Question about running a USB Hub over 20 Ft.

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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
I currently have a Mac Pro which has a USB 2.0 Hub attached to it (D-Link DUB-H7) and I need to add a 2nd hub. This 2nd hub would plug into this first hub and then would need to run approximately 20 ft. I would use a powered USB 2.0 like above but am open to suggestions on other hubs also. The reason I'm doing this is this will run to another room where there will be both a USB Bar-Code Scanner and a label printer plugged into this hub. Instead of getting USB 2.0 Extension cables for each of the two items I figured the hub was my better choice. Would there be any problem with running it over this distance?

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    futurepastnowfuturepastnow Posts: 1,772member
    Probably not. 20ft isn't really very far.
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    moochmooch Posts: 113member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by FuturePastNow View Post


    Probably not. 20ft isn't really very far.



    The maximum length of a USB cable is 5m (16ft) according to the USB 2.0 spec. However you can increase the reach by adding powered USB hubs every 5m.
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