Gefen EXT-USB-MINI2N User manual

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CONTENT
S
1 Introduction
2
O
p
eration Notes
3
Features
4
Sender Panel La
y
ou
t
5 Sender Panel Descri
p
tions
6 Receiver Panel La
y
ou
t
7 Receiver Panel Descri
p
tions
8
Connectin
g
And Operatin
g
The Mini
U
SB
-
2 Extender
9
Network Cable Wirin
g
Dia
g
ra
m
10 S
p
ecifications
11 Warrant
y

1
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the Mini U
S
B-2 Extender. Your complete
s
atis
f
action is ver
y
important to us.
G
efen
G
e
f
en delivers innovative, pro
g
ressive computer and electronics add-on solutions
that harness inte
g
ration, extension, distribution and conversion technolo
g
ies.
G
e
f
en’s reliable, plu
g
-and-pla
y
products supplement cross-plat
f
orm computer
sy
stems, pro
f
essional audio
/
video environments and HDTV s
y
stems o
f
all sizes
with hard-workin
g
solutions that are eas
y
to implement and simple to operate.
T
he Gefen Mini USB-2 Extender
The
G
e
f
en Mini U
S
B-2 Extender allows the extension o
f
an
y
U
S
B 1.1 device up
to 150
f
eet
(
45 meters
)
. The Receiver comes with a 2-port U
S
B HUB.
This extender exceeds the 16-
f
eet distance limitation o
f
U
S
B extension b
y
usin
g
Extreme U
S
B technolo
gy
to extend U
S
B up to 150
f
eet
(
45 meters
)
awa
y
f
rom
the computer. This solution is ideal
f
or applications where two U
S
B devices, such
as a ke
y
board and mouse, must be operated remotel
y
but is also use
f
ul with
m
ost other
US
B-based devices.
How It Works
C
onnect the
S
ender unit to the U
S
B source usin
g
the included U
S
B cable.
Place the Receiver unit up to 150
f
eet
(
45 meters
)
awa
y
f
rom the U
S
B source.
U
se a sin
g
le
C
AT-5e cable to connect the
S
ender unit to the Receiver unit.
C
onnect up to two U
S
B devices to the Receiver unit.
INTRODUCTIO
N

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE MINI USB-2 EXTENDER
•
C
AT-5e or
C
AT-6a cables should not exceed 150
f
eet
(
45 meters
)
.
•
S
hielded
(S
TP
)
C
AT-5e or
C
AT-6a is recommended. However, un-shielded
(
UTP
)
C
AT-5e or
C
AT-6a is acceptable.
• The
S
ender and Receiver unit are powered b
y
the source.
2
OPERATION NOTE
S
NOTE: The shielded cable has an advanta
g
e b
y
providin
g
immunit
y
to Electroma
g
netic Inter
f
erence
(
EMI
)
, cell
p
hones and A
/C
motors.

3
Features
• Extends an
y
U
S
B 1.1 device up to 150
f
eet
(
45 meters
)
usin
g
C
AT-5 cabl
e
• Provides support for an
y
full-speed 12 Mb/s or low-speed 1.5Mb/s USB
de
vi
ce
• Provides two USB outputs
•
S
upports Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Linux, and Mac
OS
X
operatin
g
s
y
stems
•
R
equires no external power adapter, powered b
y
the U
S
B bus
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
Mini USB-2 Extender - Sender Uni
t
(
1
)
Mini U
S
B-2 Extender - Receiver Uni
t
(
1
)
6
f
t. U
S
B
C
able
(
A - B
)
(
1
)
Q
uick-
S
tart
G
uid
e
FEATURE
S

4
Fron
t
Bac
k
SENDER UNIT LAYOU
T
1
2

5
1
USB Inpu
t
C
onnect the U
S
B source to this port usin
g
the supplied U
S
B cabl
e
2
C
AT-
5
C
onnects the
S
ender to the Receiver unit usin
g
a
C
AT-5e cabl
e
SENDER UNIT DESCRIPTION
S

6
Fron
t
Bac
k
RECEIVER UNIT LAYOU
T
1
3
2

7
1
USB Outpu
t
C
onnects a U
S
B device
(
i.e mouse, ke
y
board, hub
)
2
USB Outpu
t
C
onnects a U
S
B device
(
i.e mouse, ke
y
board, hub
)
3
C
AT-
5
C
onnects the
S
ender to the Receiver unit usin
g
a
C
AT-5e cabl
e
RECEIVER PANEL DESCRIPTION
S

