Digi AnywhereUSB User Manual

AnywhereUSB®

Remote I/O Concentrator

User Manual

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Contents

1 Introduction 7

Product overview 7
Front Panel 7
Interpreting Status LEDs 8
Back Panel 8

2 Getting Started 9

In the Box 9
Cabling 9

3 Installing the Software 10

Installing the Drivers 10
Uninstalling the Drivers 11

4 Initial AnywhereUSB Configuration 12

Initial Configuration 12

5 Configuring the PC to Connect to an

AnywhereUSB 15

Connecting to the AnywhereUSB 15

6 Using the Configuration Utility Program 17

Configuration Unitlity Main Window 17
Menu Options 18

7 Discovering AnywhereUSBs on Other

Subnets 24

Adding IP addresses to the Discovery
List Manager 24

8 Hardware Specifications 25

Dimensions 25
Environmental 25
Power Requirements 25

9 Regulatory and Safety Information 26

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Appendix A 29

AnywhereUSB Permitted Device List

Appendix B 31

Understanding Hubs

Appendix C 32

Configuring for Firewall Support

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1 Introduction

This chapter provides a brief overview of the AnywhereUSB® Remote I/O
Concentrator.

Product Overview

The AnywhereUSB® Remote I/O Concentrator is the first remote
networking solution to utilize USB over IP® technology, breaking the
traditional five meter distance limitation between USB device and host.
Now USB devices may be located anywhere on a wired or wireless LAN –
without a locally attached host PC. Since the host PC or server may be
located remotely, AnywhereUSB enables devices to be deployed in harsh
or non-secure environments, making it ideal for point-of-sale, kiosks,
surveillance, industrial automation, or any mission-critical enterprise
application. This Ethernet-attached solution provides five USB ports to
connect peripheral devices such as bar-code scanners and receipt
printer, as well as Digi’s Watchport®/V2 USB Camera and Watchport
Sensors.

Front Panel

Figure 1

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Green hunting pattern across all LEDs

Not connected to a host PC.

Orange alternating on ports 1-3-5 and 2-4

Updating image in Flash. Do not remove power
from AnywhereUSB while flash is being updated.
Doing so will damage your AnywhereUSB.

Solid Green

Hub port is powered.

Green over Red hunting pattern

Please call customer service.

Interpreting the Status LEDs

The AnywhereUSB has six LEDs on the front panel: one System Status
LED and five hub LEDs. Each LED is capable of displaying three colors:
red, green, or orange.

System Status LEDs

On initial power up the System Status LED is orange for two seconds
while the system initializes and then blinks green. If DHCP is enabled and
the unit is booting up, the System Status LED will be orange while the
AnywhereUSB searches for a DHCP server. If it cannot find a DHCP
server, it will return to the default configuration to allow the Configuration
Utility to assign a static IP address.

Hub LEDs

Back Panel

Figure 2

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2 Getting Started

This section explains what comes with the AnywhereUSB and how to

connect it to a Network.

In the Box

AnywhereUSB/5
Digi AnywhereUSB USB over IP Installation CD v2.60
Power Supply
Ethernet Cable
Ethernet Crossover Cable

Cabling

To connect your AnywhereUSB to a Network:

1. Connect a standard Ethernet Network to your AnywhereUSB.

2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to a 10/100/1000
BaseT switch or hub.

3. Connect one end of the power supply into the back of the
AnywhereUSB and the other end into an AC outlet.

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3 Installing the Software

This section discusses installing and uninstalling drivers.

Installing the Drivers

Installing the drivers requires the use of an account that has
administrative privileges .

For Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, and Server 2008

1. Insert the Digi AnywhereUSB USB over IP CD into the CD drive.

2. Select Install Drivers from the Digi splash screen (see Figure 3). If
the Digi splash screen does not launch, run the AWSplash.exe
program from the CD.

3. A DOS Box will come up indicating the Install Process was
successful.

4. Press the enter key to exit the DOS Box. The unit is now ready
for configuration (see section 4).

For Windows 2000 and NT4.0

1. Insert the Digi AnywhereUSB USB over IP into the CD drive.

2. Select Install Driver from the Digi splash screen (see Figure 3).

Note: Windows 2000 and NT4.0 install v2.40 drivers only.

3. Continue until the installation process is complete. Once the
installation process is complete, the AnywhereUSB Concentrator
Configuration Utility screen will launch and is now ready for
configuration (see section 4).

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