USB Hub: What Kind?

I called the local Apple Store here in Walnut Creek, CA this morning and they had one in stock...standard configuration...so off I went and purchased it...obviously some stores have inventory.
I will need when I travel a USB Hub since I like working with a mouse and see myself at times using the USB ethernet adapter as well.
Do I need a powered USB Hub? I've read that the USB port on the MBAir is a bit different in that it supplies some additional power than a standard USB port.
What kind do I need?

The Squid looks interesting...but I see it is not a powered hub...I am wondering if that will work for the MB Air?
Mac Book Air has a single USB 2.0 powered port, whether it supplies enough power for all the devices you want to run off the hub may be another matter .

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What kind of USB hubs work with the 2014 version of Time Capsule?

The latest post I could find on USB hubs archived from 2012 and I'm wondering what today's information is.
I have a Sabrent HB-J3U7. It is a 7 port USB 3.0 hub, two charging ports and five "normal". I think I remember reading the charging ports can deliver about 2 amps each. Obviously the Sabrent is a powered hub. I plugged it into the TC's USB port and nothing. No lights on hub indicating a connection at the device plug in ports.
I did a little experimenting and the hub works fine when hooked to my iMac (OS X 10.9.4). The individual devices work fine when connected straight to the TC USB port. All I can discern is that this hub is not compatible with TCs. Too much power maybe? The iMac has a USB 2.0 controller like the TC and the hub works there so I don't really understand the failure on the TC.
Then, for some reason, I tried the hub when it was disconnected from power and I could finally see the Sabrent hub connected devices (32GB USB 3.0 thumb drive and 2TB USB WD Passport - both formatted Extended Journaled). So I plugged the Sabrent power up and it still worked. That is until I tried to rename the TC hard drive through Airport Utility which required an update to TC. TC wouldn't restart. Just a solid amber, not even flashing amber. I disconnected Sabrent and unplugged the TC and replugged and TC worked again but now I'm afraid of the Sabrent.
Does anyone have ideas about what is going on? Any help would be appreciated.

The hub is not compatible. It sounds like the unit is powering the link to the TC.. which would cause the TC to freeze up. You might need a special USB cable which has just data connection but no power.
It is really hard to get info on hubs that work.. particularly because there are so many around and many are changed .. eg if you buy a belkin this year it fails when last years one worked.. that is because all the manufacturer is farmed out to various factories in China who use .. the cheapest parts available today to build them.. next week it could be different.
The TC just doesn't have a huge amount of memory to store drivers for every USB under the sun. So some work some don't. The best I have found is the cheapest brand x USB2. I would not bother with USB3 since that chipset is even more unlikely to be supported than USB2 ones.
I have tried to get people to add to a database.. not much so far.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5912861?tstart=0
Appreciate anyone who takes the time to add their experience.

What kind of USB hub do I need to sync this thing?!?

I have an 80 Gig iPod with a color screen, and I sync it to a desktop G5. If I plug the USB cable into the USB port on the front of the machine, everything works great. However, plugged into one of the USB ports in the back of the machine, I've got a D-Link USB hub. This is a USB2.0 hub with its own power supply (plugged into a power outlet). When I plug the iPod into this thing, the computer doesn't see it. I know self-powered hubs are no good for some things, but this has its own power. Why can't the iPod use it, and can someone recommend a high-quality hub that will make devices like the iPod happy??

All current Macs can use either a straight cable or a cross cable -- they will adapt to whatever you plug in.
For Gigabit Ethernet speeds, the cable needs all eight conductors present and all eight contacts.
Your Mac has the ability to serve as a lightweight Router when you enable Internet Sharing across Ethernet -- this can allow it to assign IP Addresses that "just work".

What can/can't plug into the USB hub on back of 24" ACD?

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I have a harpertown mac pro 3ghz machine connected to my new 24 inch cinema display. Question, what can I plug in and not plug into the back of the USB hub? How do I know what devices would drain power from the ports? In other words, USB drives - I take it, one can't plug those into the back of the monitor's hub, correct?

The USB ports on the display do provide power (500 mA per port), so any USB device should work.
If you use the aluminum USB keyboard, though, there is a difference between the USB ports on the Mac Pro and those on the display. Normally, the keyboard acts as an unpowered USB hub, so each port can provide only 100 mA. When plugged directly into a Mac Pro USB port, though, the Mac Pro provides extra power to that port, so the keyboard has enough power to provide 500 mA to one of its USB ports. The means the keyboard can be used to charge an iPhone, or use a USB spick that needs more than 100 mA.

What kind of USB devices?

Hi, folks.
What kind of USB devices can I plug to TC? Only HDDs and printers?
If I plug USB speakers, will my Mac stream sound (something like AirTunes in AirPort Express)?
Can I sync my iPhone if I hook my dock to TC?
Any other ideas I could use TC USB port for?
Thanks.
JP

Click here for information. The iPhone won't sync when plugged into the Time Capsule's USB port.
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What kind of bluetooth dongle(usb) should I get to use my Magic Mouse properly?

