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Install Card SDK

This article includes updates for Card SDK 6.1.

This article describes how to install Nexus Card SDK

See Card SDK requirements and interoperability regarding the installation requirements for Card SDK.

Step-by-step instruction

  1. Run the setup file: Nexus_Card_SDK_Setup_(xxx).exe.

  2. In the pop-up window User Account Control, enter an administrator username and password, and click Yes.

  3. In Installer language, select a language and click OK.



You can also do a silent installation of Card SDK. Silent installation can be used for installing Card SDK on several machines at once via software distribution. Use the /S parameter when you run the setup file:

Nexus_Card_SDK_Setup_(xxx).exe /S



  1. In the Nexus Card Setup window, click Next to continue.

  2. Read and accept the End-User License Agreement.

  3. Select components to be installed.

  4. Choose installation path for application and data.

    • Example:
      Application: C:\Program Files (x86)\Nexus Card SDK
      Application data: C:\ProgramData\cms

  5. If an existing installation of Nexus Card SDK (or IDExpert SDK) is found, choose the “Do not overwrite data” option. Click Install.

  6. Click OK to proceed.

  7. Internet/Intranet access is needed, so “Allow the access”.

  8. New items were installed in the start menu and on the desktop.

After the installation of Nexus Card SDK, the system always runs in demo mode. It is only after installing the license file, including matching it with the dongle-ID or the computer-bound system ID, that the system will be licensed in accordance with the information contained in the license file.

Result after installation



Card SDK installation FAQ



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