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    H ubpo r t ® USB HUB Installation Guide Models: Hubport/4 Hubport/7 /c Models : Hubport/4c Hubport/7c Hubport/4c DC Hubport/7c DC www. digi .com[...]

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    Table o f Contents Table of C ontents ............................................................. 1 Introduction to Hubs ........................................................ 1 Connecting Your Hubport ................................................ 2 Installing Hubport Drivers ............................................... 3 Interpreting the[...]

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    Hubport Installation Guide (90000 664 Rev. B ) – Page 1 Introduct ion to Hubs Thank you for purchasing the Hubport, a self - powered Universal Serial Bus (USB) hub designed to provide a convenient and effective means of bringing USB connectivity to your PC, server, or laptop. The Hubport also delivers the potential of Digi International’s Edgep[...]

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    Hubport Installation Guide (90000 664 Rev. B ) – Page 2 Specifications Product USB2.0 High Speed † Powering Method USB Downstream Ports Power Requirements Hubport/4 No Self* 4 5VDC @2A Self * 4 5VDC @2A Hubport/4c Ye s USB Bus 2 None Hubport/4c DC Yes Self * 4 Variable 10 - 28VDC @15W Hubport/7 No Self * 7 5VDC @3A Hubport/7c Yes Self * 7 5VDC [...]

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    Hubport Installation Guide (90000 664 Rev. B ) – Page 3 Installing Hubpo rt 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 s[...]

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    Hubport Installation Guide (90000 664 Rev. B ) – Page 4 Regulato ry & Other Info rmation © 200 6 Digi, Digi International, the Digi logo, the Digi Connectware logo, Edgeport, and Hubport are either trademarks or reg istered trademarks of Digi International, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the proper[...]

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    Hubport Installation Guide (90000 664 Rev. B ) – Page 5 Product Name: Hubport/4 Model Nu mbers North America International 301 - 1010 - 04 301 - 2010 - 04 Product Name: Hubport/4 c Model Nu mbers North America International 301 - 1010 - 04 301 - 2010 - 04 Product Name: Hubport/4 c DC Model Nu mbers North America International 301 - 1010 - 04 301 [...]

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    Hubport Installation Guide (90000 664 Rev. B ) – Page 6 Digi International 11001 Bren Road East Minnetonka, MN 55343 digi.info@digi.com www.digi.com Corporate Headquarters: 952 - 912 - 3444 877 - 912 - 3444 Fax: 952 - 912 - 4952 Digi Eur ope: +49 - 231 - 9747 - 0 Digi Hong Kong: +852 - 2833 - 1008 Digi North America: 877 - 912 - 3444[...]