My Mac Pro doesn't have bluetooth. What kind of bluetooth dongle(usb) should I get to use my Magic Mouse properly? I already have one, but it makes the mouse seriously lacking.

I keep the dongle plugged into the back of my apple 27" monitor so that means it is only 1 to 2 feet away from the mouse. Don't plug it into the mac pro itself if that is at any distance from the mouse. The closer you can keep the dongle to the mouse the better.
Do a smc and pram reset.
If all is lost, and you have xcode installed then you can do a bluetooth factory reset.
Note that if you should sleep your machine, power is off the usb's, so the dongle is off. This means you cannot wake the machine with any BT devices like the mouse (I use a wired keyboard). Also sometimes upon waking the machine the mouse does not immediately re-pair (maybe 20% of the time). So you have to flip its switch to get the system's attention.
While I do have internal BT, using the dongle disables the internal (at least for 2010 mac pro's).
And of course BT would go inactive if you pulled the dongle out!

What kind of data users are coping to their USB drives ..?

We need monitor what kind of data users are coping to their USB drives ..? do we have any scripts which can trigger the emails when the Data is copied to USB drives with File Name , size and location from where they are coping.
Please advise
Kris

If you want to prevent users from copying stuff to their USB drives the best way would be to force a group policy that prevents USB devices from working on local machines. There is no easy way of monitoring file transfer activity via script. What you appear
to be looking for is software which monitors your employees.
What you can do is list the USB Devices that have been attached to the system:
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What Type of USB Hub?

I have an iMac 27" Processor 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7. I need more USB ports and have purchased a hub. When I plug in another accessory such as a DVD player, I get the message that it must be plugged in to a USB port on the computer. Should I be purchasing a certain kind of hub that will allow any device to be plugged in to it?

Use an USB hub with its own power supply.
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What is the best powered usb hub to run with 3 external hard drivers with high speedy?

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I have a mac book pro, and I use 3 external hard disk, and 1 usb mouse and some times a sync my iphone and my ipad... It's really boring manage all this usb connections. I bought a usb at dealextreme http://www.dealextreme.com/customerphotos/quarantined/201102/33189-94cc49b0-fb06 -4b58-abf5-ea5fab06c803.jpg but i doesnt work proprely, the hard drivers keep disconnecting. I think its because of the power source, that is not enough to keep all those devices running. I`m whiling to buy a hub that keep all hard drives connected properly all the time.
So what is the best powered usb hub to run with 3 external hard drivers with high speedy?

Hi guys
I have a mac book pro, and I use 3 external hard disk, and 1 usb mouse and some times a sync my iphone and my ipad... It's really boring manage all this usb connections. I bought a usb at dealextreme http://www.dealextreme.com/customerphotos/quarantined/201102/33189-94cc49b0-fb06 -4b58-abf5-ea5fab06c803.jpg but i doesnt work proprely, the hard drivers keep disconnecting. I think its because of the power source, that is not enough to keep all those devices running. I`m whiling to buy a hub that keep all hard drives connected properly all the time.
So what is the best powered usb hub to run with 3 external hard drivers with high speedy?

What is the best USB Hub to use with MBP?

Hello All,
I'm hoping someone can recommend the best and most reliable 4 way or better USB hub - Preferring self powered - for the Mac Book Pro.
I've tried a dick smith one and nothing seemed to work right on the mac.
Thanks
Brian Lord

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Unfortunately we have not tested which other cables might do the job. Although it is not supported, the VIGOR 1120, has been tested for up to 200 ft; this other cable: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Cable VE280306 has not been tested with National Insturmens USB boards but it seems it can handle USB 2.0 and 1.1.
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Multiple Screens via USB hub

Dear everyone,
We are a 4 Danish musicians who bought 4 Lenovo LT 1421 monitors, as we have read that
you can connect up to 6 monitors to a PC via a USB hub. Our aim is to mirror the pc’s
screen on the extra 4 monitors. Unfortunately we cannot get this to work. We've approached Microsoft, HP and Lenovo in Denmark, and no one can offer an explanation or solution. Lenovo in Denmark was not even aware that there was such
a thing as USB screens, and we were told that it was our own problem, which I suppose is right, but it does not solve our problem.
We have tested this on Windows 7, and 8 – and those 2 operating systems will only accept 1 extra monitor with mirror function, and the
ability to select mirror display for further displays is not possible.
If we connect the monitors to an older PC with Windows XP, we can get mirror mode on all 4 monitors; but then we have the problem that it is not 1366 x768 resolution.
We now have 4 useless screens that work only with an older operating system; but do not work with any of the newer OS (i.e. WINDOW 7 AND 8).
We tested further with a Lenovo 15.6 "PC AMD E1-2100; but it cannot cope with mirror function on more than one display. What can we do - we are very frustrated.
The product would work nicely for us who want to be free of vulnerable VGA cables and
power supplies for each monitor; but we need it to work properly.
Would anyone be able to offer a solution to this problem? Is there a way of showing mirror display on more than one screen with n Window 7 or
8.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks and best regards
Kat DK

