# AnywhereUSB LEDs

**URL:** <https://forums.digi.com/t/anywhereusb-leds/8377>\
**Category:** Edgeport\
**Created:** [July 20, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/anywhereusb-leds/8377 "2010-07-20T15:35:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![yva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/aca169/32.png) [@yva](https://forums.digi.com/u/yva)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/anywhereusb-leds/8377/1 "2010-07-20T15:35:08Z")

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Just got AnywhereUSB/5 (first generation) device for connecting USB key dongles to VMs. It works fine, but there is one thing I misunderstand: what USB port LEDs are supposed to indicate? There is a separate LED for every USB port, and one might expect that they should show port status like connected/disconnected and may be port activity - approximately like LEDs on ports of Ethernet switches do. However, when a client machine has established connection to the box, all five port LEDs are on (green), irregardless of which ports are in use. So, what information it can give to a user - connection presense? It could be shown with just one LED. Installation manual says that solid green means “hub port is powered” - well, they all seem to be powered when there is a connection, and I don’t see a way to control it.

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**Author:** ![jeremym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jeremym](https://forums.digi.com/u/jeremym)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/anywhereusb-leds/8377/2 "2010-07-20T16:52:05Z")

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Hello,

On the (legacy) AnywhereUSB/5, the 5 Port LEDs represent the connection state of the AnywhereUSB itself. If the 5 Port LEDs are all on/solid, this means the AnywhereUSB is successfully connected to a host PC. If the 5 Port LEDs are “roaming” left-right-left that means the AnywhereUSB is not connected to a host PC.

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**Author:** ![yva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/aca169/32.png) [@yva](https://forums.digi.com/u/yva)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2010, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/anywhereusb-leds/8377/3 "2010-07-21T08:30:42Z")

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But why do you use 5 LEDs for something what could be shown with just one? That’s slightly confusing.