AnywhereUSB User Guide - Digi International

1 AnywhereUSBUserGuideRevisionhistory ,DigiInternational, asis, sinthebox?17 Connectthehardware17 Installthedriversoftware17 InitialAnywhereUSBconfigurationConfigure theIP address19 AnywhereUSB /5(firstgeneration)19 AnywhereUSB (secondgeneration)19 ConnectahostcomputertoAnywhereUSBC onnecttotheAnywhereUSB22 AnywhereUSBR emoteHubConfigurationUtilityStarttheAnyw hereUSBR emoteHubConfigurationUtility25 RemoteHubConfigurationUtilitywindow25 RemoteHubConfigurationUtilitywindowmenuo ptions26 Filemenu:Preferences27 Editmenu:ConnectionList27 Editmenu:DiscoveryList28 Commandmenu.

2 Configure28 AnywhereUSBUserGuide4 AnywhereUSBUserGuide5 Commandmenu:Connect29 Commandmenu:WebUI29 Viewmenu:DriverInformation29 Viewmenu:Refresh(F5)30 ConfigureAnywhereUSBencryptionCreateandv alidatetheCAcertificate31 InstalltheCAcertificateontheAnywhereUSBd evice32 EnabletheEncryptedAnywhereUSBnetworkserv ice32 InstalltheCAcertificateonthehostcomputer 33 InstalltwoCAcertificates33 SpecifyacertificatefolderforEncryptedAny whereUSBconnections34 WindowsCertificateStoresupport35 TroubleshootAnywhereUSBencryption35 DiscoverAnywhereUSBdevicesonothersubnets AddIPaddressestotheDiscoveryList36 HardwarespecificationsAnywhereUSB/239 Dimensions39 Environmental39

3 Powerrequirements39 Hardwareinterfacefeatures39 Networkinterfacefeatures39 AnywhereUSB /5(G2), AnywhereUSB /5M40 Dimensions40 Environmental40 Powerrequirements40 Hardwareinterfacefeatures40 Networkinterfacefeatures40 AnywhereUSB /5(firstgeneration)41 Dimensions41 Environmental41 Powerrequirements41 AnywhereUSBTS4441 Dimensions41 Environmental41 Powerrequirements42 Hardwareinterfacefeatures42 Serialinterfacefeatures42 Serialportpinouts42 Networkinterfacefeatures43 AnywhereUSB /1443 Dimensions43 Environmental43 Powerrequirements43 Hardwareinterfacefeatures43 Networkinterfacefeatures44 AnywhereUSBUserGuide6 Multi-hostconnectionsConfiguregroups46 Dynamicgroupassignment48 Hostcomputerconfiguration48

4 ConfigurefromthewebinterfaceConfiguratio nandManagementhomepage53 Logout53 Applyandsavechanges53 Cancelchanges53 RestoretheAnywhereUSBtofactorydefaults53 Onlinehelp53 WebUIConfiguration53 Networksettings53 Serialportsettings( AnywhereUSB /14andAnyw hereUSBTS44only)56 Systemsettings59 RemoteManagerconfiguration61 Securitysettings67 Applications( AnywhereUSB /5 MandAnywhereUSB/14) +issuing/expirationdates86 Addressandphoneofservicefacility86 AppendixA:AnywhereUSBpermitteddevicelist Aboutthepermitteddevicelist87 Examples87 Configurethepermitteddevicelist87 AppendixB:UnderstandinghubsAbouthubs91 Upstreamanddownstreamports91 Powerrequirements91 Serieslimits92 AppendixC.

5 FirewallsupportConfigureforfirewallsuppo rt93 AnywhereUSBUserGuideTheAnywhereUSBisthef irstremotenetworkingsolutiontoutilizeUSB overIP ,youcandeployAnywhereUSBdevicesinharshor non-secureenvironments,makingitidealforp oint-of-sale,kiosks,surveillance,industr ialautomation, ,four,five,orfourteenUSBportstoconnectpe ripheraldevicessuchasUSBlicensedongles,b arcodescanners,receiptprinters,aswellasD igiWatchport /V2orWatchport :nAnywhereUSB/5(firstgeneration)componen tsnSecondgenerationAnywhereUSBmodelsThes econdgenerationAnywhereUSBdevicesprovide abuilt-inwebserverandacommandlineinterfa ce(CLI) (G2andMmodels)componentsoAnywhereUSB/5(G 2andMmodels)componentsoAnywhereUSB/14com ponentsoAnywhereUSB/TS44componentsConfig urablefeaturesThissectionprovidesanoverv iewofconfigurablefeaturesforthefollowing products.

