Direct USB connection

Introduction

Setup

Using Windows

Using Linux

Linux Mint (21.1 Cinnamon)

Where is the USB port?

Series 70 & 160

Series 60 & 150

USB port should be used for maintenance only.

When using the USB cable remember to also power the unit with a PoE cable.

While the USB cable will power the controller board, it won't power the other parts of the system, resulting in errors that may appear as hardware errors.

Introduction

The direct USB connection has been tested on Windows 7,10 and Ubuntu 12.04. For Linux systems, it works without any installation, but for windows 10 there are some steps to do (steps might slightly differ for other Windows versions).

Setup

In order to use the USB connection, please follow these steps:

1. Power up the device (AdvanReader-150 or AdvanReader-60) with a PoE cable.
2. Wait for the beep
3. Connect the computer and the device by using the type B USB cable.
4. Configure the network interface according to your Operating system

The right boot sequence must be followed!

If the USB cable is connected at boot time, the system may not boot properly, and the RFID and other hardware may not be powered at all.

Using Windows

1. Windows should detect a device without being able to find the drivers.
2. Depending on the operating system:
  1. Using Windows 8, 10, 11: install the drivers manually downloading them here: driver. Uncompress the file, right click on the file linux.inf and select "install".
  2. 2nd option under win XP, Vista and 7: download the driver from here and install it. (You can try it on win 8 and 10 if you know how to install unsigned drivers)
  3. 3rd option, for 32 bit windows installations. Download the driver from here and install it.
3. Reboot the PC.
4. Configure the new adapter IP to 192.168.7.10:

- 1. Right-click on the network icon and Open Network and Sharing Center.
  2. Select Change adapter settings.
  3. Find the USB interface and go to Properties by right-clicking.
  4. Go to IPv4 Properties.
  5. Set the static IP to 192.168.7.10 and the Subnet mask to 255.255.255.0.

Select Change adapter settings.

Find the USB interface and go to Properties by right-clicking.

Go to IPv4 Properties.

Set the static IP to 192.168.7.10 and the Subnet mask to 255.255.255.0.

The IP of the reader is 192.168.7.2.
Open a web browser on 192.168.7.2:3161, if there is no response:

- Check the IP of the USB interface, it should be 192.168.7.X.
- If it isn't, change it to 192.168.7.3.

Using Linux

Linux systems already have drivers that detect automatically the USB connection.

1. Configure the new adapter IP to 192.168.7.10:

- 1. Select Change adapter settings.
  2. Find the USB ethernet.
  3. Go to IPv4 Properties.
  4. Set the static IP to 192.168.7.10 and the Subnet mask to 255.255.255.0.

Linux Mint (21.1 Cinnamon)

Click on the network icon and Network Connections.
Add an Ethernet connection:
1. Click on the plus icon to add a new connection.
2. choose Ethernet connection type.
3. Click Create.
In the Ethernet tab select the USB interface’s MAC address in Device.
In the IPv4 Settings tab:
1. Select the Manual method.
2. Click to Add an additional static address.
3. Introduce the IP 192.168.7.10.
4. Add the Netmask 24.
5. Save the changes.

Click on the network icon and Network Connections.

2. Click on the plus icon to add a new connection, choose an Ethernet connection type and click Create.

3. In the Ethernet tab select the USB interface’s MAC address in Device.

4. In the IPv4 Settings tab select the Manual method, click to Add an additional static address with IP 192.168.7.10 and a Netmask 24 and save the changes.

Where is the USB port?

You can see where the USB comm port is located in the images below: