This post covers a minimal but fully functional oscam.server configuration for a typical card server (e.g., local reader, smartcard, or remote proxy). Adjust paths and device settings to your setup. 1. oscam.server – Main Reader Config [reader] label = my_local_card enable = 1 protocol = mouse device = /dev/ttyUSB0 caid = 1708 boxkey = A1B2C3D4E5F60789 rsakey = BF3E6C8A9D2F5B7E1A4C8D3F6B9E2C5A8D7F0B3E6C9A2F4D8B1E7C5A0F3D6B9E2C8A5F1D4B7E0C3A6F9D2B5E8C1A4F7D0B3E6C9A2F5D8B1E4C7 force_irdeto = 1 detect = cd mhz = 368 cardmhz = 368 group = 1 emmcache = 1,3,2,0 blockemm-unknown = 1 blockemm-g = 1 saveemm-u = 1 saveemm-s = 1 2. Explanation of Key Parameters | Parameter | Value | Description | |-----------|-------|-------------| | label | any name | Logical name for the reader | | protocol | mouse / internal / smargo | Reader connection type | | device | /dev/ttyUSB0 | Serial device path (check with ls /dev/ttyUSB* ) | | caid | 4-digit hex | CA system ID (e.g., 1708 = Irdeto, 1803 = Nagra, 1830 = Conax) | | group | 1 | Assign reader to group 1 (clients need same group) | | emmcache | 1,3,2,0 | Cache EMMs to reduce card writes | | blockemm-unknown | 1 | Block unknown EMMs (protects card) | 3. Basic oscam.conf (to accompany the server) [global] logfile = /var/log/oscam.log clienttimeout = 5000 fallbacktimeout = 2500 nice = -1 maxlogsize = 1000 preferlocalcards = 1 [cccam] port = 12000 version = 2.3.0 nodeid = A1B2C3D4E5F60789 reshare = 1