ATEN US221A User manual

US221A/ US421A
USER MANUAL
USB 2.0 Peripheral Switch
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FCC Information
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may
cause interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna;
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver;
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that which the receiver is connected;
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician
for help.
RoHS
This product is RoHS compliant.
SJ/T 11364-2006
The following contains information that relates to China.
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US221A/ US421A
User Manual
Online Registration
You can register your product at our online support center:
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Telephone Support ATEN TECH 1-888-999-ATEN
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Package Contents
The US221A/ US421AUSB 2.0 Peripheral Switch package
contains the following items:
1 2-port (US221A) or 4-port (US421A) USB 2.0 Peripheral
Switch
1 1.8 m USB Type A to USB Type B Cable
1 Installation Disk
1 User Manual*
1 Quick Start Guide
Check to make sure that all the components are present and that
nothing got damaged in shipping. If you encounter a problem,
contact your dealer.
Read this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and
operation procedures carefully to preventanydamage tothe unit,
and/or any of the devices connected to it.
*Features may have been added to the US221A/ US421Asince
this manual was printed. Please visit our website to download
the most up-to-date version of the manual.
Copyright © 2009 ATEN® International Co., Ltd.
Manual Part No. PAPE-1245-110G
Manual Date: 2009-05-20
ATEN and the ATEN logo are trademarks of ATEN International Co., Ltd. All rights
reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Overview
The US221A/ US421Ais a 2/4-port USB 2.0 Peripheral Switch
that allows up to 2/4 computers to share the use of a single USB
peripheraldevice(such asa printer,scanner, mass storagedrive,
etc.*) on a one-at-a-time basis.
The peripheral focus can be given to a computer manually by
using pushbuttons on the switch or by using the software-based
configuration utility. In addition, the US221A/ US421Ahas a new
Auto Switch function that stores commands sent to the USB
peripheral device to be processed on a first-come, first-served
basis, meaning that a print server is not required.
Compatible with both Windows and Mac, and with multifunction
printer support, the US221A/ US421Ais the ideal way to share
the latest USB 2.0 peripherals in a multimedia SOHO
environment.
Note: The US221A/ US421Adoes not support a USB hub
peripheral device.
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