User Guide

Basics New Technologies - 13
USB Support
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a new device communication
standard developed by the computer and telecommunication
industries. USB provides a powerful, hot-swappable, “true
plug-and-play” interface between a host computer and add-
on peripheral devices. (
Note
: “Hot-swappable” means that
you can plug in, use, and unplug devices without having to
shut down the host computer.)
USB devices can include keyboards, mice, joysticks,
telephones, scanners, printers, security dongles,
microphones, speakers, floppy drives, cameras, modems,
CD-ROM drives, etc. USB technology can provide support for
anticipated future devices as well, such as digital subscriber
line (DSL) modems, cable modems, and MPEG video devices.
USB was designed to overcome limitations of earlier
peripheral connection technologies. USB allows end users to