Professional USB extension
The five-meter distance limitation of USB connections can pose significant installation challenges in scenarios where the host computer needs to be situated away from the user. This is especially relevant in environments such as secured locations to prevent tampering, factory floors where environmental conditions may be unsafe, and medical imaging applications with exposure risks or privacy concerns.
To overcome this distance limitation, Icron developed a series of patented technologies called ExtremeUSB®. Available in a variety of form factors to suit your OEM configurations, ExtremeUSB is the most robust and reliable USB extension technology available and is backed by 20 years of development with thousands of test case permutations.
ExtremeUSB extends the range of USB over multiple types of media such as CATx, fibre, and over a corporate LAN. All Icron products include the ExtremeUSB suite of features: transparent USB extension, true plug and play (no software drivers required) and works with all major operating systems such as Windows®, macOS™ and Linux® and Chrome OS™.
Point-to-Point Connection
A USB extender system is designed to overcome a USB 2.0 cable distance limitation of five meters, and typically consists of a local extender unit connected to a host such as a computer, and a remote extender unit that connects to a USB peripheral such as a keyboard, mouse, flash drive or camera.
These two extender points are joined by transmission link cable such as CAT 5e/6/7 or fiber, to provide a Point-to-Point Connection up to 10 kilometers regardless of operating system and without the need for software drivers.
USB Extenders family – Point to point
Point-to-point extenders over CAT 5e/6/7 or fibre cabling
Rover series
The USB Rover series extends USB 1.1 connections beyond the desktop up to 85 meters without external power adapters, ideal for keyboards, mice, game controllers and interactive whiteboards.
Ranger series
The USB 2.0 Ranger series extends high-speed USB 2.0 connections up to 100m using CAT 5e/6/7 cabling.
Available in 1-, 2- and 4- port models with ExtremeUSB® is perfect for: keyboards, mice, interactive white boards, flash drives, hard drives, audio devices, USB 2.0 web cameras and any other USB 2.0 or 1.1 device.
Raven series
The Raven™ series extends USB 3, 2.0 and 1.1 devices simultaneously up to 100 meters from a host computer across a point-to-point CAT 6a/7 connection.
Starling series
The Icron USB 3-2-1 Starling series is the world’s first USB 3.2 Gen 1 extender utilizing a custom CM or Plenum fire rated cable with ExtremeUSB-C™ technology, extending USB 3, 2 and 1 devices simultaneously up to 10 meters.
Spectra series
The USB 3.0 Spectra series is a two port USB 3.0 SuperSpeed extension solution, enabling USB 3.0 connections at up to 5 Gbps over 100m of multimode fiber optic cable.
USB Extenders family - USB extension via LAN
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Ranger LAN series
The USB 2.0 Ranger® LAN series extends high-speed USB 2.0 connections up to 100m over a GigE Local Area Network (LAN) or directly connect over CAT 5e/6/7 cabling.
Ranger PoE series
The Ranger® PoE series enables you to connect and extend all USB 2.0 device types to hosts across a Power over Ethernet enabled Gigabit Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) using existing cabling.
Raven LAN series
The Icron Raven Pro is the world’s first USB 3-2-1 extender over Local Area Network. Optimised for camera and video capture devices with Isochronous (ISO) support, it extends USB 3 (5Gbps), 2.0 and 1.1 devices simultaneously up to 200 meters from a host computer across a 10GbE LAN or 100m across a point-to-point CAT 6a/7 connection.
Product Highlights
1. USB 2.0 Ranger® 2304
The USB 2.0 Ranger® 2304 is a four port USB 2.0 high speed extension solution, enabling USB 2.0 connections at up to 480Mbps over 100m/330ft of CAT 5e/6/7 cabling. The Ranger 2304 is the latest USB 2.0 extender system from Icron, offering the same reliable USB 2.0 extension benefits as the Ranger 2204, but with faster throughputs when using read/write devices such as external hard drives as well as supporting a greater number of connections (up to 31 devices and hubs). The Ranger 2304 provides an integrated four port remote USB 2.0 powered hub delivering 600mA to each port supporting all USB 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 device types (up to 480Mbps).
Download Icron USB 2.0 Ranger 2301 Datasheet Download Icron USB 2.0 Ranger 2301GE LAN Datasheet Download Icron USB 2.0 Ranger 2304 Datasheet Download Icron USB 2.0 Ranger 2304GE LAN Datasheet Download Icron USB 2.0 Ranger 2311 Datasheet Download Icron USB 2.0 Ranger 2312 Datasheet Download Icron USB 3-2-1 Starling series Datasheet2. Icron Raven™ 3204C Pro
The Icron Raven™ 3204C Pro is the world’s first USB 3-2-1 extender over Local Area Network. Optimized for camera and video capture devices with Isochronous (ISO) support, it extends USB 3 (5Gbps), 2.0 and 1.1 devices simultaneously up to 200 meters from a host computer across a 10GbE LAN or 100m across a point-to-point CAT 6a/7 connection. The Raven 3204C Pro delivers the same exceptional performance as the Raven 3104 Pro, in a smaller, lighter design.
Now featuring USB-C ports for the host and extended devices, it can accommodate a wide range of applications. These include extending cameras, sound bars, DACs, hubs, touchscreens and other USB-C or USB-A devices (supporting up to 30 downstream USB peripherals) beyond the maximum length of a standard USB 3 cable (1.8m/6ft) to a PC or BYOD laptop across board rooms, lecture halls or to an IT closet for use with all major UC conferencing applications.
The Raven 3204C Pro supports the new Firmware Upgrade over Network feature, allowing all extender endpoints to be conveniently updated from a single connection to save time and make maintenance and system upgrades a breeze. An additional 1Gb Ethernet pass-through enhances configurability and eliminates the need for extra cable runs, saving money and simplifying installations.
Download Icron USB 3-2-1 Raven 3204C Datasheet Download Icron USB 3-2-1 Raven 3204C PRO Datasheet3. USB 2.0 Ranger® 2304PoE
The USB 2.0 Ranger® 2304PoE enables you to connect and extend all USB 2.0 device types to hosts across a Power over Ethernet enabled Gigabit Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) using existing cabling. This ExtremeUSB® extender system features 4-ports on the REX and three additional ports on the LEX eliminating the need to connect an external USB hub. Perfect for: keyboards, mice, interactive white boards, flash drives, hard drives, audio devices, USB 2.0 web cameras and any other USB 2.0 or 1.1 device.
Download Icron USB 2.0 Ranger 2304 PoE Datasheet