Today most devices connect to the PC via USB. What if you need to share a USB device with another person at home or at work. What you normally do is unplug the device and hand it over to the other person. Or you can let him/her use your computer where the device is present. What if the device is not portable ? What if you and your friend are located at different parts of the world and need to share a device ? What if the device needs to be shared on a timely basis among a number of persons, so that each one can access the device when it becomes available ? The device can be a Scanner, a hardware protection dongle, an Oscilloscope, a medical sensor or a development board, it can be any USB device. Enter USBDeviceShare, the hassle-free and easy way to share and access USB devices remotely over network (or internet).
USBDeviceShare has 2 components : a server and a client. Install server where devices are physically present and where they need to be shared. Install client where devices need to be remotely accessed. The remote devices can be virtually plugged in to your PC using the client. Applications which work with these devices can then be run as if the devices are locally connected.
Another important application of USBDeviceShare is in virtualization. USB support, i.e ability to access USB ports of host machines, is not present or is unstable in most virtual machines. The solution is to install USBDeviceShare server in the host OS and run client in Guest OSes (VMs). The clients can connect and access the USB devices connected to the host OS.
To know more please visit http://www.sysnucleus.com/usbshare/.
Keywords : USB over Network, USB over IP, USB over Ethernet, Remote USB, Share USB Device