
USBEXTENSIONCABLE
TheremaybecircumstanceswhereyoumayprefernottoplugtheUSBadapterdirectlyintoa
USBport.Thismightincludescenariossuchasadesktopcomputersittingonthefloorandthe
desiretogettheadapteruphigherontopofadeskprovidinglesssignalobstructionsand
improvedperformance.AnUSBextensioncablewouldfacilitatethiseffort.Anotherscenario
mightbethatyouarenotusingtheantennashippedwiththeproductandhaveinstalleda
coaxialcablefromtheUSBadaptertoanantennainstalledoutdoorsforexternalnetwork
connectivity.Thecoaxialcable,dependingonthetypeandsizecouldcausesomestrainonthe
adapterinanUSBport.Inthiscase,theuseofaUSBextensioncablewouldbeuseful.
TherearetwotypesofUSBconnectors,TypeAandTypeB.TheTypeAisarectangular
connectorandTypeBisasquareconnector.TypeAisshowninthephotobelow.
IfyourapplicationrequiresusingtheUSBadapteroutsideoftheUSBportonyourcomputer,
thenanUSBextensioncableisappropriate.YouwillneedaUSBTypeA(male)toplugintothe
computerandaUSBTypeA(female)toplugintheUSBadapter.USBextensioncablesby
standardsspecificationarelimitedto15feetinlength.AIR802currentlymanufacturesUSB
extenssioncablesin3and6footUSBlengthsandtheyareavailableat
(http://www.air802.com/home.php?cat=428).
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