Chapter 2: System Connections
Figure 2-2 shows the connections between the Liquid blue workstation and other system components.
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Figure 2-2: Liquid Connections to Other System Components
Attach the Software Protection Dongle
Before you connect the Liquid blue client computer to your network, you must attach a software protection dongle to the back of the computer. The dongle is wrapped in plastic and packaged with your Liquid computer. You may have a parallel port dongle or a USB port dongle.
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Figure 2-3: Liquid blue Dongles
•Attach the USB type of dongle to any USB port on the Liquid blue client computer (prefera- bly in the back).
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