USB-EXT-2-LOCAL

The Crestron® USB over Category Cable Extenders (USB‑EXT‑2‑LOCAL and USB‑EXT‑2‑REMOTE) deliver reliable, high‑speed USB signal extension for USB 1.1 and 2.0 devices in a conference room, classroom, auditorium, command center, medical facility, public space, or residence. Without requiring any special configuration or drivers, the USB extenders enable wire runs up to 330 ft (100 m) over a single CAT5e (or better) unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable. The USB extenders support most USB device types and are plug‑and‑play compatible with computers running Windows®, macOS®, and Linux® operating systems.

Two types of USB extenders are available:

USB‑EXT-2‑REMOTE - Provides connectivity for up to two USB devices (keyboards, whiteboards, mobile devices, etc.) at one location

USB‑EXT-2‑LOCAL - Provides connectivity for a single USB host (computer, media server, codec, etc.)

Linking the two extenders requires one run of CAT5e unshielded twisted-pair cable.2 Both extenders are powered by a single 100-240 VAC power supply, which can be connected at either end to an AC power receptacle.3 The USB-EXT-2-LOCAL and USB-EXT-2-REMOTE are compatible with the USB over Category Cable Extender Wall Plates (USB‑EXT‑2‑LOCAL‑1G and USB‑EXT‑2‑REMOTE‑1G) via the LINK connection.

Notes:

USB-EXT-2-LOCAL-1G and USB-EXT-2-REMOTE-1G power sources cannot power USB-EXT-2-LOCAL and USB-EXT-2-REMOTE.

The USB‑EXT-2‑LOCAL and USB‑EXT-2‑REMOTE are simple point-to-point USB signal extenders. They do not switch or route USB signals, and do not connect to a network. For KVM and other applications routing USB signals over an Ethernet network, please refer to the USB over Category Cable Extenders (USB‑NX2‑LOCAL‑1G and USB‑NX2‑REMOTE‑1G) or the USB over Ethernet Extenders with Routing (USB‑EXT‑DM‑LOCAL and USB‑EXT‑DM‑REMOTE).2

Key Features

• Provide reliable, high-speed USB signal extension for most USB 1.1 or 2.0 devices1

• Compatible with Crestron® USB over Category Cable Extender Wall Plates (USB-EXT-2-LOCAL-1G and USB-EXT-2-REMOTE-1G)

• Extend USB signals up to 330 ft (100 m) over CAT5e (or better) twisted-pair cable2

• 100-240 VAC power supply (included with the Remote extender)

• Enable transparent point-to-point USB extension without any configuration or programming

• Plug-and-play compatible with most types of USB 1.1 and 2.0 devices and hosts1

• No drivers required with Windows®, macOS®, or Linux® operating systems1

• Transport USB over CAT5e at speeds up to 480 Mbps

• Mass Storage Acceleration maximizes USB 2.0 bulk transfer speeds

• Expandable using up to 4 USB hubs (not included)

• USB-EXT-2-REMOTE provides 2 USB Type A ports

1. The USB extender is engineered to deliver maximum compatibility with the widest possible range of devices. Crestron does not guarantee that all USB devices or hosts are compatible with the USB extender. Certain USB devices may require additional driver installation if not directly supported by the computer’s operating system.

2. For the Link connection between the Local and Remote extenders, as a minimum, use high quality, solid core CAT5e (or better) unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable. If connecting either extender through a wall jack, a stranded patch cord may be used. The maximum aggregate cable length is 330 ft (100 m) between units. The minimum cable length is 6 ft (1.8 m). Do not connect the Link ports to an Ethernet LAN or any other network or device, including the USB-EXT-DM-REMOTE, USB-EXT-DM-LOCAL, USB-NX2-REMOTE-1G, USB-NX2-LOCAL-1G.

3. Use the power supply included with the Remote extender on the Remote extender. The power supply may be used on the Local extender only when the Link port on the Local extender is connected to the Link port on the Remote extender. If the power supply is connected to the Local extender and the Link port is connected to a network device (not recommended), the network device may become overloaded and damaged.