Opticon USB Drivers Installer - installation

The setup is a driver package containing several drivers for different types of Opticon devices.
This guide explains in detail which options to select.

Download the ' USB Drivers Installer' from Opticon here: https://www.opticon.com/support/Drivers/USB Drivers Installer.exe

Go to your download location and double-click on 'USB Drivers Installer.exe' to start the driver installation.

Here's the list and we'll explain which option is what for below.

Option 1) activate this if you're installing the driver for a CRD-9723RU cradle  - where you will ' dock/insert' your OPL-9815 or PX-36

Option 2) activate this is you're installing the driver for an OPH-3001(*1), OPN-2001(*1), OPN-2006(*1), OPN-2500(*2) or OPN-6000(*2)

(*1) the driver is always necessary (all Windows versions)
(*2) For Windows 10 and higher you have two options; either use the generic driver from Windows, or install the Opticon driver. The main difference between these two is that with the generic driver the scanner will be assigned a generic name like 'Serial USB device' whilst with the Opticon driver the scanner will be named 'Opticon USB Code Reader (COMxx)' (where xx is the assigned virtual COM-port). Also to use the Opticon scanner with the default driver they must be set to function in USB CDC via OptiConfigure. More info will soon follow in a separate article on this matter.

Option 3) activate this option if you want to install the driver for the ATEN USB converter (Article 10060 [DISCONTINUED])

Option 4) activate this option if you want to install the driver for your CRD-1006 cradle (extra info can be found in this article here).

The driver(s) are now installed, you can now connect the USB cable from your Opticon device to the PC. When connecting a terminal or cradle's USB port to the PC it will assign a new VCP-number (VCP = Virtual Com Port) to the connection.

Remember that if you change the USB cable over to another USB-port (on the same PC/laptop) this will create a new VCP-number.