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USB Extension Cables
Check out our latest product:
Our new 33 foot USB 2.0 Active Extension Cable is exactly what you need for those long USB runs. This cable has a built in repeater to preserve your full signal over the 33 foot run. Read more here:
USB 2.0 Active Extension Cable, 33ft
Do you need to extend the distance from your computer to a USB device
such as a printer or scanner? According to the USB specification, you
can use passive extension cables (i.e., cables without an active
repeater chip in them) for distances up to 16 feet. Beyond sixteen
feet, you need a cable that will boost the signal in order to avoid
losing data or, worse yet, damaging USB equipment.
The maximum distance that you can reach by chaining Active USB
Extension Cables together is 80 feet. By using 16 foot cables (the most
common length available) you can safely chain up to 4 of these together
without risking data loss or damage to your device (in addition to the
4-active extension cables you will use a regular device cable at the
end that can be up to 16 feet - this is how you achieve the maximum
distance of 80 feet).
In order to use a USB Extension Cable with a device, you plug the
extension cable directly into the USB port on your desktop or notebook.
On the other end of the cable, you will have a type A female port where
you can plug your device cable in, which will be connected to the
device on the other end.
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