Roline Gigabit Ethernet to DVI Adapter User Manual

Gigabit Ethernet to DVI Adapter

User’s Manual

Gigabit Ethernet to DVI Adapter User’s Manual

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This manual is designed for use with the Gigabit Ethernet to DVI Adapter. Information in this
document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given to the
correctness of the contents. The information in this document is subject to ch ange without notice.
The manufacturer does not make any representations or warranties (implied or otherwise)
regarding the accuracy and completeness of this document and shall in no event be liable for
any loss of profit or any commercial damage, including but not limited to special, incidental,
consequential, or other damage.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Always read the safety instructions carefully:

 Keep this User’s Manual for future reference
 Keep this equipment away from humidity
 If any of the following situation arises, get the equipment checked by a service technician:

 The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
 The equipment has been dropped and damaged.
 The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.
 The equipment has not been working well or you cannot get it to work according to the

User’s Manual.

COPYRIGHT

This document contains propriet ary information protected by copyright. All right are reserved. No
part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical, electronic or other means, in any
form, without prior written permission of the manufacturer.

TRADEMARKS

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. Introduction............................................................................................................1

Features.................................................................................................................................2

Package Contents..................................................................................................................2

System Requirements ...........................................................................................................2

LED Status............................................................................................................................2

2. Installation..............................................................................................................3

Hardware Connection...........................................................................................................3

Driver Installation................................................................................................................. 4

On Windows XP.............................................................................................................4

On Windows Vista/ Windows 7....................................................................................8

3. Application ...........................................................................................................13

File......................................................................................................................................13

Options................................................................................................................................16

View....................................................................................................................................19

Help.....................................................................................................................................20

4. Display Mode........................................................................................................22

5. Uninstall the Driver..............................................................................................24

6. Specifications.......................................................................................................27

7. Regulatory Compliance.......................................................................................28

FCC Conditions ..................................................................................................................28

CE .......................................................................................................................................28

WEEE Information.............................................................................................................28

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1. Introduction

1. Introduction

The Gigabit Ethernet to DVI Adapter enables you easily to connect monitor and projector
from a computer. You may perform a high quality presentation and DVD video by the
high throughput of Gigabit Ethernet and have the content of your PC get access remotely.
The display station can be up 100 meters away from your computer with CAT6 cable.
You can connect to 6 different display screens with this adapter as digital signage
application.

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Features

Support connect up to 6 display screens as digital signage function
Compatible with Gigabit Ethernet specification
Video application on LCD monitor or projector shared through Gigabit

Ethernet port
Display remote control
Compatible with USB 1.1/2.0 specification
Support resolution up to 1920 x 1080
Input: Gigabit Ethernet interface；Output: DVI interface

Long transmission distance up to 100 meters
Plug and Play

Package Contents

Gigabit Ethernet to DVI Adapter
Power Adapter
CD (Driver and User’s Manual)

Quick Installation Guide

Operating System Requirements

Windows XP, Windows Vista 32/64 bits and Windows 7 32/64 bits

LED Status

LED Color Description

On for connected to the power adapter

Power Green

Off for not connected to the power adapter

x1
x1
x1
x1

Link Blue

LAN activity. Blinking when there is data flow
between LAN and the host computer

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Hardware Connection

2. Installation

Connect to DVI monitor / projector

2 downstream USB ports

Speaker

LINK (LAN Connection) Indicator

Power Indicator

Reset button

Connect to the Ethernet with RJ45 cable

LAN Port

Connect to the power adapter

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Driver Installation

On Windows XP

Caution: DO NOT connect the adapter to your computer before installing the driver

on the provided CD.

1. Insert the provided CD into your disc drive. When the Install DisplayLink
Software screen appears, select I accept the terms in the license agreement.

2. Your screens may temporarily go black or flash during this process.

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2. Installation

3. USB Server Setup is preparing the InstallShield Wizard, which will guide you
through the program setup process. Please wait.

4. Setup has finished installing USB Server on your computer. Please click Finish.

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5. The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed USB Server. Before you can
use the program, you must restart your computer.

