Do you have many laptop users sharing USB units in your home or small business? In that case, the Belkin network USB hub can increase your efficiency in sharing printers, external hard drives, scanners as well as different USB gadgets.

The network USB hub lets any laptop within 30 feet to establish a connection with linked USB units over your wireless network. The wireless USB hub is conveniently designed, measuring 6.5 inches across with a height of only 1 / 4 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 let you network as much as 5 gadgets. It is also extremely easy to set-up: you attach the hub’s Ethernet port to a wireless area network (WAN) port on the back of your wireless router. You then attach whatever USB units you want to be accessible via the hub.

After setting up the Belkin Control Center software program on every Computer that is linked to your wireless network, you will instantly see which units are usable over the network on each wireless linked Computer. However, only one PC can use any linked gadget at any given point.

Users can request to use units which are already linked to another Computer by sending a request to that system’s current person’s. The current person’s will then have a choice to disconnect from the gadget in question or to deny the other person’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 units may not be supported by the hub, and in case the peripheral is not really supported a message will show up immediately 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.

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