The Belkin 4x1 USB Peripheral Switch (the Switch) gives up to four computers access to a single USB 1.1-compliant device-such as a printer camera scanner or an external storage device. It offers a convenient design and easy-to-use switching software that gives you immediate access to your USB device. Once connected your device stays available to all connected computers eliminating the need for you to unplug and reconnect it to another computer. The Switch is compatible with Windows 98 SE Me 2000 XP and Mac OS X.x.