Kensington Portable Universal Docking Station User Manual

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Tired of reconnecting all your desktop tools every time you return to your home or office
with your notebook computer? With one simple USB connection, the Kensington
Portable Universal Docking Station connects you instantly to your keyboard, mouse,
printer, network, and USB devices.

Easily connect and disconnect devices without having to restart your computer. The
docking station includes 7 ports for easy connectivity:

• 2 - high-speed USB 2.0 ports

• 1 - PS/2 keyboard port

• 1 - PS/2 mouse port

• 1 - Serial port

• 1 - Printer port (standard IEEE-1284 parallel port)

• 1 - 10/100 Ethernet port

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READ FIRST!

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1. Plug the power adaptor jack into the side of the Kensington Portable Universal
Docking Station as shown below. Connect the power adaptor to an electrical outlet.

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The Power icon glows when the docking station is powered.

2. Plug the square end of the USB cable into the USB upstream connector on the side
of the docking station as shown above.

3. If your computer is not already running, start it now.

4. Plug the other end of the USB cable into an available USB port on your computer.
There is no need to turn off your computer before you connect or disconnect a USB
device.

The docking station is a high-speed USB 2.0 device. If you plug it into an older USB

1.x port or hub, Windows XP may display a warning message. Close the message
window to continue. The docking station will work when connected to a USB 1.x
port, but devices connected will operate at reduced speed.

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• The Kensington Portable Universal Docking Station

• USB 2.0 cable

• Power adaptor

• This User's Manual

• Driver CD

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• PC with a Pentium® processor or equivalent

• USB port (USB 2.0 recommended for faster data transfer) The docking station will
work with a USB 1.x connection, but at maximum of 12 Megabits per second,
compared to a maximum of 480 Megabits per second with USB 2.0.

• CD-ROM drive

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• Windows® XP with Service Pack 1 or higher

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3. Click Finish to continue.

4. Next, Windows XP detects the serial port on the docking station.

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Windows XP will detect the docking station as a new device and begin the USB 2.0
device driver installation.

1. The Found New Hardware Wizard begins.

2. Place the Kensington driver CD into your CD drive. Select Install the software
automatically [Recommended], and click Next to continue.

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