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Remote iPhone Sync with USB Network Gate

Editorial Team Editorial Team Jun 18, 2025
Sync your iOS device over local network or Internet

If you want to back up an iPhone remotely without cloud services, USB Network Gate is a proven way to redirect USB over the network. Even when your syncing app needs the phone on a local network, the software makes the iPhone appear as if plugged into the remote PC directly.

Contents
  1. What is Required for Remote Sync?
  2. How to Use USB Network Gate
  3. Apple Devices for Windows
  4. A Cloud Solution

What is Required for Remote Sync?

USB Network Gate can share a USB device on a local network or over a direct IP connection. It needs your PC to have a static IP, and you will also need to operate the app on the other end to establish a connection. For this reason, the most viable way to sync your phone is RDP, allowing for direct control over the system. The RDP server will need to be self-hosted, which is usually available from Internet providers or cloud server services.

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How to Backup iPhone Remotely with USB Network Gate

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USB Network Gate needs to be installed on both PCs. Download it here.
installation
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Activate USB Network Gate on the PC that the iPhone is plugged into. A free trial is available. There is no need to activate it on the PC that will sync with the phone.
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Click “Share” next to the iPhone.
share
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Open USB Network Gate on the remote PC that will sync the phone.
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If the device does not appear in USB Network Gate on the syncing PC, open “Connect devices” > “Add server…” from the menu bar and enter the computer’s IP address.
enter ip
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Once the device shows up, click “Connect” next to it.
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You can now use any syncing application as if the iPhone is connected directly over USB.

Apple Devices for Windows

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Apple Devices is available on the Microsoft Store as an official way for iPhones and iPads to interface with Windows PCs. It has simple USB syncing features, and integration with Apple TV and Music. However, both should be already accessible from the phone if it has Internet access. Instead, most likely, you will need to use the file syncing feature.

  1. Find and install Apple Devices in the Store.
  2. Open the app. If your iPhone is attached, it should show up in the list on the left.
  3. You will see categories for the content that can be synced. Choose “Files”.
  4. Select all the necessary folders and files.
  5. Press “Apply”.

A Cloud Solution

Consider using cloud applications to backup iPhone remotely, since they do not require you to host a server or set up RDP. Examples include official Apple apps, such as iCloud, or popular third-party options like Google Drive. Even if they don’t have syncing functionality, many of these apps will allow you to save data and access it later from any other device.

Note: For a different cloud scenario, where developers or IT teams work on a rented cloud Mac or Windows instance instead of a local PC, USB Network Gate handles USB in cloud software and redirects the iPhone from your local machine directly to the remote cloud desktop over the Internet.

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Frequently Asked Questions

You can simply plug the iPhone into the PC, have it mount as a drive, and handle the files manually. Alternatively, look for an automatic backup solution.
You need to use iCloud, or alternative solutions like Google Drive. For iCloud, you can simply enable automatic backups under your user settings in iCloud > iCloud Backup.
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