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Got a wireless router? Need to connect some USB devices to your local network? Belkin's got the black box for you, then.
It's a print server, it's a five port USB network hub, and it's yours at a good price. Now you can hook up your multi-function printer (as always, check with Belkin and the manufacturer for compatibility), your USB hard drive, your music player, your camera, pretty much any USB device you might want to share on your network. Belkin claims a fast 3 minute setup time, so probably even I can set it up. Just plug it into your existing wireless router (works with both 10/100 base connections) and get ready to roll. It thoughtfully includes an RJ-45 cable for your convenience.
You know the Belkin name, so check it out for yourself and decide. It could be exactly what you need!
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bad product name: "wireless"
- Pros: Simple gui makes it kid friendly.
- Cons: The title of the product should be:
"Wired Network Hub with wireless accessibility through your wireless router".
NOT:
"BELKIN Wireless Network USB Hub"
Basically, you can connect an external hard drive to the hub and connect the hub to your router THEN you can access that hard drive wirelessly.
1 computer at a time and there is no simple way to unlock it from an unmanned-connected-computer..so get ready to walk upstairs if you forget to disengage it from your upstairs computer.
Any lamen should know: you don't need an expensive network hub to share devices these days.
*What were you thinking when you made this Belkin ?* !gah!
- Other Thoughts: Newegg is rules as we all know. ;)
OSX users don't think of touching this!
- Pros: It looks really neat, doesn't it?!? And it's a great idea...
- Cons: Seeing that this lists support of Mac OSX up through Tiger, I figured it would be a pretty safe bet. Wrong. The software installs easily enough and it shows drives that are 'connected' but good luck from there. Getting them to mount on the desktop was nearly impossible. Once I finally got them up and running, half the time it would freeze my machine. It was completely hit or miss if a drive would actually mount. no matter how I worked the software or hardware. It would work one minute then not the next.
Worse yet, it turned my macbook pro into a brick during startup, shutdown or restart...this is the only thing the software seems to do with any consistency. I uninstalled and my machine worked fine again. Reinstalled (most up-to-date drivers, firmware and interface software)...and the same deal, no drive access and lots of macbook problems. Completely useless.
- Other Thoughts: Belkin offers no real online support for Mac users for this hub. Even the FAQ for windows is sorely lacking. Upon searching online, all references to this hub by mac users say the same thing...STAY AWAY.
I'll be on the prowl for a network hub that actually does what it should.
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Taking it back
- Pros: My previous review of this product showed that it was working.
Ignore that. (I looked for a way to edit it but couldn't find it)
- Cons: I started getting data corruption using this which I found out with iTunes and my iPod (hooked up to the Belkin). So I pulled all the drives off thinking, "OK - it's still good for the scanner and a label printer.." Nope, this morning my Mac was hung - hadn't had that problem before.
It's going back today.
- Other Thoughts: It's a really good idea. The data corruption and hanging of my system killed it for me.
When I first hooked everything up it worked fine, though.
My recommendation: PASS ON THIS ONE.
Using on my Network w/ Macbook - seems to work
- Pros: Using with my MacBook Pro (Snow Leopard). I didn't install the drivers that came with it but instead pulled the latest down from Belkin.
I've:
- hooked up a printer (Dymo LabelWriter Duo) - works fine
- hooked up a scanner (Epson) - works fine
- hooked up a scale for shipping - works fine
- hooked up a USB DVD drive - works fine.
Overall this device is doing exactly what I expected it to do - take those odd USB devices and make it so that I can get to them from anywhere in my home.
- Cons: Sort of con: Initially when I hooked up an external USB drive I gave me some grief with mounting the drives. I rebooted and since then I haven't had any problems. I click 'connect' for the drive, give it a little time, and the drive appears on my desktop.
One thing I read is (which I haven't tried): Don't close your MacBook without disconnecting (logically, not pysically) the drives. It'll freeze things up.
