User manual BELKIN F5U116

[. . . ] USB Multi-port Hub User Manual P73277 F5U116 Introduction Please read this manual thoroughly in its entirety. Failure to follow installation and other recommended procedures may result in irreversible damage to the product, your computer and/or connected devices. Thank you for purchasing the Belkin Components F5U116 Multi-port Hub. This product provides you with the following ports: · Four downstream USB ports · One parallel printer port · Two RS-232 serial ports USB has a simple and high-speed interface which makes adding serial devices and parallel printers almost trivial. No need to worry about addresses, IRQs, internal cards, slots, or anything complicated. [. . . ] This second "Unknown Device" is the parallel printer port of the Multi-port Hub. Click Next: 15 Software Installation (continued) You must then tell Windows where to find the drivers. Make sure the CD is in your CD-ROM drive, and click on "Other Locations. . . ": In the space provided, type "d:\parallel\win95" (or substitute "d:" with the correct drive letter of your CD-ROM drive). Click on OK: 16 Installing a Parallel Printer Windows® will read the CD-ROM and find the correct drivers. Click on Finish: Windows® will display the following prompt. Click OK: 17 Software Installation (continued) In the space provided, type "d:\parallel\win95" (or substitute "d:" with the correct drive letter of your CD-ROM drive). Click on OK: Once Windows® has completed copying the files, it may prompt you again for the serial port drivers. Click OK: In the space provided, type "d:\serial\win95" (or substitute "d:" with the correct drive letter of your CD-ROM drive). Click on OK: 18 Software Installation (continued) Windows® should copy all the files it needs and install the Multi-port Hub completely. Windows will start installing the USB COM ports as COM_A and COM_B on your computer, where A and B are unused COM ports (A and B can be any number from 2 to 10). It will also finish installing the Parallel Port. You can verify whether all the ports on the Multi-port Hub are installed by looking in your "Device Manager". To go to "Device Manager" click on Start, select Settings, then click on Control Panel. Look for the "System" icon then double click it. On the Applet that appears select the "Device Manager" tab. Once you are on "Device Manager", click on the "Plus" sign on the left side of "Universal Serial Bus Controller"; this will expand it. Under "Universal Serial Bus Controller" you should see the following: a) Belkin USB Printer Adapter V2. 03 (LPTUSB1) b) Generic USB Hub c) USB to Serial Converter d) USB to Serial Converter 19 Software Installation (continued) You're done!You can now use the two serial ports on the Multiport Hub as COM_A and COM_B (A and B can be any number from 2 to 10), and the parallel printer port as LPTUSB1. Take note of these port names when installing or attaching hardware to these ports. Skip to page 21 for more information on installing a parallel printer. 20 Installing a Parallel Printer · First, connect your parallel printer to the Multi-port Hub using IEEE 1284-compliant cables (Belkin F2A046-XX where "XX" is the length in feet). · Install your printer's drivers using the software that came with it. Better yet, download the latest software from the printer manufacturer's web site. [. . . ] You will also be able to disable and enable this feature. To disable or re-enable DOS Box support, follow steps 1-6 above. If you are disabling DOS Box support, the check mark will disappear. Serial Plug-and-Play Device Detection A Plug-and-Play device, such as a modem, can be detected in one of two ways: 1. Attach the serial device to the USB Serial Adapter. [. . . ]