6. When the installation is completed. Please restart your system before using
Gigabit Ethernet to DVI Adapter. You may see the Launch USB Server icon on
desktop.

7. Please plug power cable into Gigabit Ethernet to DVI Adapter and connect the
Ethernet adapter’s LAN port end to a free Router.

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8. Please return to the desktop and Double-click the shortcut icon of Launch USB

Server on the desktop. This will bring up the main dialog box. The following is
what you will see at program start up; please click Connect Device when a device
is selected.

The Windows Security Alert Window will appear when making connection.

Please click Unblock or Allow Access button to make connection.

9. When the device is connected, the check mark will be green.

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On Windows Vista / Windows 7

Caution: DO NOT connect the adapter to your computer before installing the driver

on the provided CD.

1. Insert the provided CD into your disc drive. Locate and double-click the Run

autorun.exe file in the Driver folder to launch the setup program.

Note：

If the installer program doesn’t run automatically, please locate and double-click on
the Setup.exe file in the Driver folder to launch the setup program.

If you encounter a User Account Control dialog box when attempting to install a
program, enter an administrator password or click Allow/Yes to start the installation.

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2. When the Install DisplayLink Software screen appears, select I accept the terms
in the license agreement.

3. Your screens may temporarily go black or flash during this process.

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4. USB Server Setup is preparing the InstallShield Wizard, which will guide you
through the program setup process. Please wait.

Note：If you encounter a User Account Control dialog box when attempting to install
program, enter an administrator password or click Allow/Yes to start the

installation.

5. Setup has finished installing USB Server on your computer.

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6. The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed USB Server. Before you can
use the program, you must restart your computer.

7. When the installation is completed. Please restart your system before using
Gigabit Ethernet to DVI Adapter. You may see the Launch USB Server icon on
desktop.

8. Please plug power cable into Gigabit Ethernet to DVI Adapter and connect the
Ethernet adapter’s LAN port end to a free Router.

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9. Please return to the desktop and Double-click the shortcut icon of Launch USB
Server on the desktop. This will bring up the main dialog box. The following is what
you will see at program start up; please click Connect Device when a device is
selected.

The Windows Security Alert Window will appear when making connection.
Please click Unblock or Allow Access button to make connection.

10. When the device is connected, the check mark will be green.

*Actual strings depend on your operation system. These screen shots are from Windows Vista

64-bit and might vary slightly for each operation system.

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

Application

 File

The Quit function exits the program.

Application

 Options

 Language: You can change the utility’s language with this option. The

default language would be the same as your system’s language.

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 Server Configuration: There are two way to bring up Server

Configuration. You can go through Options Tab (figure 1) or Right-Click
on the server icon to bring up this menu, and select Server Configuration
(figure 2).

(Figure 1)

(Figure 2)

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Application

Server Name: This field allows you change the Server name. Change it

whatever you want.

USE DHCP: When this field is checked, your server acquires IP address

automatically. Uncheck it and you can enter IP address automatically.

Note: You can apply this function to a server under different network segment.

HOWEVER, some router/switch hub does not allow communication between
servers under different segment. In this case, you won’t even see the server
on a different network segment.
Backup Firmware: this function is a fail-save mechanism for the Update
Firmware function. Just browse to where you want to save the backup file and
click on Save to save the file.
Update Firmware: update firmware with this function. Use the Browse button
to choose the firmware to update. Click on Open to start.
Change Password: Simply enter the new password and enter it again for
confirmation. Click on Submit to change.
Reset Server: This button reboots the server. Please note that this function
will not work if the server you attempt to reset has a device connected to it and
the device is occupied by a user.

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 Open Web Page

To bring up the server’s configuration web pages.

Status: This is the main page. You can see the important information about
the EST USB Server and the devices connected to it. The 4 links at the
left-hand side take you to different pages with other information about this
server or functions you could perform.

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Application

Network Information: This page displays the current network setting of the
server, like the current IP setting and the MAC address.