Oh, it looks like it's the form factor of a Time Capsule in the pictures as if you'd be able to stack the Time Capsule on top of this. You can, but it'll look weird as this is noticably smaller, both in height (Not such a big deal) and desk-space required. I'd say it's about 3/4 size of the Time Capsule in area.
- Other Thoughts: Understand what it is and what it is not:
- It's basically a detached USB hub. If you treat it like a detached USB hub then it should work find
- It's not a NAS.
- It's not a print server (you can kind of fake it but it really isn't one)
This of this as, "Hey, I have these odd USB devices that I'd like to not be physically tethered to. My storage is on a NAS. I have a printer shared with the family via a separate print server. This will allow me to handle the other odd USB devices fairly easily."
Also treat it like a USB hub: If you're done using a device and you do want to share it with someone else then set it to disconnect when not in use (you can do this with the printers so that they're freed up for the next person - a print server is still a better idea). Think of it like virtually unplugging the USB device and handing the plug to the next person.
This thing is USELESS
- Pros: Ability to have printers in a different location than computer
- Cons: DOES NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY
Non-existent technical support
- Other Thoughts: It's a good concept with seriously flawed execution. The idea is that instead of having to have all your USB devices on the same desk with a zillion cords, you can have the printers (as I do) in a different area. The issue here is that the software is flawed. I am on a Mac and from what I can tell is that when you start up the computer, the wireless connection is made. When your computer loses wireless (even for a millisecond), the software says you are connected, but the print monitor stops. The only way you can restore the connection is to restart your computer. SO, I have a wireless printer for about an hour before something goes to sleep/dormant and loses the connection. When I tried to research this on the Belkin.com site and searching, I get nothing. I've uninstalled/installed and updated firmware, etc. The computer supposedly "sees" the hub, but it's not really sending/receiving data. It was more consistent when I first got it but now it's useless. What a WASTE of $100.
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BELKIN |
| Model |
F5L009 |
| Spec |
| Type |
USB |
| Standards |
USB 2.0/1.1 |
| Ports |
1 x 10/100Base-Tx auto-sensing and auto-uplink RJ45 port
5 x USB2.0 ports |
| Transfer Rate |
10/100Mbps + 1.5/12/480Mbps |
| Features |
| Features |
Connection to a wireless router is required to use local area network USB device sharing
Share Printers, Hard Drives, NAS, Music Players, Scanners, Digital Cameras, and Media Card Readers --wirelessly 802.11(b/g/n)
Protocol Supported: TCP/IP |
Introduction
Got a wireless router? Need to connect some USB devices to your local network? Belkin's got the black box for you, then.
It's a print server, it's a five port USB network hub, and it's yours at a good price. Now you can hook up your multi-function printer (as always, check with Belkin and the manufacturer for compatibility), your USB hard drive, your music player, your camera, pretty much any USB device you might want to share on your network. Belkin claims a fast 3 minute setup time, so probably even I can set it up. Just plug it into your existing wireless router (works with both 10/100 base connections) and get ready to roll. It thoughtfully includes an RJ-45 cable for your convenience.
You know the Belkin name, so check it out for yourself and decide. It could be exactly what you need!
Highlights
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Wireless Network Connectivity
Featuring a 10/100M RJ45 port, the Belkin F5L009 network USB hub seamlessly integrates into your home or office wireless network through any wireless router.
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5-port USB Hub
Five USB 2.0 ports are provided so you can get wireless access to multiple USB devices such as storage devices, scanners, printers, and digital cameras via your existing wireless network.
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Built-in Print Server
With the Belkin F5L009's built-in print server function, easily share a USB printer with anyone on your wireless network.
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Quick Specs
| Brand | BELKIN |
| Type | USB |
| Standards | USB 2.0/1.1 |
| Transfer Rate | 10/100Mbps + 1.5/12/480Mbps |
| Ports | 5 x USB 2.0 |
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Reviewed By: eb_ny on 4/16/2008
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
