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- Page 1 AnywhereUSB ® REMOTE I/O CONCENTRATOR Installation Guide www.digi.com...
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Table of Contents Table of Contents...................1 Cabling AnywhereUSB .................1 Installing the Drivers................1 Configuring the Concentrator ..............2 Configuring the Host PC................4 Configuring for Firewall Support ............6 Uninstalling the Drivers.................7 Interpreting the Status Lights..............7 Using the Configuration Utility Program ..........8 Understanding Hubs................10 Regulatory and Other Information............11... -
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This Ethernet-attached solution provides five USB ports to connect peripheral devices such as bar-code scanners and receipt printers, as well as Digi’s ®... -
Page 4: Configuring The Concentrator
Configuring the Concentrator For initial configuration, the Concentrator must be connected to the same local area network as the configuration PC. In order to configure your AnywhereUSB Concentrator: Launch the AnywhereUSB Configuration Utility from the Start menu. The utility displays a list of discovered AnywhereUSB Concentrators on your local subnet. A new AnywhereUSB Concentrator will have a default IP address of 0.0.0.0. - Page 5 Enter a Device Name that easily identifies the Concentrator. If desired, DHCP can be configured by selecting the Enable button. When DHCP is enabled the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway fields will be grayed out. Note that if you enable DHCP, you MUST have a DHCP server on you network. When enabled, the AnywhereUSB device will wait indefinitely for the DHCP server to assign the IP information.
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Page 6: Configuring The Host Pc
Configuring the Host PC To configure a Host PC to access the Concentrator: Launch the AnywhereUSB Configuration Utility from the Start menu. The utility displays a list of all AnywhereUSB Concentrators on your local subnet and on any subnet configured in the Discovery List. After the AnywhereUSB Configuration Utility has been launched it will reside in your system tray. - Page 7 When you have completed adding the subnet address to the Discovery List, click on the Close button to save the list. The screen will refresh within a few seconds. Select a Concentrator and press the Connect button to add the Concentrator’s IP address to the Connection List.
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Page 8: Configuring For Firewall Support
Configuring for Firewall Support To access an AnywhereUSB Remote I/O Concentrator that is behind a firewall: • Your firewall must have a well known static IP address (for example 10.52.48.37). • The Concentrator must have a static IP address on the private subnet (for example 192.168.1.10). -
Page 9: Uninstalling The Drivers
Uninstalling the Drivers To uninstall the AnywhereUSB drivers: Launch the AnywhereUSB Configuration Utility from the Start menu. Select Preferences from the File menu and click on the Uninstall button. You must reboot your PC to complete the driver removal. Interpreting the Status Lights The AnywhereUSB Concentrator has six LEDs on the front panel, the System Status LED and five hub LEDs. -
Page 10: Using The Configuration Utility Program
Using the Configuration Utility Program The AnywhereUSB Configuration Utility displays Concentrators grouped by their subnet. The Utility automatically discovers Concentrators on your local subnet. To discover Concentrators on other networks, you must add their network address to the Discovery list. Select Discovery List from the Edit menu. Add Subnet addresses to the Discovery List Manager. -
Page 11: Menu Options
Menu Options File Menu: Preferences Allows you to disable or modify the frequency in which the utility updates its discovered concentrator list. Enables the logging of driver events to the system event log and allows you to uninstall the drivers. Edit Menu: Connection List Contains the IP addresses of the AnywhereUSB concentrators to which this Host PC will try to connect. -
Page 12: Understanding Hubs
Understanding Hubs Hubs, critical components in the plug-and-play architecture, are wiring concentrators that enable the attachment of multiple devices, thus converting a single attachment point into multiple attachment points. USB architecture allows a cascaded multiple hub configuration with certain power limitations (explained later in this section). -
Page 13: Regulatory And Other Information
Regulatory and Other Information These limits are designed to provide reasonable © 2006 Digi, Digi International, the Digi logo, protection against harmful interference in a USB Over IP, AnywhereUSB, Watchport, residential installation. This equipment Edgeport, and Hubport are either trademarks or generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency registered trademarks of Digi International, Inc. - Page 14 According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Test Specification Requirement EN55024 Manufacturer’s Name: Electrostatic EN61000-4-2 +4 kV contact Discharge +8kV air Digi International Radiated Immunity EN61000-4-3 3 V/m Manufacturer’s Address: Electrical Fast EN61000-4-4 1kV (A/C), .5kV (I/O) 11001 Bren Road East Transient Burst Minnetonka, MN 55343...
- Page 15 Digi International 11001 Bren Road East Minnetonka, MN 55343 digi.info@digi.com www.digi.com Corporate Headquarters: 952-912-3444 877-912-3444 Fax: 952-912-4952 Digi Europe: +49-231-9747-0 Digi Hong Kong: +852-2833-1008 Digi North America: 877-912-3444 AnywhereUSB Installation Guide (90000405 Rev. F) – Page 13...