Date: 06/05/2012

Gigabit and 802.11n wireless USB device servers from Silex

Silex Technology has announced the SX-DS-3000WAN and SX-DS-4000U2 USB device servers designed to allow users to connect virtually any USB device on a wired or wireless network with two hi-speed USB ports.

These devices are designed for high speed applications including scanners, webcams and other peripherals where fast throughput is a requirement.

Features of SX-DS-3000WAN
1. USB device server with up to 300Mbit dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN
2. Gigabit Ethernet with automatic detection of 10/100/1000BASE-T
3. 802.11a/b/g/n dual band wireless
4. Two USB 2.0 Hi-speed ports
5. WPS for easy wireless installation

Features of SX-DS-4000U2
1. USB device server with high-performance Gigabit Ethernet
2. High performance 800 MHz CPU
3. Gigabit Ethernet with automatic detection of 10/100/1000BASE-T
4. Two USB 2.0 Hi-speed ports with support for isochronous USB streaming data transfer

"With over five million deployments of our USB over IP technology, Silex continues to develop to the latest networking standards to offer the highest-performing products," said Keith Sugawara, vice president of business development for Silex Technology America. "We are excited to expand our product offering for applications where high-throughput is both beneficial and required."

The SX-DS-3000WAN and SX-DS-4000U2 are available through distribution in June 2012.