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Connecting External Devices
Connecting External Devices
Keyboard, Mouse, Flash Drive, Printer, and Other USB Devices
You can connect an external keyboard, mouse, flash drive, hard drive, or printer to the OptiView
XG’s USB ports. Windows 7 will automatically recognize the devices and make them ready to use.
See page 10 and page 11 for the locations of the USB ports.
External eSATA Hard Drive
You can connect an external eSATA drive using a shielded cable with a length of one-half meter
or less. Restart Windows or use Control Panel
→
Device Manager
→
Action
→
Scan for Hardware
Changes to cause Windows to recognize the drive. Note that the eSATA connector does not
supply power. An external power supply must power the eSATA drive. See page 11 for the
location of the eSATA port.
External Antenna
The OptiView XG normally uses its internal antennas. When using AirMagnet applications (e.g. for
locating rogues or performing spectrum analysis) you can attach and switch to an external
antenna. See page 18 for the location of the external antenna connector.
The optional omni-directional antenna offers better scanning sensitivity when using AirMagnet
Spectrum XT.
The optional directional antenna can be used in conjunction with AirMagnet Wi-Fi Analyzer PRO
and Spectrum XT applications for increasing signal sensitivity when locating devices.
The directional antenna can be attached to the OptiView XG as shown in Figure 16, “Attaching
and Swiveling the Directional Antenna.”
