V2 and my Samsung Galaxy Chromebook. I work from home a lot now and it's nice to be able to easily access my restricted websites (.mil) from my Chromebook. LOVE IT!

Pros
  • Special Offer
Cons
  • No Insurance

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good form factor but unreliable with Mac OSX Cataline

I bought this to replace my previous CAC reader for my MacBook Pro which was not USB-C and therefore required a dongle. I was happy when I received it for the first time. It worked initially, but Mac OSX Catalina didn't recognize it about 90% of the time. Rebooting multiple times finds the device often, but I've reverted to my previous dongle reader. Technical support does not help. The device seems to work well with Windows, so if you have a Windows PC and USBC it might be a good buy, but if…

Pros
  • Good product for its price
Cons
  • Ok