Do you have many computer users sharing USB devices in your home or small business? If so, the Belkin network USB hub could enhance your efficiency in sharing printers, external hard drives, scanners as well as other USB equipment.
The network USB hub allows any pc within thirty feet to establish a connection with connected USB units over your wireless network. The wireless USB hub is conveniently designed, measuring 6.5 inches across with a height of just a quarter inch tall. The hub's back has a single Ethernet port, a power port, and 3 USB ports. Two additional USB hubs are positioned in the front of the hub.
The 5 ports allow you to network as much as five gadgets. It is also extraordinarily easy to set-up: you connect the hub's Ethernet port to a wireless area network (WAN) port on the back of your wi-fi router. You then connect whichever USB units you need to be accessible through the hub.
After putting in the Belkin Control Center software program on every Computer that is connected to your wi-fi network, you'll immediately see which units are usable over the network on each wirelessly linked Computer. Though, only one PC can use any connected system at any given time.
Users can request to use units that are already connected to another PC by sending a request to that device's current consumer's. The current person's would then have an option to disconnect from the device in question or to deny the other person's request.
The Belkin Network USB hub is compatible with PCs using the Windows XP and Vista operating systems. A Mac version is also available. Some USB units may not be supported by the hub, and if the peripheral is not supported a message will show up immediately in the control center. With the Belkin Network USB hub, people no longer have to purchase a number of peripherals for each of their desktops.