How to amplify a USB signal for long range applications? [duplicate]

I have a long range wired application (over 5 meters).

I have tried using a wire extender, But the computer is not able to detect my device(a USB camera).

I tried using a USB 2.0 Hub. The computer can detect it, but it is too slow for real time use of the camera.

I also tried to use a USB 3.0 HUB, assuming that I would get faster speed, but my computer is not able to detect it with the USB 3.0 Hub connected.

How can I solve this issue?

EDIT: I think I need to mention the following information based on answers and comments:-

The range is about 5-6 meters.
I have connected and used wires of non-uniform thickness throughout the length.

I have the following concerns:-

I have tried using USB 2.0 cable in the USB 3.0 hub. So I do not know if the Hub is amplifying the signals for a 3 meter range (as a USB 3.0 application would require) or for a 5 meter range ( as for a USB 2.0 application ). The Hub is backward compatible. So I think ideally it should solve my issue, but I cannot understand why it isnt

2 Answers

USB is limited in the length of wire it can drive. The maximum length is fixed by the standard at 16 feet (5 meters). So adding extension cables to get a cable more than 5 meters long will not work. What you can do is to use a repeater cable, which has a repeater at the end. You can get these in 10 foot lengths easily enough, and use a 10 foot repeater cable followed by, for instance, a 10 foot standard cable to connect to the camera.

A hub ought to work. That yours doesn't suggests that you are doing something wrong, such as using a cable assembly more than 5 meters long connected to a hub, and the total is only marginal in terms of functioning. Try connecting the hub to a 10 foot cable, then use another 10 foot cable to the camera.

USB3 is only suggested for cables of about 10 feet long, or so. All of the above applies to USB3, except that the worst-case cable lengths are 3 meters rather than 5, and any hub or repeater MUST be specified for USB3.

See here, for instance for a fuller discussion. Or Google on "USB cable length".

There are USB to ethernet adapters that can handle USB 1/2. Then you can run the 300 feet, and use the other half of the adapter pair to convert it back to USB. Note: If you get 100, then you only get 25mb/s, and gigabit gives you 125mb/s, assuming you can find a gigabit version of the adapters.

Here is one example:

You may need to insert a powered hub depending on how far the other end is.