Digi Hubport/4c DC, Hubport/7c DC manual Installing Hubport Drivers, Interpreting the Status Lights

Installing Hubport Drivers

For Windows 98, 2000, and XP Users

After following the instructions described in “Connecting Your Hubport” in the previous section, installation will be complete.

For Windows NT 4.0 Users

Because Microsoft does not support USB in NT4.0, Digi International supplies a set of USB drivers that will be installed along with the necessary Hubport drivers. NOTE: You must install the drivers using an account that has administrative privileges!

To install the USB stack and Hubport drivers:

1)Insert the “Edgeport Driver” CD Version 2.60 or above into your CD-ROM drive.

2)When the welcome dialog appears, click the Install Driver button.

Once the driver installation program has begun, follow the on screen instructions.

3a) If you are installing drivers for the first time: An Information dialog informs you that the installation was successful. After clicking OK, the installation is complete.

3b) If you are replacing existing Edgeport drivers: Follow the on-screen instructions. Note that, before beginning the installation of the drivers, all applications with open ports must be closed and all USB devices unplugged. If you close all the applications and unplug all the USB devices, then you will not need to reboot for the new drivers to take effect immediately. If any applications are left open or USB devices plugged in, you may choose to abort the installation or to continue and be required to reboot before the upgrade can take effect.

Follow the instructions described in “Connecting Your Hubport” in the previous section. When finished with the instructions, your new communication ports, numbered sequentially following the existing ports in your system, are ready.

Note that because Windows NT 4.0 is not Plug-and-Play, you will not see a pop-up dialog box indicating that new hardware has been found. You may verify correct installation with the USB Status Utility.

The USB Status Utility (Viewer) can be accessed by clicking the USB icon in your system tray or by clicking on Start/Programs/Digi USB/USB Status Utility. This utility lists all the USB devices installed on your PC and provides other relevant information for each device. You may also use this utility to create a log file.

Interpreting the Status Lights

For Hubport/4 and Hubport/7

The green System Status Light indicates that the USB ports are successfully set up and the Hubport is operating normally. The green Port Status Lights (numbered 1-4 or 1-7) each indicate that the corresponding port is powered.

For /c Hubport Models

The green Power Light located next to the power connector indicates that the Hubport has power. The green Port Status Lights (numbered 1-4 or 1-7) each indicate that the attached USB device is connected and enumerated.

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