Plug and play BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) meeting room bundle using Acroname USBHub3+ for host switching and the Valens USB2 Extension with Power extender plus cables to connect your laptop. Just bring your own category cable for USB extension and you have everything you need to add BYOD capability to your conference room.
Presenters and participants in meeting rooms want to bring their own laptops to share content for meetings. You need an easy way to allow meeting participants to access and share the in-room USB camera and peripherals. When you're ready to add Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) capability and host switching to your conference room, look no further. Acroname has teamed up with Valens to offer a single kit with everything you need: USB host switching, USB extension (up to 100 m) and cabling. Just bring your own Cat6e cable to connect the extender and you're all set.
The USBHub3+ host switcher comes pre-configured for auto host-switching with port priority. So right out of the box, the host switcher will automatically move your camera and peripherals to the BYOD machine on Up0.
When the BYOD machine is disconnected, the USBHub3+ will return peripherals to the in-room host machine on Up1.
- Connect your BYOD host and power to the Host-Side Extender (Tx) module
- Connect the extenders together with a Cat6e cable of your choice
- Connect the Device-Side Extender (Rx) module to the Up0 connection of the USBHub3+
- Connect the in-room MTR or compute to the Up1 connection of the USBHub3+
Application: BYOD extension with USBHub3+
Example conference room setup
Extender - Host Side
- Mounting Brackets
- USB Connection to the BYOD Host
- Status LED
- RJ45 CATx Extension Link
- 48 V Input Power
Extender - Device Side
- Optional 12V Power Output (turn 90 degrees counterclockwise to remove cover)
- USB‐C Device Connection to USBHub3+
- Status LED
- RJ45 CATx Extension Link
Example conference room setup
Hub Connections
- Connect power to barrel connector or terminal blocks
- Connect in-room host PC to Up 1 port with USB A-to-B or C-to-B cable
- Connect USB peripherals to front panel ports
Connecting your Extenders
- Connect the CATx cable from the Host-Side Extender to the Device-Side Extender (Cat 6A recommended)
- Connect the USB‐C to USB‐B Cable from the Device-Side Extender to the Up 0 port of USBHUb3+
- Connect the power adapter from the Host-Side Extender to the wall outlet
- The status LEDs on Host Side and Device Side should be on indicating power present, but no data connection
- Connect a USB-C or USB A-to‐C Cable from the Host-Side Extender to the BYOD computer
- The status LED will flash when the computer is turned on and the extension link is established successfully
Troubleshooting
Host Side LED Indicator
- LED Off – Indicates there is no power to the Extender. Verify the USB cable is properly connected from the computer to the Host Side Extender.
- LED On – Indicates the extender has proper power but there is no data link established. Verify the category cable is properly connected.
- Blinking LED – Indicates the link is up and working properly.
Device Side LED Indicator
- LED Off – Indicates there is no power supplied to the Device Side Extender. Verify that the 48V power supply is connected to the Host Side Extender and that the category cable is properly connected.
- LED On – Indicates the extender has proper power but there is no data link established. Verify that the USB Cable from the Computer is properly connected to the Host Side Extender and that the category cable is properly connected.
- Blinking LED – Indicates the link is up and working.
- Acroname USBHub3+ kit (ordering p/n S79-USBHUB-3P)
- 1 - USBHub3+ Programmable 5Gbps USB Hub
- 1 - 3ft USB3 A-to-B cable (R408-USB3-A-TO-B-CBL)
- 1 - 6ft USB2 A-to-Mini-B cable (R318-USB-A-TO-MINI-B)
- 1 - AC/DC 120-240VAC in, 12V/5A out power supply (R469-ACDC-PS-3)
- 1 - Three position terminal block plug
- 1 - Quick start guide
- 1 - DIN rail installation guide
- Valens Professional Grade USB 2 Extension with Power (ordering p/n R489)
- 1 - Extender – Host Side
- 1 - Extender – Device Side
- 1 - 48V AC/DC Power Adapter
- 1 - USB Cable: USB-A to USB-C - 1.5 m (4.9 ft)
- 1 - USB Cable: USB-C to USB-C - 0.3 m (1 ft)
- 1 - Device Side 12V DC Power Cable - 0.3 m (1 ft)
- Screws for mounting
- Extender Documentation
- Additional items for BYOD Kit Connectivity
- 1 - 3ft USB3 A-to-B cable (R408-USB3-A-TO-B-CBL)
- 2 - 3ft USB3 C-to-B cable (C72-USB3-C-TO-B-CBL)
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