Configure groups

This procedure explains how to assign the AnywhereUSB device's physical USB port to groups.

After a group has been assigned, you can change group assignments without restarting the device. For details, see Dynamic group assignment.

  1. Access and log in to the web user interface.
  2. Select RealPort USB.

 

  1. Click Apply and reboot the AnywhereUSB for group configuration changes to take effect.

The options on this page allows the user to select which physical USB ports on the AnywhereUSB device are assigned to which group. By default, all the USB Ports are assigned to Group 1. Therefore, a host computer requesting Group 1 takes ownership of all of the physical USB ports on the AnywhereUSB device.

In the AnywhereUSB/14 configuration example below, a host computer requesting Group 1 is granted access only to physical USB ports 1 through 4. A host computer requesting Group 2 is granted access to physical USB ports 5 through 7. A host computer requesting Group 6 is given access to physical USB port 11, and so on. The USB ports 12 through 14 are unassigned, and as a result do not support any attached USB devices.

 

 

In the example below, the AnywhereUSB/14 device has been configured to have 14 groups, each providing access to a single physical USB port.

After a group has been assigned, you can change group assignments without restarting the device. For details, see Dynamic group assignment.