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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1Introduction
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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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
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.
Back Panel
Figure 2

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2Getting 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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Figure 3
Uninstalling the Drivers
To uninstall the AnywhereUSB drivers:
1. Launch the AnywhereUSB Configuration Utility from the Start
menu.
2. Select Preferences from the File menu and then click the Uninstall
button.
3. Reboot the PC to complete the driver removal.

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4Initial AnywhereUSB Configuration
This section explains how to configure the IP address in a new
AnywhereUSB unit.
Initial Configuration
To begin the initial configuration:
1. Launch the AnywhereUSB Configuration Utility from the Start
menu. A new AnywhereUSB will have a default IP address of
0.0.0.0 (see Figure 4) and must be configured before it can be
used by the host PC. Each AnywhereUSB is identified by its IP
address. If the AnywhereUSB is unconfigured, then the serial
number can be used for identification. Unconfigured
AnywhereUSBs are listed separately. For example, the
AnywhereUSB with serial number SW901F7005 below has not
been configured.
Figure 4

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2. Double click on the Unconfigured AnywhereUSB entry, or select the
Unconfigured AnywhereUSB entry and click the Configure button.
3. Enter a Device Name that easily identifies the AnywhereUSB.
Figure 5-DHCP Enabled Configuration Figure 6-Static IP Address Configuration
To Configure DHCP:
1. Select the Enable button
2. When DHCP is enabled, the AnywhereUSB will wait for up to four
DHCP requests. If a DHCP response is not received, they
AnywhereUSB will default to its initial unconfigured state. Also,
AnywhereUSB will look for option 26 in order to determine the MTU
size (with 1500 being the default).

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To Configure a static IP address:
1. Select the Disable button.
2. Enter and IP address manually.
3. The MTU size is configureable between 576 and 1500 bytes, with 1500
being the default. For the changes to take effect you must click the
Update button, which resets the AnywhereUSB.

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5 Configuring the PC to Connect to an
AnywhereUSB
This section explains how to configure the PC to establish a
connection to the AnywhereUSB unit.
Connecting to the AnywhereUSB
In order to use the USB devices that are attached to the AnywhereUSB,
the PC must establish a connection to the AnywhereUSB by adding the
units IP address to the Connection List.
1. Launch the AnywhereUSB Configuration Utility from the start
menu. The utility displays a list of all AnywhereUSBs on your
local subnet and on any subnet configured in the Discovery List.
Figure 7

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2. Select an AnywhereUSB from the AnywhereUSB Configuration
Utility Main Window and then either click the Connect button or
right click on the selected AnywhereUSB and click Connect from
the drop down box (see Figure 8). The host computer then
attempts to connect to the AnywhereUSB.
Figure 8

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6Using the Configuration Utility
Program
This section explains how to use the AnywhereUSB Configuration utility.
Configuration Utility Main Window
The AnywhereUSB Configuration Utility displays AnywhereUSBs grouped
by their subnet addresses. The Utility automatically discovers
AnywhereUSBs on the local subnet. To discover AnywhereUSBs on
other subnets, add those subnet addresses to the Discovery List
(see Section 7).
Figure 9

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Icon Color Legend:
Green—Available For Connection
Gray, Bold Text—Connected to this computer.
Gray—In use by other host PC.
Red—Firmware is being updated.
AnywhereUSB IP Address has not yet been
configured
Note: After the AnywhereUSB Configuration Utility has been launched it
will reside in the system tray. To open the utility, double click the
AnywhereUSB icon in the system tray.
Menu Options
File Menu: Preferences
The AnywhereUSB Concentrator Detection option allows for the
configuration of how often and if the Configuration Utility queries the
network for AnywhereUSB units.
The Detection Timeout configures how long the Configuration Utility will
wait to hear from all the AnywhereUSBs before the Configuration Utility
updates the list of units in the Main Window.
Figure 10

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Edit Menu: Connection List
Displays the IP addresses of the AnywhereUSB to which the PC will try to
connect. When an IP Address is added to this list, the Host PC
immediately tries to connect to the AnywhereUSB. If an IP Address is
deleted from the Connection List, the AnywhereUSB unit will disconnect
from the host PC and return to a ―Available for Host Connection‖ state.
Figure 11

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Edit Menu: Discovery List
This command displays a list of subnet addresses of remote networks or
IP Addresses of individual units where the configuration utility will search
for AnywhereUSB units.
Figure 12