Belkin Intros Its Network USB Hub

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The Belkin Network USB Hub works with your existing wireless router to give you wireless access to printers, media readers, and external hard drives. The Hub simulates a direct USB connection that makes your computer think that the devices on the network are directly attached to the computer. Special caching techniques allow for support of high-speed USB devices and isochronous transfers at full speed. The software also allows you to easily transfer control of USB devices on the Hub between computers.

Suited for:
- Households with multiple computers, but only one printer or scanner;
- Sharing up to 5 devices: multifunction printers, media readers, and scanners with everyone on your network;
- Backing up and accessing data from hard drives, USB drives, and other mass-storage devices;
- Connecting to keyboards, mice, and other USB devices for desktop use of your laptop.

Features:
- 5 USB ports;
- Supports multiple users — one user can be connected to each device at a time;
- Supports isochronous transfers;
- Hub’s data-transfer rates do not support some high-speed/high-bandwidth USB devices such as HD-streaming webcams or other video-transfer applications.

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