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About the USB Extender Tx/Rx
The USB Extender Tx/Rx is a family of USB transmitters and receivers in enclosures
supporting a variety of mounting options. A transmitter and receiver extend the distance
of USB data over a single Category (CAT) 5 (or better) unshielded twisted pair (UTP) or
shielded twisted pair (STP) cable. The USB signals can be transmitted up to 450 feet
(135 m) using these cables.
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Figure 1. Typical Transmitter and Receiver Application
A USB Extender system consists of a transmitter (Tx) and a receiver (Rx). The transmitter
connects directly to a USB port on a PC or USB host. The receiver features a four port
USB hub to connect multiple peripheral devices. The USB Extender Tx/Rx, AAP Tx/Rx,
and Decorator-Style Tx/Rx transmitters and receivers can be mixed to accommodate
applications that could require both rack mountable and architectural USB Extenders.
The USB Extender series complies with the USB 2.0 standard, supporting USB 2.0
(480 Mbps high speed), USB 1.1 (12 Mbps full speed), and USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbps low speed)
for data transmission throughout the system. It also su5 VDC (up to 500 mA) of
power on each of the receiver USB peripheral ports.
Both transmitter and receiver feature a front panel USB host activity LED, power indicator,
and a twisted pair Link LED for local and remote troubleshooting.
The USB Extenders are in three inch deep, quarter rack width, one inch high metal
enclosures. They can be set on a tabletop or mounted in a rack, under or through furniture,
or to a projector pole.
The USB Extender AAP and USB Extender D are in 1.4 inch deep, two-space plate size
enclosures.
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482 Series.
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