Pairing A Transmitter To Multiple Receivers; Enabling And Disabling Peripheral Emulation - Extron electronics USB Extender Plus Series User Manual

Pairing a Transmitter to Multiple Receivers

You can also connect a transmitter and up to four receivers to a network switch, then tie
(pair) the transmitter to the connected receivers using the Extron PCS Control Program. The
computer communicates with all connected USB Extenders via the network and makes ties
through their hardware (MAC) addresses (see the example in figure 14).
PAIR
Tx
Figure 14.
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to tie the transmitter to the receivers.

Enabling and Disabling Peripheral Emulation

The transmitter can be set up to emulate a mouse and keyboard to the host computer that
is connected to the transmitter Host input port. This allows the computer to boot up in the
event that it requires a USB keyboard or mouse to be present.
NOTE: A USB extender with peripheral emulation enabled has three hubs internally (two
Using SIS commands, you can disable and enable peripheral emulation. By default,
peripheral emulation is enabled. The following peripheral emulation commands can be
issued to the transmitter only:
•
•
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entering SIS commands.
STATUS
LINK
CONFIG
HOST
USB EXTENDER Plus T
LINK
HOST
Gigabit Network Switch
(running PCS 3.3 or higher
software)
Tying a Transmitter to Four Receivers using a Network Connection
Using the Configuration Software
hubs with peripheral emulation disabled). Additional hubs may be on the host PC.
To disable: E }
E 0 USBC
To enable: E }
E 1 USBC
Remote Configuration and
PC
on page 27 to download the program and use it
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STATUS
1 2
PAIR LINK
CONFIG
HOST 3 4
USB EXTENDER Plus R
Rx 1
STATUS
LINK 1 2
PAIR
CONFIG
HOST 3 4
USB EXTENDER Plus R
Rx 2
STATUS
LINK 1 2
PAIR CONFIG
HOST 3 4
USB EXTENDER Plus R
Rx 3
STATUS
LINK 1 2
PAIR CONFIG
HOST 3 4
USB EXTENDER Plus R
Rx 4
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