User's Manual
Connecting USB devices
The docking station has six USB ports: one USB Type-C SuperSpeed port on the front panel; one USB
SuperSpeed port with HP Sleep and Charge on the right panel; and on the rear panel, two USB SuperSpeed
ports, one USB Type-C SuperSpeed port and DisplayPort, and one USB Type-C Thunderbolt port. Use the USB
ports to connect optional external USB devices, such as a keyboard and mouse.
NOTE: Be sure that the external device is compliant with the docking station power specications. Using a
noncompliant device might disable the port to which the device is attached. To reset the port, see
Troubleshooting on page 25.
Connecting a VGA device
NOTE: To connect a VGA video device to your docking station, you need an VGA cable, purchased separately.
To see the computer screen image on an external VGA monitor or projected for a presentation, connect a
monitor or projector to the docking station’s VGA port.
▲ Connect the VGA cable from the monitor or projector to the VGA port on the docking station as shown.
14 Chapter 2 Using the docking station