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Access USB in Virtual Machine Without Limitations

Editorial Team Editorial Team
Feb 22, 2024

USB Network Gate is a great helper when server and workstation virtualization is needed. For example, it will help you access USB devices connected to a host PC from virtual machines.

Thanks to USB Network Gate it is possible and very convenient to work with USB devices on the guest OS of virtual environments such as VMware ESX, Citrix XenDesktop, Microsoft Hyper-V, Windows Virtual PC, QEMU (KMV), etc.

14-day Free Trial available
License price starts at $159.95
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Access remote USB devices in a virtual environment

What is USB Virtualization?

USB virtualization is a much-needed answer to a very popular question: how to attach USB to a virtual machine? In a nutshell, it’s creating full-fledged virtual copies of real USB in virtual machines, so that you can access any device attached to it, as if it was connected to your VM directly.

As practicable and convenient as virtualization is, its use in a virtual environment is fraught with difficulties that any user will inevitably have to deal with.

The Problem of USB Virtualization:

When working with virtualization products for servers you can face a major issue. I.e. such virtualization programs as VMware ESX, Microsoft Hyper-V, and others do not feature USB ports in virtual machines. As a result, you can't use USB devices (security dongles, smart cards, etc.) physically plugged into a host computer on virtual servers as virtual USB hardware.

How to Solve USB Passthrough to VMs

Whenever you need to add USB to virtual machines (both servers and workstations) so that during your VM sessions you’re able to access any USB device plugged into the host’s USB ports, USB Network Gate is just the app you’ve been looking for. Using its super-handy toolset, you can easily interact with USB peripherals from a guest OS running in any popular hypervisor, i.a. VMware ESX, Citrix XenDesktop, Microsoft Hyper-V, Windows Virtual PC, QEMU (KMV), etc.

USB Network Gate provides USB passthrough to guest OSes running on Virtual Server. The OS will treat this USB device as a real one and you can work with it as if it were connected directly to your Virtual Machine.

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USB Network Gate
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 USB for Remote Desktop


How to mount USB in VM with USB Network Gate in four simple steps:

1
Download USB Network Gate from the official webpage, then install it both on your host and guest operating systems.
 install usb network gate
2
Start USB Network Gate on your host and find the device you need to use in your VM session on the list of local USB peripherals.
 Select USB device
3
Now start USB Network Gate in your guest OS and find the device you’ve just shared on the list of remote devices available for connection.
4
Click ‘Connect’ next to the device name to create a virtual USB attached to your VM.
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Share any USB device over Remote Desktop

Real-life usage of USB Network Gate

Q: What challenges made you search for this kind of software?

Alexey: We are using Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Virtual Machine and there is no USB connectivity to the guest machine. A USB to Ethernet software is the only software kind that is able to provide USB connectivity to guest virtual machines.
Personal Background: Alexey Golihin, a representative of ArDy Capital Co., explains why the stability and reliability of USB to Ethernet Connector is important for their work.

Industry: personal usage

Q: Please, describe how you are using our product now?

Alexey: 1C Financial Program requires HASP USB Key License to work. There is no other way to make it work under a virtual machine, other than over the Network. So we are using USB to Ethernet Connector to provide licenses to virtual guest machines.

Q: How did you benefit from using the Electronic Team, Inc. solution?

Alexey: Your solution has awesome stability and does not require restarting of the server. This feature is very important to us, as the main task of any server is to serve 24x7x365. The other nice feature is the handy and pretty GUI.
USB Network Gate
Redirect USB devices over network
14-day Free Trial available
License price starts at $159.95
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