User's Manual USB Port-Replicator - 1-
Index INTRODUCTION 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.... PACKAGE CONTENTS........... CONNECTORS........................ USB PORT-REPLICATOR FUNCTIONS. LED INDICATOR................... 3 3 4 4 5 INSTALLING USB Port-Replicator.. 6 7 DRIVER INSTALLATION........ SET UP THE PRINTER DEVICE 18 SET UP THE HYPERTERMINAL WITH USB TO SERIAL PORT ..........................................................................21 UNINSTALLING THE DRIVER PROGRAM.. 23 APPLICATION NOTE......
Introduction Thank you for ordering the USB Port-Replicator. The USB Port-Replicator is an intelligent expansion module which connects to a PC or notebook via Universal Serial Bus (USB) port, providing one high-speed RS-232 serial port, one printer port, one PS/2 keyboard & mouse and 4 downstream USB ports. The USB Port-Replicator features easy connectivity for traditional serial devices, keyboard, mouse and other USB devices.
Connectors One DB-9 RS-232 serial interface connector supports baud rates from 1,200 to 115.2K. One DB-25 parallel connector supports IEEE-1284 bi-directional printer port. One Mini-din for PS/2 keyboard, mouse. Four USB receptacle type A downstream ports. One USB type B upstream connector. USB DOCK Functions The available functions of USB Port-Replicator depend on the status of power supplied: Bus powered 1. Connecting USB cable to PC to provide bus power. 2.
LED Indicator Power Indicator The Power Indicator will turn ON when bus power is supplied. USB Indicators There are four USB indicators to show if the USB Downstream Ports are ready for use. 1. If the USB Port-Replicator is not ready for use or only bus power is supplied, the USB Indicators will turn OFF, and the USB Downstream Ports can not be used. 2.
Installing USB Port-Replicator 1. This installation guide is written in accordance with Windows 98/98SE. For Windows 2000/XP, the step A, B, and C of the "Driver Installation" section will be skipped. 2. Power on your computer and make sure that the USB port is enabled and working properly. Please refer to the "application note 1” if you have any trouble. 3. Connect the power adapter into USB Port-Replicator. 4. Connect the USB cable into USB Port-Replicator and the USB port of your PC. 5.
Driver Installation The driver installation is divided into 4 steps. Please install USB Port-Replicator step by step by following the instruction from Step A-D. Step A: (This step for Windows 98 only) To install the HUB function of the USB Port-Replicator: A1. Click “Next” to Continue (Ref Figure A-1) A2. Click “Next” to initiate a search for the best driver for your device (Ref Figure A-2) A3. Please insert the “Windows 98” CD into CD-ROM.
A4. Click “Next” to continue (Ref Figure A-4) A5. Click “Next” to continue (Ref Figure A-5) A6.
Step B: (This section for Windows98/98SE/Me only) To install the software for USB to Printer Converter of the USB Port-Replicator: B1. Insert the “USB PortReplicator driver diskette” into drive A. Click “Next” to continue (Ref Figure B-1) B2. Click “Next” to initiate the search for the best driver for your device (Ref Figure B-2). B3. Selected Floppy diskette drives location as "A:\Win98". Click “Next” to start and search. (Ref Figure B-3).
B4. Click “Next” to continue (Ref Figure B-4) B5. Click “Finish”, windows has finished installing the printer driver (Ref Figure B-5) Before connecting the printer on the parallel port of USB Port-Replicator -Einstein, the printer driver must be installed in advance, or it might print unknow format of character. Please refer "Setting Up the Printer Device" section to connect your printer to the USB Port-Replicator.
Step C. (This section for Windows98/98SE only) To install the PS/2 keyboard & mouse driver of USB Port-Replicator: C1. Click “Next” to continue (Ref Figure C-1) C2. Click “Next” to initiate search for the best driver for your device (Ref Figure C-2) C3. Please insert “Windows 98” CD into CD-ROM drive.
C4. Click “Next” to continue (Ref Figure C-4) C5. Click “Finish”, Windows has finished installing the USB HID driver for PS/2 keyboard & mouse.
