Do you have a number of laptop users sharing USB units in your own home or small business? If so, the Belkin network USB hub can improve your efficiency in sharing printers, external hard drives, scanners as well as different USB gadgets.

The network USB hub allows 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 a quarter inch tall. The hub’s back features a single Ethernet port, a power port, and three USB ports. 2 extra USB hubs are positioned in the front of the hub.

The 5 ports let you network up to 5 devices. Additionally it is particularly 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 whichever USB units you need to be available through the hub.

After setting up the Belkin Control Center software program on each Computer that’s linked to your wireless network, you will instantly see which units are usable over the network on each wireless linked Computer. Although, just one PC can make use of any linked system at any given moment.

Users can request to utilize units which are already linked to a different Computer by sending a request to that device’s current consumer’s. The present consumer’s will then have a choice to disconnect from the device in question or to deny the other person’s request.

The Belkin Network USB hub is compatible with PCs utilizing the Windows XP and Vista operating systems. A Mac version is also available. Some USB units may not be supported by the hub, and when the peripheral isn’t supported a message will show up automatically in the control center. With the Belkin Network USB hub, consumers no longer have to purchase multiple peripherals for each of their computer systems.