Can I use a USB mouse/keyboard over wifi?

So I'm pretty sure this won't work with an Airport Extreme's usb port but I want to be able to use my mouse and keyboard over wifi through my router. I found some USB servers that I think might do this, (http://tinyurl.com/nr478z, http://tinyurl.com/dc8ph7) but I'm not sure if these will support a mouse and keyboard. It seems like I could just plug these into the Airport through ethernet and just configure them to send the mouse, but..... they all only mention printers and hard drives and such. Does anyone have any experience with these type of products and if they will work for this?
Thanks

Welcome to the discussions!
Your hunch is correct. The USB port will work with compatible printers and hard drives, but not other devices.

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