Asante Technologies FriendlyNETT User Manual

ASANTÉ TECHNOLOGY, INC., 821 FOX LANE, SAN JOSE, CA 95131

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FriendlyNETTM USB Hub-4

User’s Manual

Asanté T echnologies, Inc.

821 Fox Lane

San Jose, CA 95131

www.asante.com

1.800.662.9686

Rev. A

English

Introduction

Asanté’s FriendlyNET USB Hub-4 is designed for low and medium speed
peripherals, including most commonly used devices such as monitor, mouse,
keyboard, printer, etc. And features one upstream port for connecting to a host
and four downstream ports for connecting hubs or devices. With this USB Hub,
PC users no longer need to worry about selecting the right serial port, installing
expansion cards, or the technical headaches of dip switches, jumpers, software

drivers, IRQ settings, DMA channels and I/O addresses.

Front Panel/LEDs

• Power: When the light is on, it means USB Hub is powered on.

• Power (Per Port): When the port light is on, it means powered on.

• Overcurrent: When the port light is on, it means current is over.

Rear Panel

AC Adapter Port

Downstream Port

Upstream Port

• Upstream Port: the port is used to connect the B-type connector of USB cable

in conjunction with Desktop PC/Notebook.

• Downstream Port: the port is used to connect other low-stream USB

peripherals such as keyboard, monitor, modem, speaker, joysticker, etc.

• AC Adapter Port: Plug AC adapter jack into this port.

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Key Features

• Complies with USB Spec. Rev. 1.0

• Compatible with WINDOW 98 and WINDOW 95 OSR 2.1

• Supports both OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) and UHCI (Universal
Host Controller Interface)

• Provides 1 Upstream Port and 4 Downstream Ports

• Supports both auto-selected of Self-Powered mode and Bus-Powered mode

• Per-Port Overcurrent detection and protection

• LEDs to indicate Power, Per-Port Power and Per-Port Overcurrent status

Application

Technical Specification

• Standard: USB Rev. 1.0

• Ports: 1 Upstream Port and 4 Downstream Ports

• Media Support: USB cable (Length : 5 meters)

• Transmission Rate: 1.5Mbps and 12Mbps

• LED Display: Power, Per-Port Power, Per-Port Overcurrent

• Per-Port Output Voltage: DC +5V

• Per-Port Output Current: 500mA(max.)

• Power Adapter: 6V DC, 2.1A, External Adapter

• Dimension (DxWxH): 65.9 x 128.9 x 21.8mm

• Temperature: 0ºC ~ 45ºC

• Humidity: 10% ~ 90%

• EMI Regulation: FCC, CE