6 NAnywhereUSB/2nAnywhereUSB/5(G2)nAnywher eUSB/5 MnAnywhereUSBTS44nAnywhereUSB/14 UserInterfacesThereareseveraluserinterfa cesforconfiguringandmonitoringtheAnywher eUSBfamily,including:nDigiDeviceDiscover yUtility,usedtoconfigureIPsettingsnWebus erinterface(UI)foradvancedconfiguring,mo nitoring,andadministrationnAnywhereUSBco mmandlineinterface(CLI)AnywhereUSBUserGu ide8 AnywhereUSBUserGuideConfigurablefeatures AnywhereUSBUserGuide9nSimpleNetworkManag ementProtocol(SNMP)nAnywhereUSBC onfigurationUtility,usedtoconnect/discon necthostcomputersIPaddressassignmentTher eareseveralwaystoassignanIPaddresstoanAn ywhereUSB:nStaticIP.

7 AssignaspecificIPaddresstoadevice,throug htheDigiDeviceDiscoveryUtility,thewebUI, (DHCP) ,todeliverTCP/IPstackconfigurationparame ters,suchasthesubnetmaskanddefaultgatewa y, (APIPA),alsoknownasAuto- , , , ,HTTP/HTTPS,SSH,SNMP, ,periodicallyperformanynecessaryconfigur ation-managementtasks,suchas:nUpgradefir mwarenUpgradedevicedrivernBackupdeviceco nfigurationnResettofactorydefaultsetting snRestartthedeviceAnywhereUSBUserGuideAn ywhereUSB/5(firstgeneration)componentsAn ywhereUSBUserGuide10 AnywhereUSB /5(firstgeneration)components ItemNameDescription1 SystemStatusLEDO ninitialpower-up, , , , ;notethefollowingLEDpatterns:nGreenhunti ngpatternacrossall5 (G2).

8 , , (G2andMmodels) (G2andMmodels)componentsTheAnywhereUSB/5 (G2)andAnywhereUSB/5 Mmodelshavethesamecontrols,ports,andconn ectors, , , , (G2andM)usesanimprovedcenter-positivepow ersupplywithalockingbarrelconnector, ; , , , , , , , , , , (SSL)connectionandencryptingthedatausing AdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES),oneofthe latest, 'sWindowsHardwareQualityLab(WHQL) ,retail/point-of-sale, , ,howtoconnectthehardware, sinthebox?AllAnywhereUSBmodelsincludethe followinghardwareinthebox:nAnywhereUSBde vicenPowersupply** , ( AnywhereUSB /14) , ,youneedtoinstallthedriversoftware,confi guretheIPaddress,andsetupsecurity(option al).

9 InstallthedriversoftwareYouneedaMicrosof tWindowscomputer(hostcomputer) # , Hostcomputer , (sometimescalledhost).Afterthedriversoft wareinstalls, , ,youcanconnectthedevicetothenetworkandco nfigureadditionaloptions,suchasastaticIP address,USBportgroups, addressWhensuccessfullyconnectedtoanetwo rk, , (firstgeneration) AnywhereUSB (secondgener ation) AnywhereUSB /5(firstgeneration)Byde fault,firstgenerationAnywhereUSB/5models supportDHCP, : , ,subnetmask, (secondgeneration) :AnywhereUSBUserGuide19 InitialAnywhereUSBconfigurationConfigure theIP addressAnywhereUSBUserGuide20nAnywhereUS B/2nAnywhereUSB/5(G2)nAnywhereUSB/5 MnAnywhereUSBTS44 , (suchaswhenthereisnoavailableDHCP server).

10 , , # , ,UtilitiesandMIBsdrop-downlist, ,subnetmask, ,usetheDigiDeviceDiscoveryUtilityortheAn ywhereUSBR emoteHubInitialAnywhereUSBconfigurationC onfiguretheIP > ,subnetmask, , , , >Programs> AnywhereUSB > : , (auserwithoutadministrativeprivileges) , ,auserwithadministrativeprivilegesmustlo gintothePConwhichtheUtilityisinstalled,l aunchtheUtility, (orHubs), >Programs> AnywhereUSB > , , , : :Inusebyanotherhostcomputer.( AnywhereUSB /5firstgenerationonly) :TheIPaddressisnotconfigured, : :thenameofthebusdriver,theProductIdentif ier, ,aDigiEdgeportUSBtoSerialconverterthatis pluggeddirectlyintotheUSBportofacomputer wouldhaveaDeviceIDsimilarto(whereUSBindi catestheMicrosoftUSBbusdriver):USB\VID_1 608&PID_0215\A20299384 WhenattachingdevicestoanAnywhereUSBdevic e.