Usb - NetModule NB1600 User Manual

5.3.5. USB

NetModule routers ship with a standard USB 2.0 host port which can be used to connect
any arbitrary USB device.
USB Autorun
This feature can be used to automatically launch a shell script or perform a software/-
config update as soon as an USB storage stick has been plugged in. For authentication, a
file called autorun.key must exist in the root directory of a FAT16/32 formatted stick.
It can be downloaded from that page and corresponds to the SHA256 Hash of the admin
password. The file can hold multiple hashes which will be processed line-by-line dur-
ing authentication which can be used for setting up more systems with different admin
passwords.
Once authentication has succeeded, the system scans for other files in the root directory
which can perform the following actions:
1. For running a script: autorun.sh
2. For a configuration update: cfg-<SERIALNO>.zip (e.g. cfg-00112B000815.zip)
3. For a software update: sw-update.img
USB Device Server
As soon as the USB device server has been enabled you can refresh the discovered USB
devices plugged in and attach them to the USB/IP server. Enabled devices can now
be exported to a remote host. You will need an additional driver on the remote site
(a pre-packed Windows driver package can be obtained from
com/products) and further installation instructions which we will happily provide on
demand.
Please note, that some USB devices behave latency-sensitive which may raise problems
when run over a slow IP connection. In addition, it may also happen that the device
driver is not able to work with the USB/IP driver. Please contact our support in case
of compatibility issues.
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