Step D: To install the USB to serial port driver of the USB Port-Replicator, please make sure the driver diskette is inserted: D1. Click “Next” to continue (Ref Figure D-1) D2. Click “Next” to initiate a search for the best drive for your device (Ref Figure D-2) D3. Select Floppy diskette drives location.
D4. Click “Next” to continue (Ref Figure D-4) D5.
Step E. (For Windows 2000/XP only) To install the USB to serial port driver of the DOCK COMMANDER, please make sure the driver diskette/CD is inserted: E1. Click “Next” to continue (Ref Figure E-1) E2. Click “Next” to initiate search for the best driver for your device (Ref Figure E-2) E3. Please insert “Dock Commander Driver” diskette/CD into Floppy/CD-ROM drive and specify the location.
E4. Click “Next” to continue (Ref Figure E-4) E5. Click “Finish”, Windows has finished installing Serial port driver. (Ref Figure E-5) l Before connecting the modem on the serial port of USB Port-Replicator, the modem driver must be installed in advance, otherwise it might operate unexpectedly. l Please refer to "Setting Up the HyperTerminal with USB to serial port" section as an example of routing your COM port setting.
C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s ! ! You have finished i n s t a l l i n g USB P o r t - R e p l i c a t o r . Please click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, double click System, and click on Device Manager. Double check the Human Interface Devices, Keyboard, Mouse, Ports, and Universal serial bus controller of the dialog box to see if they work properly.
Set Up the Printer Device Follow the steps below to connect your printer to the USB Port-Replicator with your PC: For Windows 98/98SE and Me: 1. Turn off your printer. Plug the cable to connect USB Port-Replicator parallel port and printer. Turn on the printer afterwards. 2. Turn on your computer and plug in the USB cable to connect the USB Port-Replicator and the USB port of PC. 3. Please click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, double click System, and click on Device Manager.
6. If you do not have a printer installed yet, click on Start, Settings, Printers, Add Printer. The Add Printer Wizard will start and assist you in installing a new printer device. Select the printer manufacturer and model name from the list provided by the wizard or use the printer driver diskette supplied by your printer. 7. When prompted which port the printer will use, click on LPT2: USB to Parallel Port. 8.
For WINDOWS 2000 and XP: 1. Turn off your printer. Plug the cable to connect USB PORT REPLICATOR parallel port and printer. Turn on the printer afterwards. 2. Turn on your computer and plug in the USB cable to connect the USB PORTREPLICATOR and the USB port of PC. 3. If you have installed a printer device before, click Start, Settings, Printers. Right-click the default installed printer and click on Properties. The Properties dialog box of the installed printer will appear on your screen. 4.
Set up the HyperTerminal with USB to serial port Follow the steps below to configure your HyperTerminal with USB to serial COM port setting: 1. Make sure that HyperTerminal is installed in your system. If not, please click Start, Settings, Control Panel, double click Add/Remove Programs, choose Windows Setup page, Communications, click Details button, enable HyperTerminal to install the program to your Windows system. 2.
4. Click the "Connect using" item to indicate the proper COM port which appeared in step 1, and follow the succeeding instructions to complete the setup.
Uninstalling the Driver Program If you want to remove the USB Port-Replicator driver program, you can uninstall it by following the steps below: WINDOWS 98/98SE and Me: a. Unplug the USB cable from your PC. b. Run the Uninst_USBDock_98_Me.exe program from the USB Port-Replicator driver diskette and reboot the PC. WINDOWS 2000 and XP: c. Unplug the USB cable from your PC. d. Run the Uninst_USBDock_2000_XP.exe program from the USB Port-Replicator driver diskette.
APPLICATION NOTE 1. Determine why support of USB port is not present: First, download Usbready.exe from the web site www.octinc.com.tw, if you have any problem to download, please contact us via service@octinc.com.tw. Please run the program, and click the Details button, it will help you find the reason why USB support is disabled. Click on the Details button. - If the USB class Host Controller windows displays “No USB Host Controller Found”, it means the USB Host Controller has not been detected.
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