Autofind Hubs and Include IPv6 Addrs in Autofind options
The Autofind Hubs feature in the AnywhereUSB Manager enables the Manager to automatically create a list of Hubs found on on the same network segment.
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When the Autofind Hubs option is enabled, the Manager repeatedly reaches out to your network and looks for Hubs, based on the interval specified in the Preferences dialog. Each Hub has its own certificate that the Manager uses to authenticate the Hub. When a Hub found on your network has a certificate that matches a certificate in the Manager, the Manager attempts to connect to the Hub. In addition to matching certificates, the Hub also needs a configured client ID.
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When the Autofind Hubs option is disabled, only the Hubs included in the Manager's Known Hubs list are allowed to connect. The Hub configuration controls the connections from Managers.
Include IPv6 Addrs in Autofind option
The Autofind Hubs feature works with the Include IPv6 Addrs in Autofind option. This option determines whether IPv6 addresses found during the Autofind process are used to attempt to connect to the Hub. See Configure the Include IPv6 Addrs in Autofind option for details.
The table below shows how the Autofind Hubs and Include IPv6 Addrs in Autofind options work together to influence which Hubs can connect to the Manager.
| Autofind Hubs |
Does the Manager have a certificate for the Hub? |
Does the Manager have the correct Hub certificate? |
Include IPv6 Addrs in Autofind |
Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Enabled |
Yes |
Yes |
Enabled |
A Hub with either a IPv6 and IPv4 address can connect to the Manager. |
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Enabled |
Yes |
Yes |
Disabled |
Only Hubs with an IPv4 address can connect to the Manager. |
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Enabled |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
The connection between the Hub and Manager fails and the Invalid Hub Certificate message displays in the Manager. |
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Enabled |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
The Manager rejects the connection. |
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Disabled |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
The Autofind feature is not used and Hubs are not found automatically. |
Disable Autofind Hubs option after initial connection
After the initial Autofind connection, you can add the Hubs that were automatically found to your list of Known Hubs, which is a list of Hub IP addresses that your AnywhereUSB Manager is allowed to connect to when you open the Manager.
Digi recommends that after your Hubs have made the initial connection to the AnywhereUSB Manager and you have added the Hubs that were automatically found to the list of Known Hubs, you should disable the Autofind Hubs feature. This reduces your network traffic and duplicate Hub connection attempts.
Note You can manually add Hubs to the Known Hubs list. This can include Hubs that are on the same network as your computer, or on a different network. You can also manually add Hubs with an IPv6 or an IPv4 address, regardless of how the Include IPv6 Addrs in Autofind option is configured.
After you have added your Hubs to the known Hubs list, you should disable Autofind Hubs.
For an overview of this process, see Create initial list of Known Hubs.
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