GTwinSER Serial Smart card reader drivers disk for Windows 2000\XP\Server2003.
Version 1.0.5.11, June 2004.

Caution:
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This readme file is specifically written for the above-mentioned 
driver version. Before proceeding, you might want to check whether a
later driver version is available from www.gemplus.com

Contents:
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   1. Release notes
   2. Pre-Requisites
   3. Disk Content
   4. Smart Card Interface driver use
   5. User notes (Known deviations)
   6. Troubleshooting
   7. Support


1. Release notes
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Version 1.0.2.2:
   This is the initial driver version certified by Microsoft.
   It is specifically designed for the 
   GTwinSER Serial Smart card reader, 
   GEM3417 with Gemcore Twin Pro chip set.

Version 1.0.5.9:    
   It is designed for the 
   GTwinSER Serial Smart card reader and GemPcCard Reader.
  
Version 1.0.5.11:    
   Italian Id cards are now handled.
  

2. Pre-Requisites
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To be able to conduct the following actions, you need to have
Administrator privilege on the workstation.

In the rest of this file, we assume that you know how to start the
Device Manager. To do so:
   * Right-click on the "My Computer" desktop icon and pick the
     "Manage" item in the menu.
   * Select the "Device Manager" section by clicking on it.


3. Disk Content
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The following components are included with this Disk:
   - Readme.txt   	  Ver 1.0.5.11      	
     This file.		
   - GTwinSER.Sys	  Ver 1.0.5.11  	
     PC/SC driver for Gemplus Serial Smart Card Interface
   - GTwinSER.inf	  Ver 1.0.5.11 	
     Installation file for Microsoft Wizard
   - GTwinSER.Cat   	     		
     Signature File from MS Windows Hardware Quality Labs


4. Smart Card Interface driver use
-----------------------------------

This package is only an update from the version available on the web.
The update must be done with the "Update driver" button available on the driver
properties from the device manager.

   4.1. Driver installation

      This serial device is a Plug and play; you can plug it at any moment.

      4.1.1. Installation

         The first time the device is pluged, you will see a 
         "Found New Hardware Wizard" dialog box,

         Select "Install from a list or a specific location (Advanced)"
         then click 

         Check the box "Include this location in the seach"
         Then click on  to the driver file location 
         (where you find this ReadMe.txt file) and click 
         Click 

         Then the computer installs the driver.
         Click  to close the Microsoft Device Driver Wizard.

      4.1.2. Check your installation

         Right-Click on "My Computer" icon on the desktop,
         Choose "Manage" and select the "Device Manager" section,
         Double-click on "Smart Card Readers" group,
         Double-click on "Serial Smart card reader"
         Select the "Driver" tab
	 Check that the "Driver version" matches the one for this file.

   4.2. Driver update

      4.2.1. Update

         Right-Click on "My Computer" icon on the desktop,
         Choose "Manage" and select the "Device Manager" section,
         Double-click on "Smart Card Readers" group,
         Double-click on "Serial Smart card reader"
         Select the "Driver" tab
         Click on 

         select "Install from a list or a specific location (Advanced)"
         then click 

         Check the box "Include this location in the seach"
         Then click on  to the driver file location 
         (where you find this ReadMe.txt file) and click 
         Then click 

         Then the computer installs the driver.
         Click  to close the Microsoft Device Driver Wizard.

         The driver is now updated and you can close the the "Serial
         Smart car reader" windows and "Computer Management"
         windows.



      4.2.2. Check your update

         Right-Click on "My Computer" icon on the desktop,
         Choose "manage" and select the "Device Manager" section,
         Double-click on "Smart Card Readers" group,
         Double-click on "Serial Smart card reader"
         Select the "Driver" tab
	 Check that the "Driver version" matches the one for this file.


   4.3. Driver removal

      4.3.1. Remove

         Right-Click on "My Computer" icon on the desktop,
         Choose "Manage" and select the "Device Manager" section,
         Double-click on "Smart Card Readers" group,
         Double-click on "Serial Smart card reader"
         Select the "Driver" tab
         Click on the  button.
         When prompted, confirm the operation by clicking 
         When this operation is finished, just disconnect the device.


      4.3.2. Check the removal
         
         Right-Click on "My Computer" icon on the desktop,
         Choose "Manage" and select the "Device Manager" section,
         Either no more "SmartCardReader" group appears
            no more reader is available on the computer
         Or
            Double-click on "SmartCardReader" group,
            Verify that no "Serial Smart card reader" appears any
            longer.

5 - User notes (known deviations)
---------------------------------

* If you change the COM port where the reader is connected, the system
  may ask to provide source disk again! This append only if the first
  installation was done from a removal device like floppy disk or CD.
  To resolve this issue, just copy the file on your local disk.

* After a successful uninstall, if you plug again the device, the system
  keeps traces of previous installation. If you want to remove this behavior,
  you have to search in "%WINDIR%\inf" directory the files that begin
  with oemXX.inf and oemXX.pnf.
  Look for "Serial Smart Card Reader Driver" in one of those oemXX.inf.
  Then remove this file and the corresponding compiled oemxx.pnf.

* The serial port was never designed for hot-plugging and device detection.
  So you can plug or unplug a device while the system is running, but there
  is no real hardware support for detection of a device. 
  However, there is software support that implements serial device detection
  - Scan for hardware changes in Device Manager, as described previously. 

* The serial port do not support device removal detection. Once the driver opens
  a connection to a serial port, the com port standard serial can?t monitor
  for device removal.

  Unplugging the reader is detected by the smartcard driver that triggers
  a function that closes the connection to the serial driver.
  But the driver will not unload automatically.  To trigger unload of the device,
  in Device Manager, select Scan for hardware changes.


6. Troubleshooting
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If the previously described procedure didn't succeed in installing or
updating the driver, please

1- To be usable, this installation requires that the Microsoft Smart Card
Manager is started.

Note: All Microsoft Smart Card Manager components are already
installed with Windows 2000/XP.
DO NOT INSTALL THE SCBASE.EXE OR SMCLIB.EXE COMPONENTS even though
they might be part of this distribution.

To check the status of the Microsoft Smart Card Manager:
   * Right-Click on "My Computer" icon on the desktop,
   * Choose "Manage" and double-click on "Services and Applications"
   * Click on "Services".
   * Then, Double ckick on the "Smart Card" service listed on the right
     part of the Windows.
   * The service status should be "Started" and the StartUp Type should
     be "Automatic" 

If this is not the case,
   * Choose "Automatic" in the "Startup Type" drop-down list, then
   * Click on  button to start the service.

You can now close the Computer Management Console.

2- If the previously described procedure didn't succeed, please
   Open the Device Manager, 
   Double-click on the "Smart card readers" group and
   Check the state of the "Serial Smart card reader".
   If a cross appears, or a Yellow bang "!", select the reader, 
   Click on property in the menu and 
   Check the box line "Disable in this material profile".
   Then contact the support.


7. Support
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In case of problem, please contact Gemplus through the Gemplus web site 
(http://www.gemplus.com/) or depending on your location :

For North America
	email : HOTLINEUSA@gemplus.com
	tel +1 (877) 436-7233

For ASIA
	email : ASIA.hotline@gemplus.com
	No phone line

For other countries
	email : hotline@gemplus.com
	tel +33 (0) 442 36 50 50

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