Reset Device: Click on the Submit button with the correct password provided
will reboot this EST USB Server. If no password has been set, then simply
click on Submit button to perform this function.

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Change Password: To change the password, you must enter current
password, enter new password and enter it again for confirmation and the
click on Submit to set the new Password. If you are setting the password for
the first time, you do not have to provide current password.

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Application

 View

The tree view in the main dialog has two display modes: “Servers and

Devices” mode and “Devices Only” mode. The default setting is “Devices
Only” mode. You can toggle between these two display modes with the View
option on the control menu.

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 Help

 About: Bring up a dialog box with legal and other relative information

displayed.

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Application

 Log File: Enabling Log function allows the USB Server software to

generate a log file that records data which might help software developers
debug a problem. So if you want to report a bug, enable this function and
repeat the steps to reproduce the bug. Once you have seen the bug
happen again, you can use the Extract log file function to extract the file
and send the file in for analysis.

 Extract Log File: Clicking on this option brings up the folder where

the log file is kept.

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4. Display Mode

On Windows XP/ Windows Vista

To change the display mode, please right-click on your desktop and click
Properties > Settings on Windows XP, Personalize > Display Setting on
Windows Vista or use the icon in the system tray that looks like a monitor as
below.
The USB-attached monitor can be configured to:

Extend your Windows desktop (default)
Extend your Windows desktop to Right / Left / Above / Below
Mirror your Windows desktop
Set as Main Monitor

Notebook Monitor Off
Off

On Windows XP On Windows Vista

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On Windows 7

1. You can change the appearance of your displays through the Window.
Moreover, additional controls are available in Windows 7: Orientation
(Portrait, landscape, rotated portrait, rotated landscape)

2. To control the behavior of an attached DisplayLink device (or screen), it is
possible to use Windows Key+P to display menu (and cycle through it) to
allow: Disconnect Projector, Duplicate, Extend, Projector Only.

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5. Uninst all the Driver

If for any reason you want to uninstall the driver, please take these steps:

Uninstall USB Server Driver

1. Open the Control Panel and double-click Uninstall a Program on Windows 7,
Programs and Features on Windows Vista, and Add or Remove Programs on

Windows XP.

2. Select USB Server and click Uninstall or Remove.

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5. Uninstall the Driver

3. Click Yes to completely remove the selected application and all of its features.

4. Click Finish to exit the wizard.

5. Select “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and click Finish.

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Uninstall the DisplayLink Driver

1. Open the Control Panel and double-click Uninstall a Program on Windows 7,
Programs and Features on Windows Vista, and Add or Remove Programs on

Windows XP.

2. Select DisplayLink Graphics and click Uninstall or Remove.

3. Click Yes to confirm the removal. During the removal process a couple of DOS
windows will pop up.

4. Click Yes to restart your computer and then unplug the adapter now.

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6. Specifications

Function Gigabit Ethernet DVI Adapter

Gigabit Ethernet port 1 xRJ45 Female
USB Downstream Port 2 xUSB A type Female

6. Specifications

Connector

LED
Video Video Resolution 1920 x 1080

Power Consumption

Physical Properties

Video out 1 x DVI
Audio out Speaker x1
Power 1 x DC Jack(Black)
Power LED 1x LED (Green)
Link LED 1x LED(Blue)

Operating Power : 1075mA
Suspend Mode Power : 893mA

Housing Plastic (ABS + PC)
Weight 110g
Dimension 97mm(L)x75mm(W)x26mm(H)

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7. Regulatory Compliance

FCC Conditions

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 Class B of the
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference
(2) This device must accept any interference received. Including interference

that may cause undesired operation.

CE

This equipment is in compliance with the requirements of the following
regulations: EN 55 022: EMC Directive 2004/08/EC (EN55022/EN55024)

WEEE Information

For EU (European Union) member users:
According to the WEEE (Waste electrical and electronic equipment) Directive,
do not dispose of this product as household waste or commercial waste. Waste
electrical and electronic equipment should be appropriately collected and
recycled as required by practices established for your country. For information
on recycling of this product, please contact your local authorities, your
household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

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