Sierra Wireless 20070914 - Manual (Page 54)

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6 6: Universal Serial Bus (USB)
• Changing the USB
port communication
• Installing the USB
driver
• Using the Virtual
Ethernet Port
• Using the Virtual Serial
Port
The PinPoint X is equipped with a USB port which increases
the methods by which you can send and receive data. The USB
port can be set to work as either an Ethernet port or a virtual
serial port. A driver installation is required to use the USB port
in either mode.
Note: It is recommended that you use a USB 2.0 cable with your
PinPoint X and connect directly to your computer for best throughput.
Changing the USB port
communication
The command to change the port configuration is
*USBDEVICE and it is in the USB group of AceManager.
Figure 6-1: AceManager : USB
By default, the port is set to work as a virtual Ethernet port
(*USBDEVICE=1).
To change the USB port to allow virtual serial port communi‐
cation, disable the Ethernet port emulation, set *USBDEVICE
to 0.
Note: If you use a terminal connection with the USB port to change
*USBDEVICE, the change is immediate. Your connection will be
terminated after inputting the command.