Wireless USB 2.0 HUB based on 802.11g - WiRanger - Icron

Icron  introduced WiRanger, the 802.11g based wireless USB 2.0 HUB, which able to extend USB 2.0 connections up to 30 meters. This wireless USB enables to connect ordinary USB devices such as scanners, printers,  MP3 players to computer via radio link.

WiRanger Wireless USB HUB

Robert Eisses, Icron Technologies, said:

We are delivering on the promise of true wireless USB 2.0 plug and play functionality with our WiRanger Cable Free USB 2.0 Hub…

…Our customers want the freedom to move beyond the desktop, or the room, and seamlessly connect their USB devices. Icron’s flexible ExtremeUSB technology is the engine that enables USB 1.1 or 2.0 connections over any media: wireless, cable, power line or fiber optics

The WiRanger, a four port wireless USB hub is combination of Icron’s ExtremeUSB technology and well known 802.11g radio. The Wireless USB 2.0 Hub enables transparent wireless connectivity for any USB device without requiring software or user configuration. The WiRanger Wireless USB gives users the freedom to place all of their USB devices at distances up to 30m.

Key features of WiRanger Wireless USB 2.0 Hub:

• Compatibility with USB 2.0 and 1.1
• Plug-and-play, no drivers required
• OS independent
• Support for all USB transfer types - Control, Bulk, Interrupt and Isochronous

Icron’s ExtremeUSB for Wireless core can be applied to any radio platform, and is ideally suited to solutions over UWB, 802.11 or any proprietary radio. In selection of an 802.11 radio for the initial WiRanger solution, Icron saw significant advantages to supporting this radio platform.

Price of WiRanger Wireless USB is US$ 395

Source: WiRanger Wireless USB 2.0 Hub