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Atlona, Inc. (“Atlona”) Limited Product Warranty Coverage Atlona warrants its products will substantially perform to their published specifications and will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use, conditions and service. Under its Limited Product Warranty, Atlona, at its sole discretion, will either: •...
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Atlona, Inc. (“Atlona”) Limited Product Warranty • Damage, deterioration or malfunction resulting from the installation or removal of this product from any installation, any unauthorized tampering with this product, any repairs attempted by anyone unauthorized by Atlona to make such repairs, or any other cause which does not relate directly to a defect in materials and/or workmanship of this product.
Important Safety Information 9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of a polarized CAUTION or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK blades with one wider than the other. A grounding DO NOT OPEN type plug has two blades and a third grounding CAUTION: TO REDUCT THE RISK OF prong.
Table of Contents Introduction Features Package Contents Panel Description Installation Connection Instructions Over a Network Direct Connection Connection Diagrams Basic Operation LED Indicators Pairing Using AMS Manual Pairing Unpairing an Extender Using Velocity™ DHCP Reset The AMS Interface Device Info tab Network tab Pairing tab Appendix...
Introduction The Atlona OmniStream™ USB 311 (AT-OMNI-311) works in tandem with the OmniStream USB 324 (AT-OMNI-324) for extending USB from peripheral devices to a PC over Gigabit Ethernet. The OmniStream USB 311 interfaces with a PC or other host device, while the OmniStream USB 324 features a four-port USB hub for peripherals. The OmniStream USB over IP system is compatible with USB 2.0 data rates of up to 480 Mbps.
Panel Description AT-OMNI-311 UTILITY PAIRING HOST Front Rear AT-OMNI-311 HOST LINK SIGNAL TREAM UTILITY PAIRING HOST HOST LINK SIGNAL This LED indicator glows solid green when the unit is powered. This unit is powered by the host device using TREAM USB.
Installation Connection Instructions IMPORTANT: The AT-OMNI-324 supports a maximum of 3 additional USB hubs that may be connected downstream. Up to 7 AT-OMNI-324 units may be paired to an AT-OMNI-311, allowing up to a maximum of 31 USB devices. 1. Place the AT-OMNI-311 next to the USB host device and connect a USB cable from the HOST port to the host computer.
Installation Connection Diagrams Connection over a Local Area Network (LAN) AT-OMNI-311 Laptop SI GN LI NK Network Switch AT-OMNI-324 Network SI GN LI NK Switch Web-cam Mouse Keyboard Microphone Direct Connection AT-OMNI-311 Laptop SI G LI N AT-OMNI-324 SI G LI N Web-cam Mouse...
Basic Operation LED Indicators The PWR, LINK, HOST, and SIGNAL LED indicators on the OmniStream 311 provide basic information on the current status of the unit. Description Solid green Unit is powered. Unit is not powered. • Verify that a USB Type-B cable is connected from the HOST port to the host computer.
Basic Operation Pairing Pairing an OmniStream 311 to a OmniStream 324 (not incuded) is managed using the Atlona Management System (AMS). AMS is free and can be downloaded from https://atlona.com/AMS. The pairing process can also be performed using the Server Appliance for Atalona Management System (AT-AMS-HW). Using AMS 1.
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Basic Operation 7. Click the AT-OMNI-311 from the Unassigned list. 8. The DEVICE INFO page for the AT-OMNI-311 will be displayed. Click the PAIRING tab. The PAIRING page displays seven drop-down fields. Up to seven OmniStream 324 units can be simultaneously paired to an OmniStream 311.
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Basic Operation 9. Click one of the drop-down lists and select the desired OmniStream 324. In this example, only a single OmniStream 324 is connected to the network. Therefore, this is the only available option. 10. Click the SAVE button at the bottom of the page. 11.
Basic Operation Manual Pairing The OmniStream 311 and OmniStream 324 can also be paired manually. This applies when the OmniStream 311 and OmniStream 324 are connected, either through a network switch (on the same broadcast domain) or directly to one another using category cable. This instructions below cover manual pairing for both the OmniStream 311 and OmniStream 324.
Basic Operation Using Velocity™ The following section provides instructions on pairing AT-OMNI-311 units with AT-OMNI-324 units using the Atlona Velocity Control Software. Familiarity with the Velocity software is assumed. Refer to the Atlona Velocity User Manual for more information, if necessary. 1.
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Basic Operation 8. The Modify Room screen will be displayed. Click the Room Control Options icon, in the upper-right corner of the Technology bar. Room Control Options icon 9. The Room Control Options screen will be displayed. In order to allow units to be paired or unpaired, two macros will need be created: one for pairing and one for unpairing.
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Basic Operation Creating the Unpair Macro 1. In the Room Macros screen, click the icon, in the upper-right corner of the screen. 2. Enter the name of the macro in both the Name and Macro Commands text field. The name of the macro should be descriptive of what option is being performed.
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Basic Operation Creating the Pair Macro 1. In the Room Macros screen, click the icon, in the upper-right corner of the screen. 2. Enter the name of the macro in both the Name and Macro Commands text field. In this example, “Pair” will be used.
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Basic Operation Pairing and Unpairing Units IMPORTANT: Before pairing units, make sure to unpair (remove) any existing pairings using the “unpair” macro that was created on page 19. ► 1. Click the icon for the “Unpair” macro. This will remove any possible “out-of-the-box” (factory) pairing that may exist.
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Basic Operation 1. In the Room Macros screen, click the icon, in the upper-right corner of the screen. 2. Enter “Unpair” for both the Name and Macro Commands text field. 3. Click the icon to display the macro configuration dialog. 4.
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Basic Operation 7. Click the Save icon in the top-right portion of the Room Macros bar. 8. Create a “pairing” macro by clicking the icon, in the upper-right corner of the screen. Note that since there are two AT-OMNI-324 units, creating the “Pair” macro can be achieved using two different methods: a.
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Basic Operation 15. Click the Save icon in the top-right portion of the Room Macros bar. 16. Click the icon, in the upper-right corner of the screen to create the final macro. This macro will be used to pair the computer with the speakerphone. 17.
Basic Operation DHCP Reset Use the following instructions to reset the device to DHCP mode. Resetting to DHCP mode will not remove any pairings and if the device is already paired, it will remain paired. 1. Disconnect power from the unit. 2.
The AMS Interface Device Info tab The Device Info tab provides general information about the OmniStream 311. The OmniStream 324 has an identical interface. Alias Enter a name for the unit in this field. This is optional. Model The mode number of the unit. IP Address Displays the IP address of the unit.
The AMS Interface Network tab The Network tab provides the ability to enable or disable DHCP mode. When DHCP mode is disabled, the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway must be provided. DHCP Mode Click this drop-down list to select the desired network mode. Select DHCP to let the DHCP server (if present) assign the encoder the IP settings;...
The AMS Interface Pairing tab The Pairing tab provides the ability to pair the OmniStream 311 with up to seven OmniStream 324 devices. Pairing (1 - 7) Click this drop-down list to pair the OmniStream 311 with the desired OmniStream 324. To unpair an OmniStream 311 and an OmniStream 324, select the None option.
Appendix Specifications Signal Maximum Data Rate 480 Mbps Distance Feet Meters Per hop of Ethernet cable Connectors, Controls, and Indicators 1 - Type B, 4-pin female 1 - RJ45, shielded UTILITY 1 - 3.5 mm mini-stereo PAIRING 1 - Push button, tact-type, recessed PWR indicator 1 - LED, green LINK indicator...
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