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Follow these instructions to connect the USB port on your Enterprise Server to the input port on your DirecTV receivers.

Equipment needed:

·USB-to-mini-USB cable  
·Serial hub with power cable  
·Serial cables  
·Serial-to-USB adapters  

Instructions:

1. Label each of your set-top boxes with a number: 1, 2, 3, etc.

1. If your serial hub is suitable for rackmounting, install it in your rack.

2. Connect any USB port on the server to the USB port on the serial hub using the USB cable provided, then connect the serial hub to power.


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4. Beginning with port number 1, plug each serial cable into a port on the hub. IMPORTANT: Make sure that the serial cables are labeled with the same number as the port to which they are connected.

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5. Make sure that each serial cable is fitted with a serial-to-USB adapter.

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6. Plug each serial cable into the USB port on a DirecTV receiver.


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