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2 Hardware Installation
2.1 Network Architecture
Traditional serial port communication uses a COM port board that slides into one of the
slots at the back of your PC. With the ADAM-4562, you can access t he C OM port from
USB ports. The ADAM-4562 can be integrated into the network architecture of any
protocol.
Note: all the operating systems on your host must support USB v1.1 or above standard,
such as Windows 98/2000/XP. USB devices are used in “Master-Slave” architecture.
Before you use ADAM-4562, you must determine the master PC. The following
illustration shows the network architecture:
Figure 2-1: Network Architecture
2.2 Network Connection
When using the ADAM-4562, you will simply plug one end of USB cable (included in
package) into ADAM-4562, and the other end into the USB hub or your host PC.