I've found using the Cat5 extender still doesn't provide enough juice to the board. (Though I have USB-powered PolyVision boards.) I ended up putting a powered USB hub near the board and plugging the Cat5-extended end into that hub.
The nice thing about that hub setup is I can also put the receiver for a wireless presentation mouse up near the board instead of leaving it at the back of the room in a PC under a desk. Mike On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Eric Roemer <[email protected]> wrote: > Which is the preferred way to extend a SmartBoard USB--using a > "superbooster" type that has a transmitter unit and a reciever unit and uses > Cat5 cabline; or using an "active" USB extension cable? > > All of the "superbooster" devices I have found are for USB 1.1 only (not > 2.0 compliant)....I have found "active" USB extension cables that are USB > 2.0 compliant. > > Thanks! > Eric > > THIS TRANSMISSION IS INTENDED AND RESTRICTED FOR USE BY THE ABOVE ADDRESSEE > ONLY. IT MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR PRIVILEGED INFORMATION EXEMPT FROM > DISCLOSURE UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE LAW. IN THE EVENT SOME OTHER PERSON OR > ENTITY RECEIVES THIS TRANSMISSION, SAID RECIPIENT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT > ANY DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION, OR DUPLICATION OF THIS TRANSMISSION OR ITS > CONTENTS IS PROHIBITED. IF YOU SHOULD RECEIVE THIS TRANSMISSION IN ERROR, > PLEASE CALL WOODLAND CUSD#5 IMMEDIATELY AT 815-672-5974, DELETE THE FILE > FROM YOUR SYSTEM, AND DESTROY ANY HARD COPIES OF THIS TRANSMISSION. THANK > YOU. > > THIS TRANSMISSION IS INTENDED AND RESTRICTED FOR USE BY THE ABOVE ADDRESSEE > ONLY. IT MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR PRIVILEGED INFORMATION EXEMPT FROM > DISCLOSURE UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE LAW. > IN THE EVENT SOME OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY RECEIVES THIS TRANSMISSION, SAID > RECIPIENT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ANY DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION, OR > DUPLICATION OF THIS TRANSMISSION OR ITS CONTENTS IS PROHIBITED. > IF YOU SHOULD RECEIVE THIS TRANSMISSION IN ERROR, PLEASE CALL WOODLAND > CUSD#5 IMMEDIATELY AT 815-672-5974, DELETE THE FILE FROM YOUR SYSTEM, AND > DESTROY ANY HARD COPIES OF THIS TRANSMISSION. > THANK YOU. > _______________________________________________ > Tech-geeks mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.illinicloud.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech-geeks >
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