Newbie question regarding initial hardware setup

Yes connect your speakers to the Yamaha and use it as a soundcard.
In Device Setup under VST Audio System/ASIO Driver you choose your Yamaha USB driver.
And under VST Connections (F4) you set up your IN’s and OUT’s
I expect the yamaha having 2 ins and 2 outs via USB, that is normally the case with these kind of mixers.