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1. The USB 2.0 specification includes three separate modes of data
transmission. These are defined as low-speed (1.5Mbps), full-speed
(12Mbps), and high-speed (480Mbps). The Belkin Premium hub is the
only USB hub on the market today that provides a visual indication of a
connected device’s speed. This is accomplished using proprietary speed
indication circuitry. Each downstream port on the Hub has a corresponding
LED that changes color according to the speed of the connected device as
noted below.
Connection Speed
LED color
Low
Green
Full
Red
High
Amber
2. In addition, the upstream port has a corresponding LED that indicates the
speed of the computer’s USB host controller as noted below.
Host Controller Speed
LED color
Full
Red
High
Amber
Note:
The Hub itself will always connect to the host as either a full- or high-
speed device, never as a low-speed device.
Determining the speed of connected devices
