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 the COM 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.