8
How to Connect the Mini USB-2 Extender
1.
U
sin
g
the included U
S
B cable, connect the source to the U
S
B input port on
the
S
ender unit.
2.
C
onnect a
C
AT-5e cable
f
rom the
S
ender to the Receiver unit up to 150
f
eet
(
45 meters
)
awa
y
.
NOTE: I
f
terminatin
g
network cables in the
fi
eld, please adhere to
the TIA
/
EIA568B speci
fi
cation
(
see pa
g
e 9
)
.
3
.
U
p to two U
S
B devices can be connected to the U
S
B outputs on the
Rece
iv
e
r
u
nit.
CONNECTING AND OPERATING THE MINI USB-2 EXTENDER
EXT-USB-MINI2N
USB CABLE
CAT5 CABLE
Sender
Computer
Receiver
USB Peripheral
USB Peripheral
IMPORTANT: This product cannot be disposed o
f
in the
g
eneral
trash. Please contact
y
our solid waste local authorit
y
.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
G
e
f
en has speci
fi
call
y
en
g
ineered their products to work with the TIA
/
EIA-568-B
s
peci
fi
cation. Please adhere to the table below when
fi
eld terminatin
g
cable
f
or
u
se with
G
e
f
en products. Failure to do so ma
y
produce unexpected results and
r
educed per
f
ormance.
C
AT-5,
C
AT-5e, and
C
AT-6 cablin
g
comes in stranded and solid core t
y
pes.
G
e
f
en recommends usin
g
solid core cablin
g
.
Each cable run must be one continuous run
f
rom one end to the other. No splices
or use o
f
punch down blocks.
P
in Color
1
O
ran
g
e
/
Whit
e
2
O
ran
ge
3
G
reen
/
Whit
e
4Bl
ue
5
Blue
/
Whit
e
6
G
ree
n
7
Brown
/
Whit
e
8
Br
o
w
n
9
NETWORK CABLE WIRING DIAGRA
M

10
US
B
C
onnector
(S
ender
)
...................................................
(
1
)
U
S
B T
y
pe B,
f
emal
e
US
B
C
onnector
(
Receiver.................................................
(
2
)
U
S
B T
y
pe A,
f
emal
e
Link
C
onnectors
(S
ender
/
Receiver
)
.........................................................
(
1
)
RJ-4
5
US
B
C
urrent
O
utput..................................................Up to 400mA per U
S
B device
(
as lon
g
as the host can provide 800mA or more
)
O
peratin
g
Temperature.............................................. +32 to +122
°
F
(
0 to +50
°C)
Dimensions
(
W x H x D
)
(S
ender
/
Receiver
)
..................................3.5” x 0.9” x 2.2”
(
85mm x 22mm x 55mm
)
S
hippin
g
Wei
g
ht..................................................................................1 lb
(
0.45 k
g)
SPECIFICATION
S

1
1
WARRANTY
G
e
f
en warrants the equipment it manu
f
actures to be
f
ree
f
rom de
f
ects in material
and workmanship.
I
f
equipment
f
ails because o
f
such de
f
ects and
G
e
f
en is noti
fi
ed within two
(
2
)
y
ears
f
rom the date o
f
shipment,
G
e
f
en will, at its option, repair or replace the
e
quipment, provided that the equipment has not been sub
j
ected to mechanical,
e
lectrical, or other abuse or modi
fi
cations. Equipment that
f
ails under conditions
other than those covered will be repaired at the current price o
f
parts and labor in
eff
ect at the time o
f
repair.
S
uch repairs are warranted
f
or ninet
y
(
90
)
da
y
s
f
rom
the da
y
o
f
reshipment to the Bu
y
er.
This warrant
y
is in lieu o
f
all other warranties expressed or implied, includin
g
without limitation, an
y
implied warrant
y
or merchantabilit
y
or
fi
tness
f
or an
y
p
articular purpose, all o
f
which are expressl
y
disclaimed.
1. Proo
f
o
f
sale ma
y
be required in order to claim warrant
y
.
2.
C
ustomers outside the U
S
are responsible
f
or shippin
g
char
g
es to and
f
rom
G
e
f
en.
3
.
C
opper cables are limited to a 30 da
y
warrant
y
and cables must be in their
ori
g
inal condition.
The in
f
ormation in this manual has been care
f
ull
y
checked and is believed to
be accurate. However,
G
e
f
en assumes no responsibilit
y
f
or an
y
inaccuracies
that ma
y
be contained in this manual. In no event will
G
e
f
en be liable
f
or
direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential dama
g
es resultin
g
f
rom
an
y
de
f
ect or omission in this manual, even i
f
advised o
f
the possibilit
y
o
f
such
dama
g
es. The technical in
f
ormation contained herein re
g
ardin
g
the
f
eatures and
s
peci
fi
cations is sub
j
ect to chan
g
e without notice.
For the latest warrant
y
covera
g
e in
f
ormation, re
f
er to the Warrant
y
and Return
Polic
y
under the
S
upport section o
f
the
G
e
f
en Web site at www.
g
e
f
en.com.
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RODUCT REGISTRATIO
N
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lease re
g
ister
y
our product online b
y
visitin
g
the Re
g
ister Product pa
g
e
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nder the Su
pp
ort section of the Gefen Web site
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