General Information About Network USB Hubs
Posted on: October 4, 2011
Do you have numerous computer users sharing USB units in your home or small business? If so, the Belkin network USB hub could improve your efficiency in sharing printers, external hard drives, scanners plus other USB devices.
The network USB hub lets any computer within 30 feet to establish a connection with connected USB devices over your wireless network. The wireless USB hub is conveniently designed, measuring 6.5 inches across with a height of only a quarter inch tall. The hub's back has a single Ethernet port, a power port, and three USB ports. Two additional USB hubs are placed in the front of the hub.
The 5 ports allow you to network as much as 5 gadgets. It is also extremely simple to set-up: you attach the hub's Ethernet port to a wi-fi area network (WAN) port on the back of your wi-fi router. You then attach whatever USB units you need to be available through the hub.
After putting in the Belkin Control Center program on every Computer that's connected to your wireless network, you will immediately see which gadgets are usable over the network on each wirelessly linked PC. Though, just one PC can use any linked machine at any given moment.
Users can request to work with units that are already linked to a different Computer by sending a request to that system's present user's. The present person's would then have an option to disconnect from the device in question or to deny the other user's request.
The Belkin Network USB hub is compatible with computers using the Windows XP and Vista operating systems. A Mac version is also available. Some USB devices may not be supported by the hub, and in case the peripheral is not really supported a message will show up automatically in the control center. With the Belkin Network USB hub, consumers no longer have to purchase a number of peripherals for each of their computers.
The network USB hub lets any computer within 30 feet to establish a connection with connected USB devices over your wireless network. The wireless USB hub is conveniently designed, measuring 6.5 inches across with a height of only a quarter inch tall. The hub's back has a single Ethernet port, a power port, and three USB ports. Two additional USB hubs are placed in the front of the hub.
The 5 ports allow you to network as much as 5 gadgets. It is also extremely simple to set-up: you attach the hub's Ethernet port to a wi-fi area network (WAN) port on the back of your wi-fi router. You then attach whatever USB units you need to be available through the hub.
After putting in the Belkin Control Center program on every Computer that's connected to your wireless network, you will immediately see which gadgets are usable over the network on each wirelessly linked PC. Though, just one PC can use any linked machine at any given moment.
Users can request to work with units that are already linked to a different Computer by sending a request to that system's present user's. The present person's would then have an option to disconnect from the device in question or to deny the other user's request.
The Belkin Network USB hub is compatible with computers using the Windows XP and Vista operating systems. A Mac version is also available. Some USB devices may not be supported by the hub, and in case the peripheral is not really supported a message will show up automatically in the control center. With the Belkin Network USB hub, consumers no longer have to purchase a number of peripherals for each of their computers.