StarTech.com IPUSB2HD2 manual

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    Manual Revision: 08/02/2011 F or the most up-to- date information, please visit: www .startech.com DE: Bedienungsanleitung - de.startech.com FR: Guide de l'utilisateur - fr .startech.com ES: Guía del usuario - es.startech.com IT : Guida per l'uso - it.star tech.com NL: Gebruiksaanwijzing - nl.startech.com PT : Guia do usuário - pt.star [...]

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    Instruction Manual FC C Complianc e Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device, pursuant to par t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter fer ence in a residential installation. This equipment generates , uses and can radiat[...]

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    Instruction Manual i T able of Cont ents Introduction .................................................................................................. 1 Packaging Cont ents ....................................................................................................................................... 1 System Requirements .................[...]

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    Instruction Manual 1 Introduction The IPUSB2HD2 HDMI® over IP Extender delivers a v ersatile HDMI-IP link between PCs on your network and an HDMI monitor/projector , at full high denition (1080p, 1920 x 1080) video resolution. Acc ompanying audio signals are tr ansmitted directly through the HDMI output, or separately through the built-on 3.5mm[...]

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    Instruction Manual 2 F ront V iew Rear View[...]

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    Instruction Manual 3[...]

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    Instruction Manual 4 Installation Please ensure that the driver installation is complete prior to the physical installation (plugging in) of the USB 2.0 Video Adapter Driver Installation 1. Insert the Driver CD into your CD/DVD-ROM drive. 2. If the installation prog ram does not begin automatically , locate the Autorun.ex e application. This le [...]

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    Instruction Manual 5 Hardwar e Installation for USB 1. C onnect the HDMI display device (e.g. monit or) to the video adapter and pow er on the display device. 2. C onnect the power adapter to the video adapter and pr ess the power button. The power LED on the video adapter will light up . 3. C onnect the USB cable from the mini-B connector on the v[...]

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    Instruction Manual 6 7. If DHCP (automatic IP) is a vailable on the network, no conguration should be required . Correct network conguration Incorrect network conguration If a DHCP ser ver (automatic IP) is not a vailable on your network (such as connecting directly to the host computer), the video adapter will use a default IP address of [...]

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    Instruction Manual 7 f ) Disc onnect the HDMI video adapter from the host computer and connect both back to the network. g) Launch the USB Ser ver software application. 8. T he HDMI video adapter should appear as an available device , with the video and audio components listed below it. If any additional USB devic es are plugged into the video adap[...]

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    Instruction Manual 8 How to U se Conguring the image being displayed b y the monitor that is connected to the HDMI Video Adapter , can be done in one of two ways: 1. A ccessing the Windows Display Settings • Windo ws XP: right -click on a blank area of the desktop, select Properties , then click on the Settings tab: • Windo ws Vista: r[...]

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    Instruction Manual 9 NOTE: In Windows XP/Vista, changes can be made dir ectly from the DisplayLink icon, however in Windows 7, the DisplayLink ic on automatically takes you to the Windows Display Settings, where the same settings are a vailable. Windows XP/Vista Windows 7 Display Modes “Extend” DISPLA Y MODE (DEF A UL T ) A default display mode[...]

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    Instruction Manual 10 Display Resolution Select the desired video display resolution for the connected monitor in Extend Mode. The default setting resolution is: 1024 x 768 * 32-bit. Display Rotation 4 options are available: 0°( Normal ), 90° ( L eft ), 180° ( Upside -Down ), 270° ( Right ) when used with the Extended or Primary display modes. [...]

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    Instruction Manual 11 USB Ser ver The USB Server soft ware can be congur ed to automatically startup when Windows starts and also connect certain devices automatically. In the “Options” menu of the USB Ser ver window , the option to start the soft ware automatically on Windows bootup is av ailable. This will allow the software to automatical[...]

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    Instruction Manual 12 Alternatively , devices on the USB Hub por ts can be set to connect automatically , based on the USB port they are plugged into on the HDMI video adapter (instead of based on the specic USB device itself ). This will allow for an y type of USB device to be automatically connected to the host computer , so long as it is conn[...]

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    Instruction Manual 13 Specications Video Signal High Speed HDMI™ (HDMI 1.3) Host Interface TCP/IP USB 2.0 External Connectors 1 x HDMI type A female 2 x 3.5mm Audio mini-jack female 2 x USB type A female 1 x USB mini-B female 1 x RJ45 Ethernet female 1 x DC Pow er LEDs 1 x Pow er 1 x Ethernet Link 1 x Ethernet Activity Maximum V ideo Resolutio[...]

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    Instruction Manual 14 T echnical Suppor t StarT ech.com’ s lifetime technical suppor t is an integral part of our commitment to provide industry-leading solutions . If you ever need help with your product, visit www.startech.com/support and access our comprehensive selection of online tools, documentation, and downloads. F or the latest drivers/s[...]

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    Hard-to-nd made easy . At Star T ech.com, that isn ’t a slogan. I t’ s a promise. StarT ech.com is your one-stop source for ev ery connectivity par t you need. Fr om the latest technology to legacy products — and all the par ts that bridge the old and new — we can help you nd the par ts that connect your solutions. W e make it easy to[...]