AnywhereUSB Plus Groups Issue - Group 2 Never Becomes Active

Hello,

We are experiencing an issue with a Digi AnywhereUSB 2 Plus Industrial device.

Firmware version:

24.9.79.151 (12 Nov 2024)

Environment:

- AnywhereUSB 2 Plus Industrial

- Ubuntu 24.04 Linux clients

- AnywhereUSB Manager 3.1.38.1

- Two smart card tokens connected (Circle CCR7115 ICC)

Configuration:

Group 1:

- Port 1

Group 2:

- Port 2

Clients:

Client ID: ebmidsiguat

Group Access: 1

Client ID: ebmidsigprod

Group Access: 2

Observed behaviour:

If both Port 1 and Port 2 are assigned to Group 1, the PROD client successfully receives both USB devices and AnywhereUSB Manager logs show:

Device 1101 BOUND to connection 1

Device 1102 BOUND to connection 1

Linux can see the devices via lsusb and smart card middleware works correctly.

However, when Port 1 is assigned to Group 1 and Port 2 is assigned to Group 2:

- Group 2 never appears under “Groups in Use”

- Client “ebmidsigprod” never receives the USB device

- lsusb on the PROD server does not show the smart card reader

- No device BOUND messages appear in AnywhereUSB Manager logs

- Connection to the AnywhereUSB server remains established:

10.x.x.x:1xxxx connected as connection 1 (secure)

Additional information:

- Network connectivity is working correctly.

- Client certificates are available and trusted.

- PROD client is successfully connected to the AnywhereUSB device.

- The token connected to Port 2 is visible in the AnywhereUSB web interface.

- Functionality works immediately when both ports are assigned to Group 1.

Question:

Is there any additional configuration required for multi-group operation?

Should a client assigned to Group 2 appear under “Groups in Use” when the group is active?

Are there any known firmware issues related to Group Access or USB port group assignments?

Thank you.
Milena

Good afternoon,

Not sure what’s causing this. To further troubleshoot:

– Please update your firmware and if needed AnywhereUSB Linux Manager located here:

If upgrading does not resolve the problem, please open a case through our support portal:

https://my.digi.com/sca-dev-2026-1-0/checkout.ssp?is=login&login=T&whence=&origin=customercenter#login-register

Provide the following within the case:

“Support Report” from the AnywhereUSB hub. In the web UI: Far left column towards bottom
“Support File” from the AnywhereUSB Linux Manager (Help – Create support file)
Gather these while in a failed state