USB 2.0 Extender Fiber Optic

The USB 2.0 Ranger® 442/444 USB fiber extender represents a significant milestone in the USB market. Powered by patented Extreme USB technology, the Ranger 442 and 444 extend USB 2.0 peripheral devices up to 10km over fiber optic cables at up to 480 Mb/s. The USB 2.0 Extender Fiber Ranger 442 is a four port, Class A device which extends host computer and peripheral connections up to 500m/1640ft over multimode optical fiber. The USB 2.0 Ranger 444 is a four port, Class A device which extends host computer and peripheral connections up to 10km over singlemode optical fiber cable. USB Ranger products are composed of two separate units: the USB fiber extender local (LEX) and the USB fiber extender remote (REX). Conventional USB cables are used to connect the LEX unit to the host computer and to connect one or more remote USB devices to the REX unit. The USB 2.0 Extender Fiber Ranger 442 and 444 extenders require power at both the LEX and REX units.