Gefen EXTWUSB4PS, EXTWUSB4PR Users Guide
Gefen Wireless Hub and
PC USB Dongle
User Guide
Wireless Hub and USB Dongle User Guide R1.10
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About Wisair
Wisair is a leading provider of WiMedia ultra-wideband (UWB) chipset solutions for
consumer electronics, PC peripherals, and mobile devices. Leveraging the
management teams’ decades of wireless communications product development
expertise, Wisair is the first company to deliver fully-functional WiMedia-based UWB
chipsets and small form-factor reference designs.
Today, the fabless semiconductor company continues to focus on delivering lowcost, low-power, and high bit-rate wireless connectivity solutions.
For more information, visit www.wisair.com.
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction......................................................................................................5
2 Quick Start........................................................................................................8
3 Installation......................................................................................................10
3.1 System Requirements...........................................................................................10
3.2 PC Software Installation........................................................................................10
4 Operation........................................................................................................12
4.1 Status Indication....................................................................................................12
4.2 Optimizing Hub Performance.................................................................................12
4.3 Configuration Properties........................................................................................13
4.4 USB Dongle LED Indications.................................................................................15
4.5 Wireless Hub LED Indications...............................................................................15
4.6 Pairing and Association/Connection......................................................................16
4.7 Closing the Connection Manager Application........................................................17
5 Maintenance...................................................................................................18
5.1 Troubleshooting.....................................................................................................18
6 Technical Specifications...............................................................................20
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Table of Figures
Figure 1: USB Dongle............................................................................................................6
Figure 2: USB Dongle block diagram......................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figure 3: Wireless Hub..........................................................................................................7
Figure 4: Wireless Hub block diagram...................................................................................7
Figure 5: Connection Manager Properties - Wireless Hub Connection Status screen..........14
Figure 6: USB Dongle LED indications................................................................................15
Figure 7: Wireless Hub LED indications...............................................................................15
Figure 8: Channel busy message.........................................................................................18
List of Tables
Table 1: Wireless channel selection.....................................................................................14
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1 Introduction
Gefen USB Cable Replacement kit enables you to set up an ad hoc, Wireless network
instantly, for USB cable replacement or extending USB range without the need for a network
infrastructure, thus providing the right balance between functionality and aesthetics. It allows
remote content browsing, sharing, control, multi channel streaming, hotsync, printing, fast
copy and very fast information exchange between PC and USB 2.0/1.1 PC peripherals. The
types of content supported are data, applications, pictures, and compressed video and audio
files (asynchronous transfer).
The kit is comprised of two major components: USB Dongle and Wireless Hub which form a
point to point Wireless link. The components are:
§ USB Dongle—A USB PC dongle, shown below in
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§ Figure 1: USB Dongle .
The dongle is plugged directly to a PC USB port or to a USB hub host port. The dongle is
powered by the USB port and contains an on-board omni-directional antenna.
§ Wireless Hub—A Wireless Hub, shown below in Figure 2: Wireless Hub.
The 4 port USB 2.0/1.1 wireless hub is a stand alone unit with external power and two
internal omni-directional antennas. Up to four USB legacy devices can be directly
attached to the hub.
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Figure 1: USB Dongle
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