2. Windows utility
USBIP Admin utility Setup is an Install Shield based application, which can be used for installing, uninstalling and upgrading this USB device server Client S/W. Please run the
Admin utility application enables the USB devices virtualization along with USB Server Firmware loaded onto this USB device server. Any USB device connected to this USB device server can be made available over the Network, for different Windows hosts to use the device. USB Server supports monopoly type connection i.e USB device connected to this USB device server can be accessed by one host at a time. Other Windows host can access this USB device, once first host relinquishes the connection. Different Windows hosts can access different USB devices connected to this USB device server.
Eg : If USB Pen Drive, USB Audio device, USB 1.1 Web Cam & USB DVD Rom drive are connected to this USB device server. Then PC1 can access Pen Drive, PC2 can access Audio device, PC3 can access Web Cam & PC4 can access DVD ROM drive.
Pen Drive can be accessed by PC2 or PC3 or PC4, once PC1 relinquishes the connection.
The USB device server & all the Windows Hosts need to be connected to the same LAN & under same IP subnet for above.
2.1. Virtual USB-IP Driver Software
This contains a Virtual Bus Enumerator driver & Virtual Bus driver. These drivers will help in virtualizing the USB devices attached on the
Virtual Bus driver takes the USB traffic from the USB Client drivers on Windows Host and passes it to the USB device server, which is sitting remotely on the network.
As soon as the utility is installed this application will be placed in the system tray as shown in the figure below.
Double click the icon on the system tray to view the Full screen mode of the PC client application as shown below.