Hi,
According to the following link in Lenove website, this kind of monitor is supported in Windows 7&8
http://mobilesupport.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/PD015702
I suggest you download and install the latest driver for the this monitor from this link to ensure the performance
http://mobilesupport.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/DS020544
Have you tried to use a USB Graphic Adapter to connect the PC and external monitors together?
I noticed that you mentioned HP, so maybe this product can help you
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/oas/product-detail.html?oid=3913303#!tab%3Dfeatures
But you still need to conect HP to check the compatibility of this product.
NOTE
This response contains a reference to a third party World Wide Web site. Microsoft is providing this information
as a convenience to you. Microsoft does not control these sites and has not tested any software or information found on these sites.
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Attaching USB hub to Aiport Express

I'm considering the purchase of an Airport Express and was just curious as to whether I could plug a USB hub into the USB port and then connect multiple printers?

If I plug in my USB 2.0 external Hard Drive to the Airport express's USB port will this drive now be a NAS?
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Wireless USB Hub?

Does anyone know if there are any wireless USB hubs available that are supported by Mac OS X? Even working with VMware Fusion would be helpful. I have one of the IOGEAR units but my iMac crashes when I plug the adapter into a USB port.
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saxman81 wrote:
Well, my computer is already bluetooth enabled so theoretically wouldn't I just need a "receiver" of some kind to plug in to the USB hub?
They seem to be few and far between saxman.
One is shown here, but no details of manufacture are given.
The major issue, I think, for any practical use over bluetooth is speed. BT is very, very, slow.
BT 2.1 with EDR, (the version on your MBP) supports theoretical transfer rates of up to 3 Mbit/s. 802.11n Wireless networking supports theoretical speeds of up to 100 times faster. USB2 supports theoretical rates up to 160 times faster than BT.
People already complain about the slow speed when transferring to USB drives attached to their 802.11n Airport extreme base stations. Can you imagine what it would be like accessing a drive over something 100 times slower! BT just won't cut it for the sorts of purposes you are speaking of.
Using 802.11n makes much more sense, and you can do this with an Airport extreme or Airport Express Base Station, to connect to devices like printers and HDs. You can even attach a hub to them, but they won't support other sorts of USB devices like scanners etc. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2421 for details
Cheers
Rod

Usb hub specs??

I can't find anywhere what type of usb hub will work with the AEBS. I have a hub, it's kind of old. Does it just require a usb 2.0 hub? And how can I tell if the hub I have is 2.0 or not? I have plugged mine in and it doesn't do anything. Do I need to configure it somewhere? help!
ps- my internet is working awesomely
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Mitchell -
For the new Airport Extreme you can connect not only printers and USB drives, but also USB hub's. This is a key feature of the AEBS that many have tested(and that Apple has also advertised.
"Share your hard drive
Now you can share an external USB hard drive over your wireless and wired network by simply connecting it to the USB port on your AirPort Extreme Base Station. Called AirPort Disk, it's perfect for sharing files, making backups, and more. You can even connect multiple drives and printers using a USB hub (sold separately). (See system requirements.)"
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Question re: Wireless USB Hub

I have a few laptop accessories [printer, scanner, etc] that my laptop does not have enough USB ports for. I am currently using a 4-port USB hub, but now have wires/cables sprawling all over my desk. Am looking to possibly buy the LaCie 4-port wireless USB hub. Is this something that will fit my needs?

saxman81 wrote:
Well, my computer is already bluetooth enabled so theoretically wouldn't I just need a "receiver" of some kind to plug in to the USB hub?
They seem to be few and far between saxman.
One is shown here, but no details of manufacture are given.
The major issue, I think, for any practical use over bluetooth is speed. BT is very, very, slow.
BT 2.1 with EDR, (the version on your MBP) supports theoretical transfer rates of up to 3 Mbit/s. 802.11n Wireless networking supports theoretical speeds of up to 100 times faster. USB2 supports theoretical rates up to 160 times faster than BT.
People already complain about the slow speed when transferring to USB drives attached to their 802.11n Airport extreme base stations. Can you imagine what it would be like accessing a drive over something 100 times slower! BT just won't cut it for the sorts of purposes you are speaking of.
Using 802.11n makes much more sense, and you can do this with an Airport extreme or Airport Express Base Station, to connect to devices like printers and HDs. You can even attach a hub to them, but they won't support other sorts of USB devices like scanners etc. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2421 for details
Cheers
Rod

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