ADDERView USB Manual

AdderView USBInstallation and UsePage 102. Installation2.1 What you will need  A suitable USB-enabled operating system running on each of your computers.
Suitable operating systems are Windows 98 release 2 or later and Mac OS 8.6 or
later. Earlier operating system versions are not recommended and may cause
occasional problems. Other operating systems such as Windows ®
 2000, HP-UX®
,
Linux®
, SCO®
 UNIX®
, and Novell®
 NetWare®
 have USB support or are likely to add
it soon. DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95...

AdderView USBInstallation and UsePage 11You may connect standard 2 or 3 button PS/2 or IntelliMouse compatible mice to
the PS/2 mouse port on the AdderView model AV4USB-PC. The AdderView
supports ‘Internet Mice’ that are compatible with the Microsoft IntelliMouse. These
are fitted with a wheel or other scroll control and sometimes have additional
buttons.
Examples are:
Microsoft IntelliMouse
Logitech Pilot Mouse +
Logitech MouseMan+
Genius NetMouse
Genius NetMouse Pro
If you are using an AT keyboard with...

AdderView USBInstallation and UsePage 12the type B connector (square) plugs into the AdderView. USB cables should be no
longer than 5 metres but this distance may be extended with the use of USB hubs.
You should use tri-coax video cables to achieve a good video picture (the type of
thick cable that you see on computer monitor connections). Lower quality ‘data’
cables will function correctly but will generally give relatively poor video pictures and
are only suitable for screen resolutions of 640 x 480....

AdderView USBInstallation and UsePage 13Figure 4 - a typical AdderView USB installation whereby a range of peripherals
are shared between four computers 

AdderView USBInstallation and UsePage 142.4 Configuring the AdderView
The AdderView USB is supplied pre-configured with factory defaults which are
suitable for most applications. A row of option switches on the underside of the
AdderView may be used to select various other configuration options as follows: 

AdderView USBInstallation and UsePage 152.4.1 Setting the USB enumeration guard time
(option switches 5 and 6)
A USB-enabled computer detects and configures USB peripherals when they are
connected to or disconnected from its USB ports. This process is called
enumeration. You can often see when the enumeration process is in progress as the
computer will usually display a timer or hourglass for a few seconds after the
connection of a USB peripheral whilst the device is being enumerated.
This enumeration...

AdderView USBInstallation and UsePage 162.4.3 Setting the AdderView to scan all ports or just the active ports
The AdderView’s front panel button may be used to select the required computer. To
avoid the need to press the key more times than necessary the AdderView may be
set to scan just the ports that have powered computers attached. When the
AdderView has been set to scan these ‘active’ ports, only these ports may be
selected using the front panel button. If you wish to be able to select all the...

AdderView USBInstallation and UsePage 17user does not wish to take advantage of this feature, it can be disabled using option
switch 3. If the third button is being used to switch the AdderView then it is not
available for use with PC software although the function of an IntelliMouse wheel is
not affected. If you wish to use the full function of a 3 button mouse or IntelliMouse
for your PC software then you should disable mouse channel switching.
2.5 Powering on the AdderView
The AdderView is powered...

AdderView USBInstallation and UsePage 182.7 Re-enabling a disconnected PS/2 mouse (AV4USB-PC only)
If you disconnect the PS/2-style mouse from the AdderView by accident during
operation then the mouse operation will be lost when the mouse is plugged back in.
To avoid having to reboot the entire system in this situation the AdderView is fitted
with an automatic mouse recovery system.
With the PS/2 mouse disconnected, change the channel using the front panel key or
keyboard hotkeys. The AdderView detects...

AdderView USBInstallation and UsePage 193. Using the AdderViewThis section explains the general operation of the AdderView. We recommend that
you read this section before starting to use the product.
3.1 Power on status
At power on the AdderView selects computer number 1 and displays 1 on the front
panel numerical display.
3.2 Front panel key
The front panel key is used to select which channel (1 to 4) is currently connected to
the user ports (coloured green on the rear panel) and which is currently...