USB connection
ST Micro Connect 2
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3.3
Connection to the host
The following steps should be taken to connect to the host.
1.
Start your host and login.
2.
Connect the ST Micro Connect 2 USB Type B connector to the Host USB type A
connector using the supplied cable.
3.
Connect the ST Micro Connect 2 to the power supply and switch the power on at the
ST Micro Connect 2 front panel.
3.4 Windows
installation
On Windows, the USB connection to the ST Micro Connect 2 appears as another interface
in the
Control Panel > Network and Dial-up Connections
.
3.4.1
Host driver installation
The ST Micro Connect 2 USB drivers are copied into the Windows system directories during
host software installation. When the ST Micro Connect 2 is connected to the PC for the first
time, the PC detects the connection and attempts to load the drivers.
Windows 7
A pop-up displays the message: “
Installing device driver software
”.
Followed by the message: “
STMC2 USB Ethernet/RNDIS Gadget Device driver installed
successfully
”.
Windows XP - Found New Hardware wizard
On Windows XP the
Found New Hardware Wizard
offers three options, to proceed:
1.
Select “
No, not at this time
” and click on
Next
.
2.
The second page of the
Found New Hardware Wizard
form pre-selects “Install
software automatically”. Click on
Next
to accept this option.
3. Click
on
Continue Anyway
on the Windows logo testing form.
4. Click
on
Finish
to complete the installation.
3.4.2
Host IP address assignment - USB 2.0
Windows attempts to automatically acquire an address for its new network interface, from
the ST Micro Connect 2, using the DHCP protocol. The ST Micro Connect 2 DHCP server
offers the Windows host a unique address, so for example if the ST Micro Connect 2 is
using the default IP address 192.168.2.1, the ST Micro Connect 2 DHCP server will offer the
PC the address 192.168.2.2.
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