Can I use a secondary display via wireless router?

I plugged a secondary display into my wireless router (Belkin).  The display has several USB ports on it.  I filled those USB ports with:
External hard drive (Toshiba)
Printer (Epson)
Mouse (??)
Keyboard (Dell)
The iMac found the hard drive, printer, mouse and keyboard instantly.  I can access the hard drive perfectly from the iMac.  The printer works perfectly from the iMac.  The mouse also works perfectly from the iMac.  The keyboard doesn't work yet, but at least it shows up on the iMac as an option.
Oddly the display itself does not seem to be recognized by the iMac.  Any idea how to use the secondary disply via the wifi connection?  The secondary monitor is a Dell.
Kris in NY

Well there is an "Air Display" app that will let one iMac use another device as a WIRELESS secondary display monitor  (http://avatron.com/apps/air-display).  What I keep finding is that the secondary display device seems to be a complete device (hard drive, flash memory, software, etc).
So an iMac CAN use another iMac or iPod or PC or Tablet as a secondary, wireless display device. 
What I can't figure out is if a stand alone display device can be activated in the exact same manner.  I have Air Display installed on my iMac, but there is no way to install similar hardware on a simple peripheral.
The secondary display has its own power source and is powered on.  As I said the secondary display has several peripherals connected to it that can all be used wirelessly by the iMac.  Only the display device between the wifi router and the peripherals cannot be detected.  All the other hardware came on-line instantly.
Kris in NY

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