Name groups and assign ports to a group

Each USB port on the AnywhereUSB Plus is assigned to a group in the AnywhereUSB Manager. By default, all ports are assigned to Group 1. You can update the default name for each group and configure the USB ports into the desired groups.

The number of groups available matches the number of USB ports on the Hub. Each port can only be assigned to one group. If you do not want a port assigned to any group, you can assign that port to the Unassigned row that displays beneath the list of groups.

If a group has ports assigned to it, the group will display in the AnywhereUSB Manager, even if a USB device is not connected to a port.

Note During normal use, you may experience a time in which none of the ports in a group have a USB device connected to them. If you don't want groups with unused ports to display in the AnywhereUSB Manager, you can reassign all of the ports in a group to a different group. Once the group does not have any ports assigned to it, that group will not display. See Hide a group in the AnywhereUSB Manager.

To create a group and assign USB ports to the group:

  1. Open the web UI.
  2. Select System > Configuration > AnywhereUSB Configuration. The AnywhereUSB Configuration page appears.
  3. Expand the Group Settings section.
  4. (Optional) In the Group Description field, you can update the name of a group. This name displays in the Group Name field in the Group Status pane in the Anywhere USB Manager.
  5. For each group, the ports available for the device are shown in the Port Assignments section. In the row for a group, select the ports for that group.

    You can also use the assignment buttons to quickly assign the ports. You can change the port assignments as needed after using an assignment button.

    • All Ports in Group 1: Click All Ports in Group 1 to assign all of the ports to Group 1.

    • One Port Per Group: Click One Port Per Group to assign one port to each group. Port 1 is assigned Group 1, port 2 is assigned Group 2, etc. until each port is assigned to a group. The assignments form a diagonal line. If ports are already selected for a group, this reassigns re-assigns all ports as described.

  6. Click Apply to save the changes.