Automatically register or reject unknown clients

In the AnywhereUSB Configuration page, you have the choice to automatically register or reject computers that have not previously connected to the Hub. The Automatically Register Unknown Clients option is disabled by default, meaning that computers that have not previously connected to the Hub are rejected, and cannot connect to the Hub.

You can enable this feature so that client IDs for an unknown computer are automatically added to the client list for the Hub. When any AnywhereUSB Manager starts (stand-alone) or is running as service and the Hub is visible, that Manager's client ID is added to the Hub's configuration.

• Disable (this is the default): Automatically reject unknown clients
• Enable: Automatically register unknown clients

Additional considerations

Specify groups for an automatically registered client

You can specify the groups which the automatically registered clients can access. By default, when the client connects to the Hub, that user has access to the ports in those groups. If you do not specify groups, the user can connect to the Hub but does not have access to any ports on the Hub until you manually assign groups to that client ID.

If the auto-register feature is enabled on any network (secure or insecure), be aware that any client that has the AnywhereUSB Manager installed is able to connect to the Hub and access all USB devices in the groups that allow access to automatically registered clients.

Using this feature on secure and insecure (public) networks

Note This feature is inherently insecure. Digi recommends that you disable the Automatically Register Unknown Clients option and manually add client IDs to the list. See Manually add a client ID.

• Secure network: If the Hub is on a secure network, you may want to enable this feature for the initial set up, when many clients are connecting to the Hub. Once initial set up is complete, you can disable this feature and then manually add client IDs to the Hub. This method gives you more control over the clients that can connect to the Hub.

  If you choose to not disable this feature after initial set up, any new clients that install the AnywhereUSB Manager are able to automatically connect to the Hub.

• Insecure (public) network: If the Hub is on an insecure or a public network, you should keep the auto-register feature disabled, to ensure that you have control over the clients that connect to the Hub. This method helps to eliminate access from an unwanted client to your Hub and any devices connected to the Hub.