Black Box IC247A User manual

Connect to one or four USB 2.0 devices—and achieve
480-Mbps speeds over CAT5 UTP cable!
Connect to one or four USB 2.0 devices—and achieve
480-Mbps speeds over CAT5 UTP cable!
Remote Port USB 2.0→CAT5 Extender • USB 2.0→CAT5 4-Port Extender
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FEATURES
• Extend your range by 50 meters and
supply power to USB devices over
inexpensive CAT5 cabling!
• Connect to USB 2.0 devices such as
CD/DVD burners, scanners, digital
cameras, and more.
• Extend USB 2.0 and 1.1 devices in the
same application.
• Compatible with Windows, Macintosh,
and Sun operating systems.
• Deliver enough power to the remote
unit to support most USB devices.
• Wallmount power adapters also
included for local and remote units.
Extend USB 2.0 communications over inexpensive CAT5 copper cable!
OVERVIEW
Our Remote Port USB 2.0→CAT5 Extender (IC247A) enables
you to extend USB 2.0 and 1.1 connections up to 50 meters
(164 ft.) from your workstation over CAT5 UTP cable. That
makes it great for extension applications using Hi-Speed USB
2.0 devices like CD/DVD burners, scanners, and digital cameras.
In addition, it supports full-speed USB 1.1 devices like disk
drives as well as low-speed 1.1 devices such as joysticks.
For flexibility, you can use the extender’s local or remote
unit to connect up to four standard USB hubs—in any order—
in a single chain. The extender is truly plug-and-play and
compatible with Windows®, Macintosh®, and Sun®operating
systems.
Power is supplied to the local and remote units via
wallmount adapters. USB devices attached to the remote
unit receive 500 mA of power.
Connect up to four USB 2.0 and 1.1 devices up to 50 meters
(164 ft.) with the USB 2.0→CAT5 4-Port Extender (IC248A).
You can also increase the number of devices by using standard
USB hubs on either the local or remote unit.
Power is supplied to the local and remote units via 110-VAC
wallmount adapters. A maximum of 4 x 500-mA power is
available to USB devices connected to the remote unit.
NOTE: The maximum length of the CAT5 UTP cable must not
exceed 50 meters (164 ft.).
Remote Port USB 2.0→
CAT5 Extender, Remote (IC247A)
Remote Port USB 2.0→
CAT5 Extender, Local (IC247A)
PC Workstation
CAT5 Cable,up to
164 ft. (50 m)
USB 2.0 Hub
(IC147A-R2)
USB 2.0 Cable
(USB05)
DigitalVideo
Camera
DVD Burner
TECH SPECS
Distance (Maximum) — 50 m (164 ft.) over CAT5 UTP
Operating Temperature — 39 to 104°F (4 to 40°C)
Standards — USB 2.0, USB 1.1
USB Device Support — Hi-Speed USB 2.0: 480 Mbps;
Full-Speed USB 1.1: 12 Mbps;
Low-Speed USB 1.1: 1.5 Mbps
CE Approval — Yes
Connectors — Local unit: (1) USB Type B F, (1) RJ-45;
Remote unit: (1) or (4) USB Type A F, (1) RJ-45
Power — From the USB bus: Maximum (1) or (4) 500-mA power available
to USB devices at remote unit;
Also from (2) 110-VAC, 60-Hz adapters for local and remote units;
International versions also available
Size — IC247A local and remote units: 1.4"H x 4.3"W x 3.4"D
(3.6 x 10.9 x 8.6 cm) each;
IC248A local unit: 1.4"H x 4.3"W x 3.4"D (3.6 x 10.9 x 8.6 cm);
Remote unit: 1.5"H x 4.2"W x 4.5"D (3.8 x 10.7 x 11.4 cm)

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Remote Port USB 2.0→CAT5 Extender IC247A
USB 2.0→CAT5 4-Port Extender IC248A
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IC248A
USB.
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) hardware (plug-and-play)
standard makes connecting peripherals to your computer easy.
USB 1.1, introduced in 1995, is the original USB standard.
It has two data rates: 12 Mbps for devices such as disk drives
that need high-speed throughput and 1.5 Mbps for devices
such as joysticks that need much lower bandwidth.
In 2002, a newer specification, USB 2.0, or Hi-Speed USB
2.0, gained wide acceptance in the industry. This version is
both forward- and backward-compatible with USB 1.1.
It increases the speed of the peripheral to PC connection
from 12 Mbps to 480 Mbps, or 40 times faster than USB 1.1!
This increase in bandwidth enhances the use of external
peripherals that require high throughput, such as CD/DVD
burners, scanners, digital cameras, video equipment, and
more. USB 2.0 supports demanding applications, such as
Web publishing, in which multiple high-speed devices run
simultaneously. USB 2.0 also supports Windows XP through
a Windows update.
An even newer USB standard, USB On-The-Go (OTG), is also
in development. USB OTG enables devices other than a PC to
act as a host. It enables portable equipment—such as PDAs,
cell phones, digital cameras, and digital music players—to
connect to each other without the need for a PC host.
USB 2.0 specifies three types of connectors: the A connect-
or, the B connector, and the Mini B connector. A fourth type
of connector, the Mini A (used for smaller peripherals such
as mobile phones), was developed as part of the USB OTG
specification.
Technically Speaking
✦ (1) local unit
✦ (1) remote unit
✦ (2) 110-VAC power adapters
✦ (1) 2-m USB cable
WHAT‘S INCLUDED