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Introduction
This section provides an overview of the USB Extender Plus Series User Guide and the
following products:
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The following topics are discussed:
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About this Guide
This user guide contains information to install, configure, and operate the Extron
USB Extender Plus Series transmitter and receiver pairs. Additional product information can
be found on the Extron Electronics website at www.extron.com.
In this guide, the term "extender" refers to either the transmitter or the receiver. Where
differences exist between the transmitter and receiver, they are noted. Unless otherwise
specified, the product name "USB Extender Plus" refers to Extender Plus models.
About the USB Extender Plus Series
The USB Extender Plus extends signals over a single CATx twisted pair cable from USB
peripheral devices that are located long distances from the host computer. It is compatible
with USB 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, and 1.0 devices with a high speed data transfer rate of up to
480 Mbps.
The transmitter connects directly to a USB port on a PC or USB host and includes USB
peripheral emulation to enable trouble-free booting of a host computer that is not connected
to a keyboard or mouse. The receiver features a built-in active four-port hub that supplies
power to multiple attached USB devices.
The transmitters and receivers are available in three form factors that can be mixed and
matched:
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USB Extender Plus (rack-mountable)
USB Extender Plus HID Only
USB Extender Plus AAP
USB Extender Plus D
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About the USB Extender Plus Series
Features
Rack mountable models — The USB Extender Plus models are 1 inch (2.5 cm)
high, 6 inches (15 cm) deep, quarter rack wide and can be mounted to a rack or under
furniture, or placed on a tabletop (see
page 38).
The USB Extender Plus Human Interface Device (HID) models extend the usable
distance of USB human interface peripheral devices, and card and CAC readers. HID
peripherals include standard keyboards, mice, and hubs that do not require special
USB device drivers. The standard and the HID-only rack-mountable transmitters have
identical enclosures and connectors, as do the receivers. The only visible difference
between these models is an "HID Only" label on the rear panels of the HID-only models.
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