Smart Technologies 800 Series Extending the USB with a CAT5-XT-1100 (active) extender

Extending the USB with a
CAT5-XT-1100 (active) extender
Youcan use the CAT5-XT-1100ext enderto replacet he16' (5 m) USB A to mini-B cable includedw ith
yourinteractive whiteboard.
IM P O R T A N T
Connecty ourUSB cables or extendersto the USB 1 receptacle on the interactive whiteboard’s
ECP module.D o not use the USB2 receptacle.
NO T E S
lYoucan connect the USB cable or extenderto the SMARTBoard800 series interactive
whiteboardsystem’s EC P moduleusing the included USB A to mini B cable orusing a
standardUSB cable with the mini-USB to USB adaptorincludedwit hy oursyst em.
lSMARTBoard800 series interactivew hiteboardsystems have a USB hub integratedinto
theEC P moduleand are thereforecompounddevices. See US B topologyon page 17.
Usinga CAT5-XT-1100extender
Computer CAT5-XT-1100
Cat 5 cable < 92' (28 m)
USB
adapter
Interactive
whiteboard
system
NO T E S
lThemaximum Cat 5 c ablelength in this configurationi s 92' (28 m)(not included).
lYoucan use plenum-ratedCat 5 cable, if required.
lThecomputer’s USB interface must provide sufficient power for the bus-powered
CAT 5-XT-1100extenders.A laptop might not providesufficient power while runningon
batterypower.
CH A P T E R 2
Extendingthe USB of SMARTBoard 800iseries interactive whiteboard systems
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